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May 23rd, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jonathan Macri, Esq.
West Coast Nutritionals, a seller of popular dietary supplements and other wellness products, has just issued a voluntary recall of a number of products it markets and sells relating to sexual health. The move comes amidst FDA findings that the products contain an ingredient known as tadalafil. While tadalafil is a drug [...]
May 23rd, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq.
Inhaled anticholinergics (IACs) are often used in the treatment of unexpected asthma flare-ups and are administered through the common asthma inhaler. However, a University of Illinois study of approximately 7,600 asthma patients ages 5 to 24 years old concluded that the active and regular use of IACs were associated with [...]
May 22nd, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq.
Women age 50 and over have been taking Fosamax or Actonel to prevent hip, spine and wrist fractures resulting from the onset of osteoporosis. Ironically, some Fosamax and Actonel patients have suffered fractures curiously similar to those the drugs are meant to protect against—and often through simple, everyday movements.
A study [...]
May 22nd, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq.
According to new research presented by Dr. Hamed Khalili, a clinical and research fellow of gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the use of oral contraceptives by younger women or hormone therapy by older women may be linked with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis). Birth control pills, [...]
May 21st, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq.
Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the first time a
Plavix is a blood thinner prescribed for the prevention of blood clots, and is often the preferred treatment for patients particularly at risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack. The drug has been linked to serious side effects, including [...]
May 21st, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has recently notified healthcare professionals that it is reviewing the results of a New England Journal of Medicine study that suggests that Zithromax (azithromycin) users are at a heightened risk of suffering cardiovascular death.
Zithromax is an antibacterial drug used to treat [...]
May 21st, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq.
Last month, Health Canada became the latest national drug regulator to issue a warning regarding the connection Actos and bladder cancer. The agency told consumers about interim results from a 10-year-study that indicated that patients taking Actos for a year or more had a significant increase in bladder cancer risk. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, [...]
May 16th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq.
Acetaminophen, which is the active ingredient in Tylenol, is present in a host of common medications used to treat colds, fever, headaches, arthritis and muscular strains. However, acetaminophen users should not impute unqualified safety to the drug solely because of its over-the-counter market prevalence.
Indeed, as Keith Meredith, the Director of Pharmacy at [...]
May 16th, 2012 Joshua
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the agency approve a new weight-loss drug despite considerable worries about its safety and the safety of any diet drug approved in the past.
According to a report at The Atlantic’s Web site, a panel reviewing the efficacy of the proposed drug lorcaserin has recommended [...]
May 15th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jonathan Macri, Esq.
Weight-loss fanatics beware: one of the more popular weight loss products on the market, SlimQuick, has recently been linked to a liver injury by the World Journal of Hepatology. Slim Quick, which is specifically designed for women and sells its 60- day supply of the drug for under $100, has not yet [...]
