Last month, the FDA sent a warning letter to manufacturers and marketers of dietary supplements that it will be targeting the hundreds of products that contain drugs or chemicals that function like drugs. Unlike prescription drugs, which must … [Read more...]
FDA Review: Weight-Loss Drug Contrave Fails Key Tests
The third diet drug under FDA review in 2010, Contrave, has failed tests for safety and effectiveness. Made by Orexigen Therapeutics, Contrave is a combination of the antidepressant drug bupropion (Wellbutrin) and the anti-addiction opioid drug … [Read more...]
Darvon, Darvocet Withdrawn from US Market
After reviewing new data demonstrating that the painkiller propoxyphene (marketed as Darvon and Darvocet) significantly increases the risk of possibly fatal heart arrhythmia, the FDA has requested Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals and other companies making … [Read more...]
Jury Decides Merck Must Pay $8 Million in Damages from Fosamax
Drug giant, Merck, lost its first battle in the Fosamax war. A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the osteoporosis drug was defectively designed and "unreasonably dangerous." The jury awarded $8 million … [Read more...]
Brain Damage Suffered by NFL Players
Some of you may remember Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Justin Strzelczyk who was killed in a fiery automobile crash in 2004 at the age of 36. Autopsy reports showed that the former football star had a condition similar to that generally found only in … [Read more...]
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