Medications
Low levels of chemical that’s been linked to cancer discovered in Zantac, Ranitidine
The FDA says this is the same cancer-linked chemical found previously in blood pressure medications. By Erika Edwards, NBC News, Sept. 13, 2019. The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that low levels of a cancer-linked chemical have been… Read More
Prevacid, Nexium, and Prilosec Lawsuits
By Mike Papantonio, Trial Attorney and Legal Expert. Prevacid lawsuits stem from patients experiencing a high risk of serious side effects like kidney disease and bone fractures. Patients claim the manufacturer failed to warn them… Read More
Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay Oklahoma $572 Million In Opioid Trial
By Jackie Fortier, Brian Mann. NPR. An Oklahoma judge has ruled that drugmaker Johnson & Johnson helped ignite the state’s opioid crisis by deceptively marketing painkillers and must pay $572 million to the state. Oklahoma… Read More
Medication Administration Errors A Serious Safety Problem
From the Patient Safety Network, Jan 2019. Adverse Drug Event (ADE) is an injury that occurs as a result of medication error. Medication errors need to be addressed for improving patient safety, as there is… Read More
Reflux Drugs Tied to Bone Fractures in Children
By Nicholas Bakalar, The New York Times. Infants are sometimes treated for gastroesophageal reflux with acid-suppressing medicines, but a new study suggests that they may increase the risk for bone fracture later in childhood. Researchers studied… Read More
FDA Overlooked Red Flags In Drug maker’s Testing of New Depression Medicine
By Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News. Ketamine is a darling of combat medics and clubgoers, an anesthetic that can quiet your pain without suppressing breathing and a hallucinogenic that can get you high with little… Read More
Biologic Medications for Arthritis and Psoriasis, including Humira, Enbrel, Cosentyx and Remicade, Linked to 34,000 Deaths
Since 2000, the FDA has issued more than 25 warnings and safety communications regarding biologic drugs. By John Fauber and Kevin Crowe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. With her kidneys and liver failing and a 106-degree temperature… Read More
Opinion: Contaminated Generic Drugs Reveal an Urgent Public Health Crisis
By Peter Pitts, OBSERVER Media. Quality can be stipulated, but it cannot be assumed. Quality occurs by design; it cannot be tested into a product. Nowhere is this truer or more urgent than when it comes… Read More
Common Medications Causing Hearing Loss
From Hearingaids.com. Because the ear is very sensitive to changes in overall health, smokers and those with high blood pressure are more likely to develop hearing loss due to the impact on their cardiovascular health,… Read More