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Parkinson’s Drug Permax Increases Risk of Cardiac Valve Regurgitation With Long-term Use
Authors of March 2007 Report Advise That Permax Use Should Be Stopped If Possible Due To Risk of Valvulopathy, Or Heart Valve Damage (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A new study published in…
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Procrit, Epogen, And Aranesp: New “Black Box” Warnings Only First Part Of FDA’s Safety Re-evaluation
Popular Anemia Drugs Have Increased Risk Of Death, Blood Clots, Strokes, And Heart Attacks, Especially In Context Of Off-label Prescribing And Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On March 9, 2007 the FDA…
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Big Pharma Has Its Way With The FDA Once Again As Regards Drug Safety
Agency Flops And Drops Its Proposed Drug Watch Site, Which Was Intended To Provide Early Warning About Emerging Unsafe Drugs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In May 2005 the FDA announced that they…
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List Of Internet Sites That Provide Medication Information And Drug Interaction Checkers
Patients Should Use These Free Self-help Resources In Addition To Telling Doctor About All Current Drugs And Supplements (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the February 27, 2007 edition of the Washington Post…
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Allegation By FDA Whistleblower David Ross Adds To Controversy Over Antibiotic Ketek
Former FDA Scientist Claims Agency Superiors Downplayed His Pre-approval Concerns About Safety of Ketek (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In a February 8, 2007 Bloomberg article, Justin Blum reported on his interview with…
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Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Users Had Increased Risk Of Blood Clots
Large Study Shows Risk With The Patch Is Two Times Higher Than Observed In Women Using Birth Control Pill (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The February 2007 edition of the medical journal Obstetrics…
