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Generic Drug Manufacturer ETHEX Corp. Is Being Shut Down By KV Pharmaceuticals
Troubled Company Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges, Pays $27.6 Million In Fines And Restitution For Its Conduct Related To Quality-Control Issues (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We last wrote about the troubled generic…
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When Considering A Possible Avandia Recall, Liver Injury Side Effects Should Be A Factor
Heart Risk Is Current Focus Due To GlaxoSmithKline Past Conduct; But Public Citizen Has Pointed The Liver Failure Case Reports Linked To Avandia, Also(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As some of you may recall, in October…
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Some Fosamax Users Have Had Their Femur Fracture Without Any Fall Or Other Trauma
Reports About Sudden Breaking Of Thigh Bone In Patients Using Fosamax For Five Years Or More (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Fosamax Femur Fracture Warning Label Change By Merck Seems Likely…
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How Electronic Medical Records Review Might Help FDA Identify Unsafe Drugs Sooner
Study Says Using Such Data Would Have Resulted In Faster Safety Signal Detection For Increased Risk Of Heart Attacks With Avandia Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A recent medical journal article suggests…
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Factors In Assessing Association Between Valvular Heart Disease And Use Of Dostinex Or Permax
Two Medical Journal Articles Review The Published Research And Suggest Ways To Avoid Cardiac Valve Side Effects (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In March 2007 the FDA announced that Permax (pergolide) would be voluntarily…
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Case Report: Man Using Diabetes Medication Januvia Develops Elevated Hepatic Enzymes
Authors Suggest That Certain Patients Starting Januvia Should Have Their Liver Function Monitored (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the recent past we considered whether Januvia (sitagliptin) can cause pancreatitis in patients using…