Tag: drug safety
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Serevent, Advair, and Foradil: Despite The Increased Risk of Severe Asthma Episodes and Death, Monotherapy Use Continues
Numerous Safety Warnings From FDA About These LABA Asthma Drugs Have Seemingly Been Ignored By Patients, According To New Medco Study (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As some of you may recall, back…
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New Extensively Documented Case Report About Patient With Probable Byetta-Induced Pancreatitis
Numerous Factors, Including Temporal Relation Of Symptoms To Drug Use Dates And A Naranjo Scale Score Of 7/9, Strongly Suggest Byetta Caused This Case Of Acute Pancreatitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On March 25,…
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Antibiotic Avelox Linked To Severe Liver Injury Side Effects, Again
Will The FDA Be The Last To Insist On Increased Warning; In Fall 2007 Bayer Updated Its Avalox Label In Europe (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On March 22, 2010 Health Canada issued a press…
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How Electronic Medical Records Review Might Help FDA Identify Unsafe Drugs Sooner
Study Says Using Such Data Would Have Resulted In Faster Safety Signal Detection For Increased Risk Of Heart Attacks With Avandia Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A recent medical journal article suggests…
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Fibromyalgia Drug Savella Should Be Pulled From Market, Says Public Citizen Group
January 2010 Petition Letter To FDA Is Sent One Year After The Medication Was Approved For Sale In U.S. (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On January 21, 2010 the Health Research Group arm…
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Should Meridia Remain On Market? FDA Says “Yes” (For Now At Least), European Drug Regulators Say “No”
Difference Of Opinion Suggests There Could Be A Possible Meridia Recall In U.S. Before The FDA Holds Its Public Advisory Meeting In September 2010(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Abbott Pulls Meridia in U.S. Amid…
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National Alert Network For Serious Medication Errors: New Drug-Safety Project From ISMP And ASHP
Will Send Email Alerts To Healthcare Providers When Dangerous Or Life-Threatening Prescription Drug Errors Are Reported To ISMP (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A January 19, 2010 article, "Catching Deadly Drug Mistakes", by…
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Safety “Cloud” Gets Removed From Spiriva By FDA In January 2010
This COPD Medication Had Previously Been Possibly Linked To Stroke, Heart Attack, And Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On January 14, 2010 the FDA issued a news release, "FDA Updates Earlier Guidance…
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FDA Introduces A New Web Site Intended To Give The Public More Insight About Agency’s Work
FDA Basics: Site Seeks To Present Information To Consumers And Patients In Useful And User-Friendly Format (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On January 12, 2009 Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Principal Deputy Commissioner of the…
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A New Year’s Resolution For The FDA, As Recommended By The GAO
FDA Needs To Restructure Its Staff In Order To Better Monitor Emerging Drug Safety Issues (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In mid-December 2009 the Government Accounting Agency (GAO) — often referred to as…