Category: Drug Safety Alerts
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Cialis Or Viagra Use After Heart Attack May Increase Blindness Risk
Study To Be Published In February Edition of British Journal of Ophthalmology In mid-January 2006 the British Journal of Ophthalmology issued a statement previewing an American study that suggests there is a link between…
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FDA Wants New Safety Studies For Adderall, Other ADHD Drugs
Reports Of Serious Adverse Events Involving Sudden Death, Heart Attack, and Stroke Reports of sudden deaths, heart attacks, and strokes in both children and adults taking drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…
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January 2006 FDA “Patient Safety News” Videos For Doctors Online
Edition Covers Ortho Evra, Cymbalta, Asthma Medications and More The FDA’s Patient Safety News (PSN) is a series of monthly video news shows intended primarily for doctors and other health care professionals. Generally, this…
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Scios Says Two Deaths In Natrecor Trial Were Not Reported To FDA
Latest Natrecor News Increases Safety Concerns About J&J Heart Failure Drug The Scios unit of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) did not immediately report to the FDA two deaths from a clinical trial, or study,…
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“iPLEDGE” Registry for Accutane Patients Is Mandatory Starting In 2006
Primary Aim Is To Reduce Number Of Accutane-related Birth Defects Enrollment in the "iPLEDGE’ national registry for the anti-acne drug Accutane is mandatory starting January 1, 2006. This "iPLEDGE" registry concerns any and all…
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Do Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Cause Blindness, Or Not, That Is The Issue
Public Citizen Compares Viagra And Cialis Against Lipitor To Find Out The Answer Sidney M. Wolfe, MD, Director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, recently alleged that there have been inadequate warnings that erectile…
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Many “Canadian” Online Drugs Are, In Fact, Not From Canada
FDA Says These Are "Drugs Of Dubious Origin, Safety, And Efficacy" In mid-December 2005 the FDA reported that the majority of Web sites believed to be Canadian pharmacies selling prescription drugs manufactured in Canada…
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WHI Study Was Perhaps Flawed And Subsequent HRT Advice May Be Wrong
Cyclical Hormones, But Not Prempro, May Be Protective Against Heart Disease Many people will recall that in July 2002 women were told to talk to their doctor about perhaps stopping their hormone replacement therapy…
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Bextra Will Not Return In Canada As Safety Risks Outweigh Benefits
Health Canada Safety Panel Cites Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Severe Skin Reactions Bextra, Pfizer’s anti-inflammatory drug for arthritis patients, will not be returned to the Canadian market according to a Health Canada announcement in…
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FDA’s David Graham Says U.S. Drug Safety System No Better in 2005
Graham Criticizes Agency’s Performance During The Year Since Vioxx Recall In November 2004 David Graham, associate director for science and medicine at the FDA’s Office of Drug Safety, criticized the FDA’s drug oversight practices…