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Antibiotic Ketek: FDA Staff Recommends “Black-box” Warning
As Of May 1, 2006 There Are 23 Reports Of Serious Liver Injury, Including 12 Cases Of Liver Failure, In U.S. After finding the antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin) has been associated with 12 cases of…
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Birth Control Patch Lawsuits Being Settled Early By Johnson & Johnson
Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch Causes Blood Clots Resulting In Strokes, Heart Attacks, Pulmonary Embolism, And Deep Vein Thrombosis According to a May 16, 2006 article in the New Jersey Law Journal, Johnson & Johnson…
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Already Poor Visibility In The Vioxx Litigation Seemingly Gets Worse
What Do The Latest Vioxx Study Results Mean, And What Will Merck Do? The assertions, claims, and interpretations about what the new data from the so-called "Approve" study means regarding any increased risk of…
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What Is The Better Way To Improve Safety Of New Prescription Drugs?
Five Points For Consideration In May 2006 Circulation Editorial By Jerry Avorn, M.D. In May 2006 the medical journal Circulation published "Evaluating Drug Effects in the Post-Vioxx World — There Must Be a Better…
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FDA’s Approval Of Antibiotic Drug Ketek Under Scrutiny
WSJ Investigative Article Revealed Faulty Data And Improper Record-keeping For Key Drug Study As reported in a May 2, 2006 article by Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Wilde Mathews, Senator Charles Grassley (R-Ill.) as…
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Phenergan And Similar Drugs Associated With Infant Deaths
FDA Cautions That These Drugs Should Not Be Given To Children Under Two On April 25, 2006 the FDA issued a drug safety alert about promethazine hydrochloride, warning doctors and parents that drugs containing…
