The CDC’s National Vital Statistics Report issued on December 12, 2018 entitled Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2011–2016 reported: “From 1999 through 2016, the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States more… Read More
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FDA Requires Invokana Black Box Warning For Increased Risk of Leg/Foot Amputations
The FDA issued a safety alert on May 16, 2017 regarding Invokana (canagliflozin), a medication used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. after the final results from two clinical studies showed… Read More
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Pradaxa Lot Recalled Due To Packing Issue
The prescription drug PRADAXA is manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a large German pharmaceutical company, and is a blood thinner used to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Due to a… Read More
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: More NECC Products Are Suspected
The FDA issued a press release on October 15, 2012 regarding the ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States that is suspected to be associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by the New England Compounding Center (“NECC”) since May 21,… Read More
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What Is A “Compounding Pharmacy”?
With the current attention being focused on the fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States that appears to be the result of contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by the compounding pharmacy, New England Compounding Center (“NECC”), you may wonder, what is a compounding… Read More
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Apology From Thalidomide Manufacturer 50 Years Later
Thalidomide was introduced in 1953 by the family-owned German pharmaceutical company, Grunenthal, and was used by thousands of women throughout Europe and Canada to treat morning sickness associated with pregnancy during the 1950s. It was available as an over-the-counter drug in Germany… Read More
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Internet Pharmacy Doctor’s Criminal Charge Dismissed Due To Too Much Evidence
During early August, 2012, a Miami doctor who was indicted in 2007 for allegedly selling prescription drugs to patients who were never interviewed or examined had his criminal indictment dismissed with prejudice by a federal judge in Iowa, at the request of the… Read More
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Fosamax Claims
Fosamax (alendronate sodium) is a brand-name prescription drug manufactured by Merck that was first approved for use in the U.S. in 1995. Fosamax is in a class of medications called biphosphonates that increase bone density and prevent bone loss. It is… Read More
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Did Zoloft Cause Twins’ Birth Defects?
Zoloft is a brand-name antidepressant medication manufactured by the giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Zoloft is the brand name for sertraline HCL, which comes in tablet form (25 mg, 50 mg, or 100mg) and as an oral concentrate. Zoloft is approved for… Read More
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Can Teething Pain Medication Lead To Death?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns parents that commonly-used over-the-counter medications containing benzocaine for teething babies may lead to a rare but potentially fatal medical condition known as methemoglobinemia, a medical condition where the amount of oxygen carried by the blood is greatly… Read More
