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Study Shows Blood-Clot Risk For Birth Control Patch Is Double That Of An Oral Contraceptive
However, According To Another Study Ortho Evra Skin Patch Use Presents No Increased Risk Of Blood Clots On February 16, 2006 Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) unit, announced that some preliminary…
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Adderall Safety Is Not Proven By Health Canada’s Decision To Reverse Ban On ADHD Drug
A Closer Look At How (Or Why) Adderall Got Back On The Market In Canada In the October 7, 2005 edition of Psychiatric News there was an article by Jim Rosack entitled "Canada Reverses…
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“Black-box” Warnings Are Forgotten Or Ignored By Some Doctors
The So-called Black Box Is FDA’s Highest Form Of Drug Safety Alert In the February 14, 2006 edition of the medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine there is a report that many patients are…
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Advisory Panel Wants “Black-box” Warning For Adderall, Ritalin, ADHD/ADD Drugs; FDA Balks
Drug-safety Experts And Top FDA Officials Disagree About Increased Heart Risks Associated With Stimulants On February 9-10, 2006 the FDA convened an advisory panel committee of outside drug-safety experts to consider the issue of…
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Health Canada Warning: Possible Link Between Ketek And Liver Failure
Reports Of Hepatitis And Serious Liver Problems Involving Ketek Use On February 7, 2006 Health Canada issued a Warning about the antibiotic Ketek and its possible association with potentially serious liver problems. According to…
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Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Linked To Increased Risk of Serious Blood Clots
2005 Label Change Warns About Higher Levels Of Estrogen Found In Ortho Evra In July 2005 the Associated Press (AP) published an investigative article that linked the birth control patch Ortho Evra to an…
