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The US Drug Watchdog says, "We totally underestimated the number of diabetics in the United States, who used the diabetes drug called Actos, and now have bladder cancer. We now believe the number of diabetics, who used the diabetes drug called Actos, and have now developed bladder cancer could easily be in the thousands. We want to get every possible victim identified to insure they have the most capable attorneys. We can't even imagine how you put a price on this mess, but its...
The US Drug Watchdog is expanding its national investigation of the birth control drugs called Yaz and Yasmin given increasing evidence these drugs may be responsible for serious pulmonary embolism's, deep vein thrombosis, heart attacks, strokes and other serious side affects with users. According to the New York Times, "In September of 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cited Bayer for running misleading television commercials, and for not following proper...
A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that internet sites selling prescription statins directly to consumers are widespread, and that most websites advertising statins for sale to the general public contain very poor levels of information relevant to safe use of the medicine and side effects. Researchers led by Professor David Brown, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, simulated a customer search and evaluation...
BEDFORD, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bedford Laboratories(TM), today issues updated guidance on the following nationwide voluntary product recall originally initiated on December 20, 2011: Acetylcysteine Solution, USP, (Manufactured for Roxane Laboratories, Inc.) 20%, 30 mL per vial - NDC #0054-3026-02 - Lot 1877093 - Exp. Date June 2013 This voluntary recall was initiated on December 20, 2011 after the discovery of a single visible glass particle in a vial within the lot...
The US Drug Watchdog is warning diabetics, who used the diabetes drug called Actos, and then developed bladder cancer, to call them for the names, and contacts of the best possible national caliber personal injury attorneys to advance their claim. The US Drug Watchdog says, "We are tired of personal injury marketing law firms running ads on cable TV, that fail to mention the part about them selling an Actos case, to a real trial law firm, that will then advance the claim, so we are...
People who tried Fen Phen in the past might just now experience symptoms related to heart valve damage. Fen Phen is a diet pill popular in the 1990’s. In July 1997 the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation reported 24 cases of a rare heart valve disease among women who took Fen Phen. On September 15, 1997, the FDA ordered Fen Phen, taken on the shelves and banned the sale. Now, AttorneyOne.com, a recognized authority on law, can provide helpful, proven advice and simple solutions including how...
The US Drug Watchdog is calling its Yaz, Yasmin, or the generic version of these birth control pills called Ocella, their most important women's health care initiative ever. The group says, "If a user of the birth control pills called Yaz, Yasmin, or the generic version Ocella has had a pulmonary embolism, a heart attack, stroke, blood clotting, or other severe medical complications, while taking these birth control pills, we want to know about it. We are hearing horror stories...
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --CareFusion issued the following update regarding its voluntary recall of the Nicolet® Cortical Stimulator Control Unit, Nicolet® C64 Stimulus Switching Unit (SSU) Amplifier and NicoletOne Software with Cortical Stimulator License. The FDA has classified this action as a Class I recall. The company initiated the voluntary recall, which affects 125 devices and 58 software licenses, in October 2011. The devices and software subject to...
MURRYSVILLE, Pa., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Respironics, Inc. announced today that it has completed notifying customers of a voluntary recall of 52 Trilogy Model 100 ventilators in the United States and has confirmed that 51 have already been removed from use. The recall was initiated on October 11, 2011 to address a manufacturing issue that may have affected these ventilators. Respironics received no reports of ventilator malfunctions, failures or injuries related to this issue....
The US Drug Watchdog is urging women who were using Zoloft, or Prozac, while pregnant, and then gave birth to a baby with birth defects, to contact them immediately. According to the US FDA, "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, better known as SSRI’s, are used as an antidepressant. SSRI Antidepressants have a known link to birth defects when taken while pregnant. Some of the more popular brands of Zoloft and Prozac are included." The US Drug Watchdog fears potentially...
