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Grand Junction Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

Posted by Linda Snyder
April 30, 2008 6:00 AM

“Protecting and Promoting Your Health.” That’s the tag line posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration web site. Protecting and promoting your health, doesn’t seem to have the same meaning to...

Posted by Courtney Mills
September 13, 2007 1:28 PM

The FDA has issued on its MedWatch page an announcement about the publication of two "Dear Healthcare Professional" letters from Cephalon Oncology about potential dangers of their fentanyl buccal tablets.Fentora is manufactured by Cephalon oncology and is indicated in the treatment of breakthrough cancer pains. Fentanyl tablets are not appropriate for patients suffering from post-operative...

Posted by Jenny Albano
July 27, 2007 1:01 PM

The drug Zelnorm, manufactured by Novatis, was taken of the market in March because of a high risk of heart attacks, stroke, and chest pain. But now the FDA is allowing the irritable bowel syndrome drug to become available again, but only for a restricted access program. Zelnorm will remain off the market for the general public.The program is for women in the US under 55 years of age who...

Posted by Jenny Albano
July 18, 2007 7:26 PM

Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, decided advertise a class action suit a little differently. The group of lawyers used You Tube, a popular video website, to announce a $48 million class action settlement for people who had purchased Paxil for their kids.There are two videos up on the website. The first video that shows a teenager wandering around looking confused, and then a news...

Posted by Staff Writer
February 05, 2007 10:38 AM

WorstPills.org recommends that patients using levalbuterol (Xopenex HFA) consider using the older and less expensive asthma inhaler albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin).They also recommend that before stopping use of any drug, you should consult your physician. WorstPills.org reports that levalbuterol does not offer any benefits over albuterol; it just costs more.The editors of the highly respected...

Posted by Staff Writer
December 27, 2006 9:17 AM

As the baby boomer population ages and the senior population continues to grow, drug interactions and overmedicating are becoming bigger problems for the oldest Americans. New services by workingcaregiver.com and others provide pharmacist tsupport to help manage medications among seniors.A pharmacist expert or specialist can help make sure a patient doesn't experience drug interactions, which...

Posted by Staff Writer
January 17, 2006 8:28 AM

The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen sponsors the website worstpills.org. Worstpills.org provides consumers with unbiased information about prescription drugs and includes news/opinion from Public Citizen as well as from the general media.

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