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New research suggests that more and more people are dying from abusing or misusing drugs, including both prescription and illegal drugs. The study found that deaths from "accidental poisonings" are more than ten times higher than they were in the late 1960s. Death from accidental poisoning is higher across all age groups more so than it was a few decades ago, especially among white Americans. "I went in expecting to see a blip (in increased accidental poisonings) with the...
The US Drug Watchdog is urging all US adult members of Facebook, or all social networks to post a message to their friends regarding the recalled pain pills Darvocet, and Darvon, out of fear many millions of US adults could still be using these drugs. Used to treat mild to moderate pain, propoxyphene is sold by prescription under the brand names Darvon and Darvocet, a drug which also includes acetaminophen, and has been linked to potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormalities in users,...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX) announced today that it has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Acetadote® (acetylcysteine) Injection to treat patients with non-acetaminophen induced acute liver failure. The FDA issues a Complete Response Letter (CRL) when it has completed its review of an application as a formal...
The US Drug Watchdog is leading a very aggressive national campaign focused on identifying individuals, who suffered a heart attack, developed serious heart issues, or suffered other severe medical complications, including sudden death, after using the pain relievers Darvocet, or Darvon, or generic propoxphene. The group says, "with more than 22 million users of Darvocet, or Darvon in the United States, we fear many to most victims, or loved ones of victims of heart attacks, serious...
The US Drug Watchdog is announcing a very aggressive national investigation focused on identifying individuals who had a heart attack, serious heart issues, other severe medical complications including sudden death, after using the pain relievers Darvocet, or Darvon, or generic propoxphene. The group says, "more that 22 million US citizens have used Davocet, or Darvon, and we need to find out how many people have developed serious heart issues, heart attacks, or even sudden...
Medication has candy-like appearance; should be kept in child-proof containers SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by children younger than 10 years can result in serious side effects or death. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) Tessalon, approved by the FDA to treat symptomatic relief of cough in patients older than 10, may attract younger...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc., which makes Darvon and Darvocet, the brand version of the prescription pain medication propoxyphene, has agreed to withdraw the medication from the U.S. market at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has also informed generic manufacturers of Xanodyne's decision and they will be removing their propoxyphene-containing products from the market as well. (Logo:...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, teens abuse prescription medications more than all illegal drugs combined, excluding marijuana. Many teens are under the misconception that these highly addictive, easily accessible drugs are "safer" than illicit drugs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100901/FL58348LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100901/FL58348LOGO ) Derek Spring of Summerfield,...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of hospital admissions among Americans ages 45 and older for medication and drug-related conditions doubled between 1997 and 2008, according to a new report released today by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Medication and drug-related conditions include effects of both prescription and over-the-counter medications as well as illicit drugs. Hospital admissions among those 45 years and older were driven by growth...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of recent and upcoming national drug take-back programs encouraging people to surrender unused, unwanted and expired medications, the medical professionals who perform the Waismann Method of Opiate Detoxification today announced they will reduce the total cost of the pioneering rapid detoxification treatment in an effort to make treatment more widely available to those suffering from prescription painkiller dependency. Beginning...
