Category: FDA Drug Safety Oversight
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FDA Says It Doesn’t Know How Long Defective Digitek / Digoxin Pills Were Sold
Actavis Says They Have Received 11 Complaints About Digitek Side Effects That Date Back To 2006 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The facts surrounding a late April 2008 recall of Digitek (digoxin) pills…
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Digitek Digoxin Recall: Tablets May Be Double The Normal Dose
So-called "Digitalis Toxicity" Is Possible, Especially In Patients With Renal Failure (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In an April 28, 2008 MedWatch Safety Alert about Digitek (digoxin tablets), the FDA informed doctors and…
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FDA’s 2007 Report On Outstanding Post-approval Studies: No Progress Made By Big Pharma
After Their Medications Get Approved By FDA, Many Drug Companies Have Not Yet Started The Studies Which They Promised To Do (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Each year the FDA issues what could…
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April 2008: FDA Web Site Adds Two New Pages For Learning About Drug Safety
Some Important Terms Are Defined And Various Research Resources From FDA Are Listed (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On April 11, 2008 the FDA added to its web site one page that gives…
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Ortho Evra, Preemption, And The New York Times: Another Drug Company Response Letter
And, We Learn About More Of Merck’s Vioxx Shenanigans — Another Benefit Of Pharmaceutical Product Liability Litigation (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) For the second time in as many weeks, it was the…
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Ortho-McNeil’s Response To April 2008 NYT Article About Ortho Evra And FDA / Federal Preemption
New York Times Reporters Gardiner Harris and Alex Berenson Bring Attention To How This Emerging Legal Issue Would Affect Drug Injury Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) To our pleasant surprise, we saw…
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April 2008 FDA “Patient Safety News” Videos For Doctors Online
Covers Chantix And Ortho Evra, As Well As Botox And Myobloc (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The FDA’s Patient Safety News (PSN) is a series of monthly video news shows intended primarily for…
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New Article With 25 Big Pharma Facts, And Free Online Tool To Search MedWatch Report Data
A Couple Of Recent Offerings From Our Readers, For Your Consideration (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As you will see, we have two readers who emailed me recently to thank for today’s post.…
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Zyprexa And Diabetes: Is This A Tale Of Company Greed Coupled With FDA Failure?
Alaska v. Eli Lilly Trial: Focus Is On What Was Known About This Alleged Side Effect, And When They Knew It (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) News reports about the case Alaska v.…
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Issue: Should We Be Prohibited From Filing Product Liability Lawsuits Against Medical Device Manufacturers And Pharmaceutical Companies?
Opinion: Patient Lawsuits Are A Significant Incentive For These Manufacturers And Companies To Ensure That Their Products Are Safe For Use By American Patients (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) First of all, I…