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Vioxx-related Heart Attack Risk Increased After Just A Few Weeks Use, Not 18 Months?
"New" Liability Document Will be Important In NJ Vioxx Case Scheduled for September 2005 On July 26, 2005 The Wall Street Journal reported that plaintiff attorneys in a New Jersey Vioxx lawsuit are expected…
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At Least 4.3 Million Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) for U.S. Patients in 2001
Adverse Drug Reactions are a "significant threat to patient safety in the United States" Adverse drug events (ADEs) involving prescription drugs resulted in an estimated 4.3 million doctor visits by affected patients in the…
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Health Canada Issues Warning About Vision Loss Related to Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra
Two Case Reports of NAION in Canada Prompt Drug-safety Alert on ED Drugs On July 26, 2005 Health Canada advised users of the erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra to seek "immediate medical…
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Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Increases the Risk of Serious Infections
July 2005 "Dear Doctor" Letter Warns About Some Blood Disorders, Also Genentech Inc. and the FDA announced recently that the drug company had added a new warning for the psoriasis drug Raptiva about an…
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All NSAIDs May Be Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack (or Not)
June 2005 BMJ Article Calls Into Doubt Cardiovascular Safety of All NSAIDs There is new evidence that all selective and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with an increased risk of having a…
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Case Report: Adderall-induced Heart Attack in Young Boy
Reports of Sudden Unexplained Death (SUD) Involving Children Being Studied by FDA After Adderall Withdrawn in Canada An article entitled "Myocardial infarction in an adolescent taking Adderall", by Pritesh J. Gandhi, et.al., was published…
