Forbes is reporting (via AP) that a Canadian panel is recommending Vioxx be put back on the market: An expert panel is recommending that Health Canada allow the controversial painkiller Vioxx back onto the market. By a 12-1 vote, panel members concluded the benefits of Vioxx in providing pain relief outweigh the increased risk of…
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Medical whistleblowers speak out against FDA
EurekaAlert has published a very interesting article about medical whistleblowers speaking out… The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was “the single greatest obstacle to doing anything effective” about Vioxx, said FDA drug safety officer David Graham at an unprecedented roundtable of medical whistleblowers sponsored by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) and the Government…
Viagra: a class action future?
The FDA is looking into blindness as possible side effect of Viagra, the AP reported today. WASHINGTON -— Federal health officials are examining rare reports of blindness among some men using the impotence drugs Viagra and Cialis, a disclosure that comes at a time when the drug industry can ill afford negative publicity about another…
FDA’s MedWatch
If you’re at all concerned about Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex, Accutane, or Zyprexa, you may want to bookmark the FDA’s MedWatch page, which is “your Internet gateway for timely safety information on the drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.” MedWatch is “The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting…
Find Legal Help
Findlaw not only helps the public find attorneys, it also provides news on legal cases, helps students interested in legal professions, and provides businesses with resources to get started and operate. An extensive listing of topics under “For the Public” includes Baycol, Serzone, Bextra, Prempro, Vioxx, Celebrex, mesothelioma, asbestos, as general medical malpractice. A search…
Older NSAIDs (Motrin, Advil, Aleve) as risky as Vioxx and Bextra?
Timesleader.com (out of Northeastern PA) runs an interesting Q & A column authored by pharmacist Richard Harkness. Recently, Richard was asked about Bextra and Vioxx: Bextra has followed Vioxx in being pulled off the market because of increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Now I hear that the older types of these drugs (NSAIDs)…
Celebrex gaining Bextra’s prescriptions
BusinessWeek is reporting that the “Pfizer Inc. arthritis drug Celebrex has been the biggest beneficiary of last month’s withdrawal of Bextra, a pain reliever made by the same company. Celebrex has grabbed roughly a third of Bextra’s prescriptions while Mobic, a pain reliever marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and Abbott Laboratories Inc., has captured around…
What medicine to take?
USA Today ran an interesting article about medicines recently: Figuring out what to take for pain relief, particularly for the aches and pains associated with chronic ailments like arthritis, has never been more confusing. In September, the blockbuster pain relievers called COX-2 inhibitors — Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex — began toppling off their pedestals. First,…
Bextra Back on the Shelves?
Pfizer still thinks that Bextra could be beneficial to certain patients and will be meeting with the FDA to find out how they can get their product back on the market: Pfizer predicts a return of Bextra Drug maker plans meeting with FDA about conditions under which it might be sold. Reuters Pfizer on Tuesday…
Pain Relievers’ Safety Questioned (Motrin, Advil?)
The AP is reporting that doctors are now questioning the safety of drugs such as Motrin and Advil: THE ISSUE: The removal of Vioxx and Bextra from the market because of heart risks has led to worries that other pain relief medications carry similar danger. WHAT: A study on preventing oral cancer in smokers in…