FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Epilepsy Drugs May Face New Suicide Warnings

  Scott Kappes | June 05, 2008 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  A panel of outside experts is set to meet on July 10 to advise the FDA on how best to communicate to consumers elevated risks of suicidal thoughts and behavior associated with epilepsy...

• $7 Million Verdict Upheld in Accutane Lawsuit

  Scott Kappes | February 18, 2008 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Drug giant Roche has been ordered to pay a $7 million verdict to man who had to have his colon removed after taking the popular acne medication Accutane. Allegedly the medication caused inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease. This is the second loss for Roche in as many trials for Accutane. Roche still faces over 400 lawsuits alleging that Accutane caused Crohn's disease. An order handed...

• MRI Dye Danger Confirmed by New Study

  Scott Kappes | October 23, 2007 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Scottish researchers have now confirmed the suspected link between gadolinium based contrast agents, used in MRI's, and a rare skin disease known as nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). This news comes by way of a report in the most recent issue of Radiology(online),and is based on a retrospective study of patients who underwent renal replacement therapy (RRT) between 2000 and 2006 at Glasgow...

• Chantix Claims Are Becoming More Prominent

  Scott Kappes | September 25, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The shooting death of Dallas musician Carter Albrecht has gotten quite a bit of attention throughout the U.S. media. The Castle Doctrine has been the main focal point associated with Albrecht's death, but concerns about the prescription stop smoking aid Chantix have also gotten nation wide attention. Albrecht's girlfriend has alleged that Chantix had to play a significant role in the psychotic...

• Suicide Caused by Chantix?

  Scott Kappes | September 11, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The recent shooting death of former Paul Simon keyboardist, Carter Albrecht, has raised some issues about the quit smoking aid Chantix. The bizarre circumstance and claims made by the people at the scene intrigued me so I have been looking for other related posts. It turns out that I am not the only person interested in this topic and that there are several claims that make me more suspicious...

• FDA Adds Black Box Label for Ketek

  Allison Snoddy | February 12, 2007 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Monday the FDA announced that it was changing the label for the popular antibiotic drug Ketek. It has striped away two previously approved indications and added a black box warning. A black box warning is the FDA's strongest warning. The drug can no longer be used for treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis and acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. The FDA determined that the...

• Fosomax May Increase Risk of Cancer

  Scott Kappes | January 06, 2009 11:57 AM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration official Diane Wysowski, Merck’s blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosomax and other drugs in the same family may increase a patient’s risk...

• Woman’s Estate Sues Mylan Over Digitek Overdose

  Scott Kappes | June 26, 2008 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The administrix of the estate of Elizabeth Starr has filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania based Mylan Pharmaceuticals. The company was responsible for the distribution of improperly...

• Lawsuits Filed Over Recalled Heart Medication Digitek

  Scott Kappes | June 18, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Three drug companies involved with the manufacturing and distribution of the recalled heart drug, Digitek, will soon face lawsuits stemming from alleged injuries associated with the...

• Pilots Banned From Taking Chantix

  Scott Kappes | May 22, 2008 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Yesterday the Federal Aviation Administration removed the popular smoking cessation drug Chantix from the list of medications that pilots are allowed to take. The decision from the...