Articles
- October 2008
- FDA Seeking Comments on New Adverse Reaction Reporting System
- Watchdog Group Petitions FDA to Remove Avandia from Market
- Reports of Serious Drug Reactions Hits Record High
- Medical Statistics Can Mislead Public and Doctors
- Industry Group Says Not To Use Cough and Cold Meds in Kids Under 4 years old
- Birth Control Patch Manufacturer Pays Out $68 Million In Settlements
- Study Shows Alternate Treatment Better Than Statin Drug
- Georgia Supreme Court Rules to Let Family Sue Vaccine Maker
- Drug Samples May Put Children in Danger, Study Shows
- Doctors Want the U.S. FDA to Halt the Sales of Kids Cold Medicines
- September 2008
- U.S. FDA Warns Five Drug Manufacturers About Misleading Ads for ADHD Drugs
- United Kingdom Drug Agency Recommends Sparing Use of ADHD Drugs in Kids
- Lung Med Spiriva Linked to Heart Attacks and Death
- Government-funded Study Shows No Clear Benefit of Antipsychotic Drugs in Kids
- Drug Company Faces over 8700 Lawsuits for Seroquel Damages
- Testing Estimates about 46 Million Americans' Drinking Water Contains Prescription Drug Residues
- New FDA Rule May Give Total Immunity to Drug Companies
- August 2008
- Australian Study Shows Popular Energy Drink May Raise The Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack
- Survey Shows Teens Find It Easier to Get Prescription Drugs
- FDA Issues Warning on Risk of Serious Health Condition From Mixing Amiodarone and Simvastatin
- Deaths From Combining Prescription Drugs with Alcohol and Street Drugs Up Over 3000%
- July 2008
- How Independent are Defenders of Childhood Vaccines?
- Drugs Offer No Benefit for Early Prostate Cancer
- New Warnings About Risk of Tendon Rupture with Quinolone Antibiotics
- Information about Cholesterol Control
- Concerns Raised About Strattera After Suicide Attempts
- Over Half of All Drugs Sold on the Internet Found to Be Fake or Substandard
- Canadian Court Rules Against Eli Lilly in Class-Action Lawsuit
- The Controversy Behind Enbrel and Use in Alzheimer's
- FDA July 2008 Patient Safety News and Changes in Asthma Inhalers
- June 2008
- Congress Considers Measures to Restrict Some Internet Drug Sales
- Harvard Psychiatrists Behind 40-fold Increase in Antipsychotic Use in Kids Paid Millions by Drug Companies
- Study Finds that Adverse Reactions to Drugs Account for A Significant Number of Emergency Room Visits
- HPV Vaccine Suspected of Serious Adverse Reactions
- 51% of Americans on Prescription Drugs for Chronic Conditions
- Pfizer Does Damage Control on Chantix Warnings
- Drug Company Merck Ordered to Pay $58 Million to States in Legal Case Over Vioxx Advertising
- Bipolar Disorder May Be Overdiagnosed
- June 2008 Safety News from the FDA
- May 2008
- Chantix Banned for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers
- Florida Panel to Review Guidelines on Antipsychotic Drug Use in Kids
- PROFESS Stroke Trial Drugs Fail to Show Benefit
- California Teen Who Attacked School Guard Had Toxic Blood Levels of Antidepressant.
- Congressional Committee Investigates Drug Advertising
- FDA May 2008 Safety Alerts
- Letter to the FDA on off-label drug promotion
- April 2008
- Medical Regulatory Authorities in Europe Issue Warnings on ADHD drug Strattera
- Jury Awards $10.5 Million to Utah Woman over Accutane Side Effect
- FDA Tagged Viva Viagra! Video Ad for Not Listing Side Effects
- Kids Should Have Heart Screening Before Taking Stimulant Drugs
- FDA Begins Requring Risk Management Plans for Certain Drugs
- Antidepressant Use May Increase the Risk of Developing Diabetes
- The United Kingdom medical experts concerned about big increase in antipsychotic use in young children.
- New Jersey Looking into Antipsychotic Use in Children
- 25 Shocking Facts About the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Singulair believed to increase risk of suicidal thoughts
- Welcome to our new blog!
- March 2008
- February 2008