FDA & Prescription Drugs

• What if looting your retirement accounts weren't a crime?

  Steve Lombardi | May 14, 2008 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Would you be angry if Congress took away your right to sue a Wall Street CEO who raided your retirement funds? Well it's sort of happening right now. Read today's post by Steve Lombardi about federal preemption.

• Accutane News – Case 1, 2 and 3 - $7m, $2.6m and now $10.5m

  Steve Lombardi | April 30, 2008 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Accutane, a drug used to treat severe acne in teenagers has a troubled history and in three recent court cases juries have awarded millions of dollars in damages. Read todays post by Steve Lombardi to see what the nature of the problem is and where the juries have considered Accutane claims.

• Who should be concerned with Heparin?

  Steve Lombardi | April 11, 2008 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  It’s being reported that US deaths from Heparin continue to climb. It's worth revisiting this subject to warn who should be concerned about this issue. If you don’t know what Heparin is used for or...

• FDA Warning - Heparin - more Heparin products recalled

  Steve Lombardi | March 25, 2008 12:36 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Another Heparin product recall. You should know that this anticoagulant drug is manufactured from pig intestines. Surprised? From where do you think the ingredients for the widely taken menapause drug Premarin are found? Read today's blawg post to find out. More Heparin products have been voluntarily recalled on a nationwide basis. The Food and Drug Administration has received reports of serious...

• Scared of poison toys? Then hold on because drugs are next.

  Steve Lombardi | March 15, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The campaign to get the American public to hate trial lawyers is a well thought out plan to make billions of dollars in bonuses for corporate CEO's. The fact that it's working will only encourage the importation of more poison products coming into the Unites States.If the general public isn't yet outraged about our children being poisoned by lead paint covered toys, then just wait. The toxic...

• Prescription Drugs - Liver Damage - FDA Warning - Tysabri

  Steve Lombardi | March 04, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  FDA warning describes potentially severe liver damage associated with the prescription drug Tysabri. The warning link can be obtained through this blawg.Potential liver damage that can result in the need for a liver transplant in some patients is the significance of an FDA and Biogen Idec, Elan warning associated with the drug Tysabi. Patients taking this drug can read the warning at the FDA...

• Botox Warnings - Know the risks before being injected.

  Steve Lombardi | February 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Before you submit to the Botox fad be mindful of the adverse reactions possible. This post discusses those reactions and includes the link to the FDA full report. The FDA has issued an early communication, or warning, that Botox and Botox Cosmetic are being reviewed for safety warnings in light of reports received. There are reports of systemic adverse reactions including respiratory compromise...

• FDA Warning - Medtronic Inc. SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump

  Steve Lombardi | February 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  FDA issued a Class I Recall of Medtronic Inc, SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump Models 8626-10, 8626L-10, 8626-18, 8626L-18, 8627-10, 8627L-10, 8627-18, and 8627L-18. The device administers drugs to a specific site in the body to treat pain, spasticity (continuous muscle contraction), and cancer. The pump is implanted in the patient, either with or without a side catheter access port,...

• Prescription drugs and suicidal ideation.

  Steve Lombardi | February 02, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The FDA has put out a warning concerning certain drugs used to treat epilepsy and other psychiatric disorders. If you are taking any medications to treat these types of disorders you need to read this warning. The results were generally consistent among the eleven drugs. The relative risk for suicidality was higher in patients with epilepsy compared to patients who were given one of the drugs in...

• Diet Safety: Where do we even begin?!

  Megan Roth | January 01, 2008 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  January is (drum roll, please: du-dud-dud-dud-duhhhh...): Diet Safety Month on InjuryBoard.com. Woo-hoo - I couldn't be happier! I'm not one of those organic-only-no-preservative-obsessed health...