A new proposal to toughen the Food and Drug Administration’s power to regulate dietary supplements has the makers of vitamins, minerals and botanical extracts in an uproar. They are mad and upset at the new guidelines and believe that they are too strong. But other’s simply don’t agree. One editorial found in the New England …
Seven months ago Bristol-Myers Squibb issued a public safety alert and changed the label of the Kenalog injection to indicate that use of it in epidurals had been linked with “serious medical events, including death” and that use of it as an epidural injection was “not recommended.” But according to reports Doctors are still injecting …
The FDA is issuing new rules to pharmaceutical companies regarding how they are to interact with consumers on social media. The rules will not yet have an impact though as companies say they need more clarification from the FDA before they’re comfortable getting back online again, according to The American Medical Association (AMA). The agency’s …
Novartis is getting ready to shell out a lot of dough! In a recent lawsuit brought by sales representatives who claimed they were denied overtime pay, the plaintiffs won a judge’s preliminary approval of a $99 million settlement. The class-action settlement, tentatively approved on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, by U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan, covers …
The drug & medical device giant Johnson & Johnson seems to be a name that is coming up a lot lately; from the controversial chemicals found in baby products to the major artificial hip recall surrounding DuPuy Orthopaedic’s, they continually seem to be on the radar. Now, in their just released last quarter financial statement …
At least 72 more people across the country have filed a lawsuit against the makers of the top-selling anti-blood clot drug Plavix claiming they have either suffered or been put at risk of serious bleeding episodes, strokes, heart attacks and death. According to a report from madisonrecord.com, the 72 people who’ve suffered serious adverse reactions …
Recently we reported about the now defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) that manufactured defective silicone implants. We told you about other countries around the world and how they each are responding to the anxieties over the defective products. Now, as of today, January 26, 2012, the former head of a French company at …
We’ve heard a lot of reasons for and against childhood vaccinations. Some people don’t think they work, and that they are unnecessary. Now, another reason you can add to your list of reasons you should consider not vaccinating, apparently according to 1 study, if your child eats microwave popcorn, the vaccine might not work! Yes, …
The FDA has just issued new information regarding the “last resort” drug Tysabri, that is marketed by Cambridge, Mass-based Biogen Idec and Elan Pharmaceuticals. Tysabri is prescribed as a “last resort” drug because it is widely considered a dangerous prescription drug that carries a risk of numerous serious side effects. It is used in the …
For the second time, four Democratic lawmakers are seeking hearings into two controversial medical devices, the Lap-Band surgical weight loss device, made by Allergan Inc. and transvaginal meshes made by Johnson & Johnson. In a letter sent last week, the group, led by U.S. Representative Henry Waxman of California, asserts that both transvaginal mesh …