Tag: drug injury
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September 2009 Update On Paxil Lawsuits Alleging Birth Defects
Reports About Paxil Cases In Boston, Philadelphia, And Mississippi (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) To set the stage we start back in December 2005, when the FDA issued a News Release titled "FDA…
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Public Surveys Indicate The Need For Reform In Drug Safety By Big Pharma And The FDA
Healthcare Providers And Patients Are Encouraged To Report Adverse Events Involving Approved Or Unapproved Indications As Well As Medication Errors (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In October 2006 Quintiles Inc., a leading CRO…
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Case Report Of Woman With Likely Byetta-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
August 2009 Medical Journal Article Presents Well-Documented Report Of Pancreatitis In Context Of Byetta Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In October 2007 the FDA announced that the agency had reviewed 30 postmarketing…
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FDA Conducts A Self-Critical Analysis Of Its Early Communications (ECs) Program
There Was Apparently A Brief Discussion About Effect Of ECs At July 2009 Agency's Drug Safety Oversight Board Meeting The Public Summary for the July 16, 2009 meeting of the FDA's Drug Safety Oversight…
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Some Users Of Alli And Xenical Have Developed Serious Liver Injury Including Liver Failure
FDA Early Communication Makes Clear That No Definite Association Between Liver Injury And Orlistat Has Been Established At This Time (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On May 22, 2009 we first reported that…
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YAZ And Yasmin May Have Higher Risk Of Venous Thrombosis Than Older Birth Control Pills
Recent Studies Find That New Progestin Drospirenone Has 1.7 Times Increased Risk Of Developing Blood Clots Compared To Levonorgestrel (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "Bayer Affirms Safety Of YAZ / Yasmin…
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A Theory Of How Yasmin Or YAZ Might Cause Pulmonary Embolism (PE) And Other Blood Clot Related Side Effects
Combination Of Ethinylestradiol And Drospirenone Increases Serum Copper, A Situation That Could Be Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Risk (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the August 1, 2009 edition of the medical journal…
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WebMD List Of Symptoms For Serious Side Effects From Using Estrogen-Progestin Birth Control Methods
Important Safety Information For Women Who Are Currently Using YAZ / Yasmin / Ocella, NuvaRing, Or Ortho Evra For Contraception Or Hormone Replacement Therapy (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Our Focus Page…
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Some Criteria To Determine A New Drug’s Potential For Causing Severe Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI)
In July 2009 FDA Issues Updated Guidance For Industry Document Concerning DILI In Premarketing Clinical Evaluation (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In July 2009 the FDA issued a Guidance for Industry document intended for pharmaceutical…
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Yasmin / YAZ Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Motion Filed Late July 2009
Requests Consolidation Of Federal Court Lawsuits Alleging Yasmin Or YAZ Caused Injury Such As Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Thrombosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, And Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ Update: On October 1,…