Pradaxa, A Drug Possibly Approved Too Quickly Some Say, Has Now Been Linked To At Least 50 Deaths
It was just a few short weeks ago that we reported that a Canadian Watchdog …
New Study Reveals What Some Have Been Saying All Along- The Flu Vaccine Doesn’t Work!
So, finally we have a study that proves once and for all that the flu …
Helping Kick The Habit Of Smoking May Not Be So Easy To Do With the Drug Chantix- Due to It’s High Risk Side Effects
We’ve all seen the Stop Smoking Campaign Ads that are plastered everywhere, encouraging people to kick …
Drug Given Approval Too Quickly? One Watchdog Group Thinks So!
A drug watchdog in Canada apparently has some questions about the reliability of a pre-market Pradaxa clinical trial. According to a report from the New Zealand Sunday Star Times, the Therapeutics Initiative at the University of British Columbia claims its reanalysis of that clinical trial indicates that more study is needed before Pradaxa can be declared safe for consumers.
Topamax Birth Defect Lawsuits Making Some Progress
In recent news, all Topamax lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania state court are now centralized in Philadelphia for pretrial proceedings. The Pennsylvania state court litigation was centralized in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on September 16. The lawsuits have been by families who claim that use of the epilepsy and migraine medication during pregnancy caused their children to be born with severe birth defects.
Thank Goodness- Xigris Pulled From Market Due To Increased Risk of Death!
According to a recent Drug & Safety Communication, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
Best Selling Cancer Drug Avastin Receives New Label Warnings
If it’s not one warning, it’s another. So many contraindications, precautions and warnings for each …
Might Just Be Best To Stick With the Old When It Comes to Birth Control
Although technology is advancing at a very rapid pace, and there are many benefits to …
System to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Not Yet Ready Due to Safety Concerns
A panel of outside medical experts has recommended that federal regulators not approve a cardiac …
FDA Says Diflucan Is Linked To Birth Defects
There are several drugs associated with causing birth defects in pregnant women. And, in August, the FDA announced yet another one. They informed the public in August 2011 that treatment with chronic, high doses (400-800mg/day) of Diflucan (fluconazole) during the first trimester of pregnancy may be associated with a rare and distinct set of birth defects in infants
Developing News On The Side Effects of Steroids Given to Premature Infants
A birth in a family is supposed to be one of those milestones that a family never forgets. It’s supposed to be a happy, joyous time. Unfortunately, this is not the case in all births. Sometimes a child enters the world way before he/she is full term. In hopes of helping the baby survive outside of the womb, doctors are usually very quick to offer steroids to help the baby’s lung development. Surprisingly though, new research shows these steroids may be doing more harm than good.
Antidepressant Birth Defect Lawsuits
SSRI antidepressants taken while pregnant have been linked to birth defects such as congenital heart defects and pulmonary hypertension in the newborn. According to one study, newborns with mothers who took SSRIs during their last trimester have a 60% higher chance of developing congenital heart defects than those with mothers who did not take the antidepressants. SSRI birth defect lawsuits can help families with children that have suffered any type of birth defect related to antidepressants taken while pregnant to receive compensation.
Use Of Shoulder Pain Pumps Results In Debilitating Chondrolysis And Lawsuits
Both doctors and patients fear medical procedures that result in far more harm than good. Such is the case with a number of shoulder surgeries since 2005. After these procedures, patients treated with an intra-articular infusion of anesthetics through a shoulder pain pump began developing Chondrolysis, a rapid decay of cartilage resulting in an extremely painful form of shoulder arthritis. A number of lawsuits have resulted.
OsmoPrep Kidney Failure Lawsuits
OsmoPrep is a drug that is prescribed to patients prior to undergoing a colonoscopy. It is made of sodium biphosphate and sodium phosphate, both of which are manufactured by the body naturally. The purpose of doctors prescribing OsmoPrep is to clear out the bowels so exploratory diagnostic work can be performed. When OsmoPrep works at it should, it brings water into the colon to help cleanse it. OsmoPrep comes in the form of a pill.