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Category: Defective Drugs

Tylenol Mixture Led to Acute Liver Failure

10/21/2013
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There was nothing to indicate otherwise, so a Georgia man mixed Tylenol and the prescription painkiller, Vicodin. After all, both drugs were prescribed by his physician. The toxic result was acute liver failure. Now Jonathon Eric Tyler has joined dozens of others who have filed defective product lawsuits after they […]

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Spina Bifida Risk in Newborn Associated with Painkiller Use

10/16/2013
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A new study suggests pregnant women stay far away from prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin, especially early in their pregnancy. Published in Obstetrics Gynecology September and in print, October 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded the study that confirmed what research to date […]

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Use of Statins Linked to Cataract Risk

10/9/2013
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As we age, we are more likely to get cataracts, a cloudy lens in the eye that reduces our ability to see. Researchers from Dallas suspected the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, was correlated with the development of cataracts. Results from a new study prove that assumption is […]

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Avastin Linked to High Blood Pressure

10/2/2013
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Researchers publishing in the August 27th issue of the online journal Clinical Drug Investigation, report that use of the cancer drug Avastin has been linked to high blood pressure and gastrointestinal bleeding. This is not the first bad news associated with Avastin. The drug was approved by the Food and […]

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Fentanyl Patches Ordered Relabeled After Child Deaths

10/1/2013
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They look like fun bandages or stickers – eye candy for little children. That’s why parents are being warned about how toxic fentanyl pain patches have been linked to accidental exposures resulting in several child fatalities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require manufacturers of the fentanyl pain patches to make […]

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New Diabetes Drugs Still Present Risks

09/23/2013
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The search has been on for a new and improved drug treatment for type 2 diabetes that would leave the complications of Avandia in the past. That hasn’t happened. New Class of Diabetes Drugs, DPP-4 The latest findings concern a newer class of diabetes drugs called DPP-4 that lower blood […]

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Children, Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Diabetes

09/5/2013
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We know that children are not just small adults when it comes to prescriptions – yet many are prescribed the same powerful antipsychotic drugs as adults. According to a newly published report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Psychiatry, children prescribed Seroquel, Risperdal, Zyprexa and Abilify were more […]

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