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Novartis to Suspend Marketing of Zelnorm

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Novartis Suspend Drug Zelnorm. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation that the company must cease its marketing of Zelnorm (tegaserod), a prescription drug used in the treatment of constipation and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). According to the FDA, Zelmorm has been associated with … [Read more...] about Novartis to Suspend Marketing of Zelnorm

Novartis to Stop Constipation Drug Sale

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Swiss Pharmaceutical Maker Novartis AG Will Stop Selling A Drug. Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG will stop selling a drug to relieve constipation after it was linked to a higher chance of heart attack, stroke and worsening heart chest pain that can become a heart attack, federal health officials said Friday. Novartis agreed … [Read more...] about Novartis to Stop Constipation Drug Sale

Blood-Pressure Medication Heart Attack Risk

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  Blood-Pressure Medication May Increase The Risk Of Heart Attacks. Researchers at the University of Leeds in England have determined that a certain class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure may in fact increase the risk factor for heart attacks and lead to an increased need for cardiac pacemakers. These … [Read more...] about Blood-Pressure Medication Heart Attack Risk

Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Safety Information

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FDA Public Health Advisory About Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a public health advisory outlining new safety information, including revised product labeling about erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), widely-used drugs for the treatment of anemia. The drugs affected by … [Read more...] about Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Safety Information

ADHD drugmakers must tell of risks

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Officials Told the ADHD Drugmakers To Come Up With New Pamphlets About Risk Of The Drug. Federal officials told the makers of Ritalin, Adderall, Strattera and all other drugs for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, on Wednesday to come up with new pamphlets to explain the potential risks of the drugs to … [Read more...] about ADHD drugmakers must tell of risks

Government wants further ADHD drug warnings

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  Makers Of ADHD Drug Were Advised By The Government To Give Patients Additional Warning. The makers of Ritalin, Adderall, Strattera and other drugs treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were advised by the government Wednesday to give patients and their parents an additional warning that those medicines could … [Read more...] about Government wants further ADHD drug warnings

ADHD Drugs to Get New Warnings

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The FDA Ordered All Manufacturers Of ADHD Drugs To develop Medication Guides. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is ordering all manufacturers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication to develop Patient Medication Guides to warn patients of potentially serious side effects. The … [Read more...] about ADHD Drugs to Get New Warnings

FDA orders warning ‘guides’ for ADHD drugs

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Cardiovascular and Psychiatric Problems Linked To ADHD Drugs. Pharmacists will soon begin handing out consumer-friendly "medication guides" about cardiovascular and psychiatric problems linked to widely prescribed attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder drugs, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. Tom Laughren, … [Read more...] about FDA orders warning ‘guides’ for ADHD drugs

Bayer’s Heart-Surgery Drug Increases Risk of Death

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Controversial Heart-Surgery Drug Aprotinin Is Under Fire. Bayer’s controversial heart-surgery drug aprotinin, marketed as Trasylol, is under fire yet again thanks to a new study that found that the drug carries with it an increased risk of long-term mortality. Trasylol is a widely used drug intended to reduce bleeding during … [Read more...] about Bayer’s Heart-Surgery Drug Increases Risk of Death

Heart Surgery Drug Linked to Death Risk

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Heart Surgery Drug Raise The Risk Of Dying. 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 percent, an international study found. The researchers said replacing the drug aprotinin, sold by Bayer AG under the brand name Trasylol with … [Read more...] about Heart Surgery Drug Linked to Death Risk

Merck Suffers Potential Legal Setback in Vioxx Case

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  Legal Setback In Merck Vioxx Case. 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 class-action suit against the company. In a unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel declared that the lower court “prematurely terminated plaintiffs’ … [Read more...] about Merck Suffers Potential Legal Setback in Vioxx Case

Vioxx Decision Upheld, Award Reduced by Texas Court

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Merck & Co. Liable For The Vioxx Related Death. 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 the Vioxx-related death of her husband. The bad news: The same judge decided that the initial damages awarded--to the tune of $32 million … [Read more...] about Vioxx Decision Upheld, Award Reduced by Texas Court

Quebec court gives go-ahead for Vioxx suit

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Quebec Court Allow A Class Action Vioxx Suit. Quebec is North America's first jurisdiction to allow a consumer class-action lawsuit against Merck & Co. Inc. over its painkiller Vioxx. On Thursday, Quebec Superiour Court Judge Andre Denis authorized a class-action lawsuit by Quebec residents who suffered "damages caused by the … [Read more...] about Quebec court gives go-ahead for Vioxx suit

Merck found liable in another Vioxx case: reports

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  A Jury Ordered Merck To Pay $50 Million To A Heart Attack Victim. A jury on Thursday said Merck & Co. Inc. has to pay $50 million in compensatory damages to a former FBI agent who suffered a heart attack after taking the company's painkiller Vioxx, according to media reports. The jury in a federal court in New … [Read more...] about Merck found liable in another Vioxx case: reports

Testimony: Feds not told about tests that exposed Vioxx dangers

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  Merck Did Not Inform Authorities About The Vioxx Dangers. Merck & Co. did not inform federal authorities about two clinical trials in which users of the painkiller Vioxx were more likely to die than people given a placebo, jurors in the first Vioxx liability case to go to trial in California were told Wednesday. Dr. … [Read more...] about Testimony: Feds not told about tests that exposed Vioxx dangers

Plaintiff says Merck knew of potential dangers with Vioxx

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Merck Knew The Harmful Side Effects Of Vioxx. Merck & Co. knew of potential harmful side effects of its drug Vioxx and failed to notify doctors, a lawyer for a man who claims the painkiller caused his heart attack said Tuesday in opening statements of the first Vioxx liability case to go to trial in California. "Merck knew of … [Read more...] about Plaintiff says Merck knew of potential dangers with Vioxx

‘Journal’ suggests Vioxx risk may appear earlier

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Vioxx Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke. Pharmaceutical giant Merck's contention that its Vioxx painkiller raised the risk of heart attack or stroke only after 18 months' usage was contradicted Monday by the New England Journal of Medicine. Correcting the results of a Merck-sponsored study it previously published, the Journal … [Read more...] about ‘Journal’ suggests Vioxx risk may appear earlier

Ibuprofen doubles the risk of a heart attack

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Ibuprofen Doubles The Risk Of A Heart Attack. The common painkiller Ibuprofen, sold over the counter in supermarkets and pharmacies, doubles the risk of a heart attack in patients who take it at high doses over a long period, a study has found. The drug is one of the most widely used remedies for headaches, period pains and … [Read more...] about Ibuprofen doubles the risk of a heart attack

Study: ADHD drugs send thousands to ERs

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Overdoses And Side effects From ADHD Drugs Sends Thousands To ER. Accidental overdoses and side effects from attention deficit drugs likely send thousands of children and adults to emergency rooms, according to the first national estimates of the problem. Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated … [Read more...] about Study: ADHD drugs send thousands to ERs

Study: Vioxx Risks Started Within Months

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Vioxx Risks Of Heart Attack And Stroke Raised. Unpublished data from the Merck & Co. study that led the drugmaker to halt sales of Vioxx appear to show the blockbuster painkiller raised the risk of heart attack and stroke within just a few months not after at least 18 months' use, as Merck has consistently argued. The company … [Read more...] about Study: Vioxx Risks Started Within Months

Merck data suggests earlier onset of Vioxx risks

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Merck Data Suggests Heart Risk Associated With Vioxx Begin Much Earlier. New data from drug maker Merck suggests that heart risks associated with painkiller Vioxx begin much earlier than it had previously suggested, said a report published Thursday. The data suggest that cardiovascular risks increase for Vioxx users after four … [Read more...] about Merck data suggests earlier onset of Vioxx risks

Study Finds Vioxx Dangers Occur Earlier Than Expected

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Vioxx Dangers Of Heart Problems Occurs Much Earlier. Researchers report that heart risks from the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx occur much earlier than had been expected. Twenty-five percent of heart attacks occurred within the first two weeks of use, a new study found. A new study led by Queen's University researcher Linda Lévesque … [Read more...] about Study Finds Vioxx Dangers Occur Earlier Than Expected

Jury: Merck Liable in Elderly Man’s Death

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Merck Liable For The Death Of A Man Who Suffered From Heart Attack. A state jury found Merck & Co. liable Friday for the death of a 71-year-old man who had a fatal heart attack within a month of taking its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx and ordered the company to pay $32 million. The damage award will likely be reduced … [Read more...] about Jury: Merck Liable in Elderly Man’s Death

Health Canada probes Accutane side effects

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Health Canada Investigating Accutane Side Effects. Health Canada is investigating reports of strokes and heart attacks in people taking Accutane, the controversial acne drug that causes birth defects and has been linked with psychiatric problems. Twenty-nine cases of patients who developed a vascular disorder after taking … [Read more...] about Health Canada probes Accutane side effects

Jury Awards Vioxx Plaintiff $9M in Damages

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Vioxx Plaintiff For Heart Attack Risk. A jury awarded $9 million in punitive damages on Tuesday to a man who blamed his heart attack on Vioxx, finding that manufacturer Merck & Co. failed to warn about the risks of its arthritis drug and misrepresented the risks to physicians. The damages are in addition to $4.5 million … [Read more...] about Jury Awards Vioxx Plaintiff $9M in Damages

Jury: Merck Liable for Man’s Heart Attack

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Jury Found Merck Liable In A Split Verdict. A jury found Merck & Co. liable on Wednesday for one of two former Vioxx users' heart attacks in a split verdict that awarded $4.5 million in damages to one of the plaintiffs. The state jury found the company failed to adequately warn both men about the risk factors linking the … [Read more...] about Jury: Merck Liable for Man’s Heart Attack

FDA Issues Warning of Unapproved Drugs Containing Steroids

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FDA Issued Warning About Unapproved Drugs Containing Steroids. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again issued a stern warning to several makers and distributors of unapproved drugs containing steroids that continuing to distribute and sell these products without the approval of the FDA could result in regulatory action … [Read more...] about FDA Issues Warning of Unapproved Drugs Containing Steroids

Tysabri Waltzes through FDA Advisory Panel by 12-0

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Tysabri Were Suspended Due To A Fatal Side Effects. When sales of Tysabri were suspended on February 28, 2005, many critics of the highly controversial MS drug, with potentially fatal side-effects, hoped that would end the saga of a medication that many experts believed should never have been approved in the first place. That, … [Read more...] about Tysabri Waltzes through FDA Advisory Panel by 12-0

More research urged on antidepressant heart risk

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  Medical Experts Calls For More Research In Antidepressant Heart Risk. Medical experts are calling for more research into how antidepressants affect people with coronary artery disease. The call comes after a preliminary study of heart patients taking the drugs unexpectedly found the patients face a greater risk of death. … [Read more...] about More research urged on antidepressant heart risk

Journal Continues Criticism of Vioxx Study

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NEJM Published Additional Criticism Of Vioxx Study. The editors of the New England Journal of Medicine published additional criticism of a Vioxx study on Wednesday, even as it allowed the authors of the article to defend themselves against the critique it delivered two months ago. In the latest salvo, the editors said that if the … [Read more...] about Journal Continues Criticism of Vioxx Study

FDA Recommends ‘Black Box’ Warning for Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, and Other ADHD Drugs

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FDA Calls For A Black Box Warning For All ADHD Drugs. In what many experts are viewing as an unusual turn of events, an FDA advisory panel has voted to recommend that the agency order the inclusion of the most serious “black box” warning on all stimulant ADHD medications due to evidence of a potential risk of heart attacks, strokes, … [Read more...] about FDA Recommends ‘Black Box’ Warning for Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, and Other ADHD Drugs

Feds Recommend Warnings on ADHD Drugs

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FDA Recommend A Black Box Warning To ADHD Drugs. Federal science advisers voted narrowly Thursday to recommend the most serious type of warning labels for Ritalin and other stimulants that are used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The 8-7 vote, with one abstention, by the Food and Drug Administration committee … [Read more...] about Feds Recommend Warnings on ADHD Drugs

FDA Urges Limited Use of Trasylol Pending Review of Data Showing Increased Risks of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Kidney Failure

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FDA Urged Doctors To Limit The Use Of Trasyslol. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory to doctors urging them to limit the use of Bayer AG’s heart-surgery medication, Trasylol, pending an agency review of research that shows the drug causes increased risks serious medical problems including stroke, heart … [Read more...] about FDA Urges Limited Use of Trasylol Pending Review of Data Showing Increased Risks of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Kidney Failure

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Trasylol

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FDA Issued An Health Advisory About Trasylol Potential Risks. The Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory alerting doctors who perform heart bypass surgery, and their patients, that Trasyolol (aprotinin injection), a drug used to prevent blood loss during surgery, has been linked in two scientific … [Read more...] about FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Trasylol

Survey Indicates Many Heart Attack Victims Unaware of the More Subtle Symptoms

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  Subtle Symptoms Associated With Heart Attack. An article in MedPage Today, discusses the findings of a recent survey which shows that many patients would not recognize the more subtle symptoms associated with heart attack (MI-myocardial infarction) and that many of the actions they would take when confronted with a … [Read more...] about Survey Indicates Many Heart Attack Victims Unaware of the More Subtle Symptoms

Bayer’s Trasylol Clotting Drug Boosts Heart Risk, Study Says

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Trasylol Double The Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke. Bayer AG's Trasylol, used in more than 60 countries to control bleeding after surgery, doubles a patient's likelihood of developing kidney failure and increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, researchers said. Scientists led by Dennis Mangano at the Ischemia Research and … [Read more...] about Bayer’s Trasylol Clotting Drug Boosts Heart Risk, Study Says

Study Finds Diabetes to be a ‘Strong’ Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Death

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  Diabetes Is A Serious Risk Factor For Sudden Cardiac Death. According to a new study published in the European Heart Journal, diabetes is a serious risk factor for sudden cardiac death with the danger escalating as the diabetes becomes more severe. Researchers looked at individuals enrolled in the Group Health … [Read more...] about Study Finds Diabetes to be a ‘Strong’ Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Death

Panic Disorder Increases the Risk of Heart Disease

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People With Panic Disorder Are At High Risk For Heart Disease. According to a study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, people with panic disorder are at double the normal risk for coronary heart disease.  If an individual is also diagnosed with depression, the risk triples. Published in the current issue of … [Read more...] about Panic Disorder Increases the Risk of Heart Disease

Vioxx Decision

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Vioxx Liability Case Found Merck Responsible For The Death Of A Man. BLITZER: There's breaking news we're following right now in a major drug liability case, a Texas jury only moments ago has just found the giant pharmaceutical company, Merck, responsible for the death of a man who took their now pulled painkiller Vioxx. Our … [Read more...] about Vioxx Decision

Merck Loses Vioxx Case

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Jury Awarded A Widow In Damages Over Vioxx Case. DOBBS: A jury tonight in Texas finding a of a man who took its blockbuster painkiller drug Vioxx. The jury awarded his widow more than a quarter of a billion dollars in damages after reviewing evidence that links the drug to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. This is the … [Read more...] about Merck Loses Vioxx Case

LINK FOUND BETWEEN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)

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Researchers Released The Result Of Study About Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk For CAD. A team of researchers from Emory University, under Dr. Cornelia A. Weyand, has released the results of study which found RA to be an independent risk factor for multi-vessel CAD. These findings are consistent with those of other studies which have … [Read more...] about LINK FOUND BETWEEN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)

DIABETICS FACE INCREASED RISK OF HEART DISEASE FROM AIR POLLUTION

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Diabetics May Be At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Problems From Air Pollution. A study of Boston area residents conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (one of the National Institutes of Health) suggests that diabetics may be at higher risk … [Read more...] about DIABETICS FACE INCREASED RISK OF HEART DISEASE FROM AIR POLLUTION

Celebrex: Cardiovascular Risk Similar to Vioxx – IMMP Study

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  Arthritis Drug Celebrex Increased The Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke. Patients taking the arthritis drug Celecoxib (Celebrex) have a similar risk of heart attacks and stroke as those taking the withdrawn drug Rofecoxib (Vioxx), according to a new study by the New Zealand Intensive Medicines Monitoring … [Read more...] about Celebrex: Cardiovascular Risk Similar to Vioxx – IMMP Study

Report: Bayer Held Back on Drug Dangers

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Bayer May Have Concealed Safety Information About Drug Dangers. Another pharmaceutical company may have concealed safety information about a dangerous drug this time Bayer and its once-popular cholesterol medication Baycol according to a report in a prominent medical journal. Baycol was pulled from the market in 2001, but an … [Read more...] about Report: Bayer Held Back on Drug Dangers

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