FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

  Karl Truman | June 11, 2009 6:00 PM | 6 CommentsLouisville, KY

  On Monday this week, the Senate agreed to give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate cigarettes and tobacco products. The bill, entitled the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco...

• FDA Announces Re-Labeling of 20 Anti-Seizure Medications

  Karl Truman | May 07, 2009 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The FDA announced that 20 anti-seizure drugs are to have its warning lables revised due to the potential risk of an increase in suicidal tendencies. Anti-seizure drugs are commonly used to treat...

• Keeping up with FDA Recalls

  Robin Bara | April 09, 2009 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  President Obama announced in early February the need for FDA reform, due largely in part to the salmonella outbreak from tainted peanut butter, which left over 500 people ill and 8 people dead. It...

• Zyprexa Settlement. 1.42 Billion Dollars!

  Karl Truman | January 16, 2009 12:00 PM | 2 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A WSJ NEWS ROUNDUP Eli Lilly & Co. agreed to pay $1.42 billion to settle a probe into alleged improper marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa, the Justice Department said Thursday. The...

• FDA Warns Consumers About Weight Loss Pills

  Karl Truman | January 13, 2009 5:39 PM | 1 CommentLouisville, KY

  This is the time of year when many people are interested in weight loss. We have seen serious injuries in the past due to ingredients in weight-loss pills and supplements. The FDA has issued a...

• Dennis Quaid Testified Before Congress Regarding Injury to His Twins

  Jennifer Moore | May 15, 2008 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Yesterday, Dennis Quaid testified before Congress regarding the injuries his twins suffered due to the negligence of a prescription drug manufacturer. You can watch the video on our website,...

• Trasylol Linked to Thousands of Deaths(2)

  Jennifer Moore | February 23, 2008 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  60 Minutes recently reported that the drug, Trasylol, may be linked to the death of thousands of patients. Trasylol had been on the market for 14 years and was made by Bayer. Estimates show that worldwide over four and a half million people have been given the drug -- about a third of them were Americans. Trasylol was given in the operating room to control bleeding. Bayer aggressively...

• Braun Recalls Lot "SFR" Flush Saline Syringes

  Courtney Mills | September 17, 2007 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Braun Medical has issued a recall of all normal saline flush syringes with lot numbers ending in "SFR". There have been a heightened number of customer complaints of particulate matter in Braun's saline solution, which has prompted the recall. Patients may not develop any signs of injury until receiving multiple exposures to tainted saline, but multiple exposures pose a risk of severe injury. ...

• Laxative causes kidney problems?

  Jennifer Moore | August 20, 2007 12:46 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Fleet Phospho-soda is an over-the-counter laxative that is commonly used to flush patients' bowels prior to colonoscopies. In 2006, the FDA reported that it had documented at least 21 cases of kidney failure associated with use of this laxative and its generic equivalent. Several lawsuits have been filed alleging that the laxative has caused serious kidney problems and, in some cases, death. ...

• Should Avandia Still Be Available?

  Jennifer Moore | August 01, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  FDA panel decided on Monday to leave Avandia on the market. Consumers with Type II diabetes can continue to purchase the drug, Avandia, despite recent study showing increased risk of heart attack. At the same time, the FDA panel recognized that the drug, Avandia, has been linked to increased heart attacks among patients. Some panelists recommend a black box warning to be printed on the drug...