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Scios Sends Second “Dear Doctor” Letter On Heart Drug Natrecor
Cardiologist Eric Topol Calls For Limited Use of Johnson & Johnson Drug Natrecor On July 13, 2005 the Scios division of Johnson & Johnson sent a second "Dear Doctor" letter about Natrecor, a heart-failure…
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Crestor: Full-court Press on CBS News Reporter Sharyl Attkisson
Numerous Doctors Lined-Up to Sing Praises of Crestor for CBS News Report There is an insightful article published in the July/August 2005 edition of the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), Bitter Pill: How the press…
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Health Canada Advisory About Statins and Rhabdomyolysis Side Effect
July 2005 Statin Advisory Provides Patients With Important Safety Information On July 12, 2005 Health Canada issued an advisory about rhabdomyolysis being a serious side effect of all cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. Specifically,…
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Recent Study Shows How Vioxx, Bextra, and Celebrex Can Damage Heart
A Theory of Why COX-2 Inhibitors Affect the Heart and Raise Heart Attack Risk In May 2005 it was reported that medical researchers affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have…
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FDA Mandates NAION Warning on Several Impotence and ED Drugs
Labels on Viagra, Cialis and Levitra are Changed to Address Blindness Issue On July 8, 2005 the FDA ordered warnings be put on the package insert labels of Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra to the…
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Health Canada Advisory Panel Supports Return of Painkiller Vioxx to Market
Canadian Panel Votes Against Bextra Due to Increased Risk of Serious Skin Reactions On July 7, 2005, a panel of medical experts advised Health Canada officials that, in its opinion, the arthritis drug and…
