FDA to Ban Pain Drug
FDA to Ban Pain Drug. Darvon, Darvocet and related painkillers were associated with the deaths of at least 2,110 people between 1981 and 1999, critics said Tuesday in asking the government to ban the drugs. Several hundred more people have died accidentally after taking the drugs each year since then, Public Citizen’s Health … [Read more...] about FDA to Ban Pain Drug
Vioxx Heart Attacks Risk
Vioxx Can Cause Heart Attacks. Lawyers for Merck & Co. were expected to cross examine an expert witness on Friday over his belief that the company’s former blockbuster pain drug Vioxx can cause heart attacks and can trigger an event in less than a month. Wayne Ray, who studies the risks and benefits of drugs, told … [Read more...] about Vioxx Heart Attacks Risk
Improper Pharmacia Marketing
Pharmacia Corp. Improper Marketing. A consumer group sued Pharmacia Corp. over its promotion of the pain drug Bextra, alleging that the pharmaceutical company is circumventing federal marketing regulations. The Congress of California Seniors filed the suit in California Superior Court in Los Angeles on Monday, alleging … [Read more...] about Improper Pharmacia Marketing
