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Digitek Update December 2008: Actavis Contends No Defective Digitek Pills Were Ever Used By Patients
At About Same Time, Drug Company Accepts FDA Consent Decree In Connection With Justice Department's Injunction Complaint (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In late December 2008 investigative reporter Jeanne Lenzer's hard-hitting article about…
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ETHEX Recalls One Lot Of Hydromorphone HCl (2mg) After Finding Oversized Tablet
At Same Time, KV Pharmaceutical Suspends Shipments of All ETHEX Tablet-Form Drugs For An Indefinite Period (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On December 23, 2008 KV Pharmaceutical announced another drug recall involving its…
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The Leading Cause Of Drug-Induced Liver Damage Is Use Of Antibiotics Such As Ketek
Two December 2008 Medical Journal Articles Examine Prescription Drug Hepatotoxicity And Reports Of Liver Damage Associated With Ketek (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Antibiotics cause drug-induced liver injury (DILI) more often than other…
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2008 Year-End List Of Top Medical Blogs Posted At USPharmD+ Web Site
This Diverse List Of 50 Medical-Related Blogs Covers Various Aspects, With An Emphasis On Medical Ethics (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On December 15, 2008 the USPharmD+ web site posted an article by Alisa…
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Prescription Oral Sodium Phosphate (OSP) Products Visicol And OsmoPrep Get Black-Box Warning
Related Recall Of Over-The-Counter OSP Fleet Phospho-Soda, Which Is Subject Of Product Liability Lawsuits (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On December 11, 2008 the FDA issued by email a MedWatch Safety Alert which was titled…
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FDA To Study Whether TV DTC Drug Ads Should Include Phone Number For Adverse Event Reporting
Currently Print Drug Ads Are Required To Show Information So That Patients Can Report Serious Side Effects To FDA MedWatch Program (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A November 25, 2008 Associated Press (AP) article, "FDA…