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FDA and Health Canada Issue Warnings For Antibiotic Tequin
Advising Diabetic Patients Not To Use Tequin Due To Concerns About Blood Sugar Disorders In mid-February 2006 the FDA and Health Canada issued separate alerts regarding the threat of rare but potentially fatal side…
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Adderall and Ritalin: With Heart Risks Uncertain, What Should Patients Do?
Some Medical Advice About ADHD/ADD Drugs From Cardiologists And Psychiatrists In mid-February 2006 came the news that an advisory panel of drug-safety experts recommended a "black-box" warning for Adderall, Ritalin, and the other ADHD/ADD…
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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…
