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Drug makers to add warnings to ADHD pills
Feb 21, 2007 | AP
Drugs prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder will include guides to alert patients and parents of the risks of mental and heart...
ADHD Drugs to Get New Warnings
Feb 21, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is ordering all manufacturers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
FDA orders warning 'guides' for ADHD drugs
Feb 21, 2007 | USA Today
Pharmacists will soon begin handing out consumer-friendly "medication guides" about cardiovascular and psychiatric problems linked to...
FDA Directs ADHD Drug Manufacturers to Notify Patients about Cardiovascular Adverse Events and Psychiatric Adverse Event
Feb 21, 2007 | www.fda.gov
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today directed the manufacturers of all drug products approved for the treatment of Attention Deficit...
Heart surgery drug linked to death risk
Feb 7, 2007 | AP
A drug widely used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart surgery appears to raise the risk of dying in the five years afterward by nearly 50...
International study: Five-year death rate higher in heart surgery patients who are given aprotinin
Feb 7, 2007 | Newsday
Patients who are given a widely used drug to prevent excessive bleeding during heart surgery are at increased risk of dying within five years...
Genentech Issues Warning About Eye Drug Lucentis
Jan 27, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
In a letter sent to 1,500 eye doctors, Genentech is warning that its macular degeneration drug, Lucentis, may increase the risk of stroke if...
Merck Suffers Potential Legal Setback in Vioxx Case
Jan 17, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
In what may be a devastating blow to drug maker Merck, a New Jersey appeals court overturned a lower court’s decision to dismiss a proposed...
Vioxx Decision Upheld, Award Reduced by Texas Court
Dec 26, 2006 | Newsinferno.com
The good news for Felicia Garza: A Texas judge certified the ruling of a state jury that held the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. liable for...
Mother of Tenn. woman sues birth control patch company
Dec 12, 2006 | AP
The mother of a woman who died while using a popular birth control patch has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the maker of the patch, which she...
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