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Parkinson’s Disease Drug Permax Ordered Off The Market By Health Canada
Permax Was Voluntarily Withdrawn From the U.S. Market Earlier This Year At The Insistence of FDA (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As you may recall, the Parkinson disease drug Permax was voluntarily withdrawn…
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Women Using Cordarone Five Times More Likely To Need Pacemaker Than Women Who Did Not
Researchers Find There Is No Such Risk, However, For Men Using This Atrial Fibrillation Heart Drug (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An August 14, 2007 article published by Reuters, "Heart drug may lead…
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Australian Regulators Request That Novartis Withdraw Their Painkiller Drug Prexige
Prexige Associated With Reports Of Liver Damage, Liver Transplants, And Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An August 11, 2007 Bloomberg article, "Novartis’ Prexige Painkiller Drug Pulled by Australia", let us know about…
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FDA / Health Canada: Long Term Use Of Nexium And Prilosec May Cause Heart Attacks Or Cardiac Death
AstraZeneca Study Information Provided To Regulatory Agencies In May 2007 Currently The Subject of Their Ongoing Safety Reviews (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On August 9, 2007 the FDA and Health Canada issued…
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Avandia Meta-Analysis By Nissen And Wolski Is Analyzed Further, And A Different Result Is Found
Risk For Heart Attack And Death From Cardiovascular Disease For Diabetic Patients Using Avandia: "Uncertain" (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On August 6, 2007 the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine published online…
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Drug Safety Update: A Promising New Monthly Electronic Bulletin From The UK’s Drug Agency
First Issue Includes Updated Advice Regarding Dostinex; Now A Second-Line Treatment Due To Increased Risk Of Serious Heart Valve Damage (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the United Kingdom (UK) the Medicines and…