Medications
The 10 Worst Medications for Your Kidneys
By Dr. Sharon Orrange, MD, MPH for GoodRx, Mar. 7, 2019.March 7, 2019. Sharon Orrange, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Geriatric, Hospitalist and General Internal Medicine at… Read More
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead guilty to three criminal charges
By Associated Press, The Guardian, Oct. 21, 2020. Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal… Read More
Bayer to pay $1.6B to settle thousands of US Essure injury claims
By Sasha Chavkin, ICIJ-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Aug 26, 2020. The German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle tens of thousands of United States claims related to its birth… Read More
Dangerous Meds That Lower Blood Pressure
Why You May Want to Avoid These 2 Types of Blood Pressure Meds By Gigen Mammoser for Healthline – Updated on March 19, 2018. Experts urge a change in medication to decrease the risk of… Read More
These Drugs Can Cause Memory Loss
Can a heartburn drug cause cognitive problems? By Matthew Solan, Harvard Men’s Health Watch. POSTED MARCH 21, 2016, 9:30 AM , UPDATED JUNE 23, 2020. A new study has shed light on one of the...
6 Recent Drug, Device Recalls
By Maia Anderson, Becker’s Hospital Review, Jun 15, 2020. Medical device and drug recalls, whether voluntary or mandated by the FDA, ensure patient safety. Here are six reported to the FDA in the last month:… Read More
Amid Pandemic, FDA Seizes Cheaper Drugs From Canada
By Phil Galewitz, KHN, Apr 20, 2020. The Food and Drug Administration in the past month has stepped up seizures of prescription drugs being sent to American customers from pharmacies in Canada and other countries,… Read More
Essential Drug Supplies for Virus Patients Are Running Low
By Knvul Sheikh, The New York Times, Apr 02, 2020. Across the country, as hospitals confront a harrowing surge in coronavirus cases, they are also beginning to report shortages of critical medications — especially those… Read More
FDA Warns of Defective EpiPen Dangers
By Robert Preidt, U.S. News, Mar 25, 2020. Certain types of EpiPens and their generic counterparts may fail or delay injection of lifesaving epinephrine for severe allergic reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns…. Read More