Indian Drugmaker Recalls Thousands of Bottles of Generic Lipitor The Indian drugmaker, Ranbaxy, has seen its share of problems but there seems to be no end in sight. The company recently announced a recall of 64,000 bottles of its generic Lipitor after a dosage mix-up.…
Pfizer Recalling Some Lots of Effexor Pfizer recently issued a recall of three lots of its anti-depressant medication, Effexor, after receiving reports from a pharmacist that one batch contained one pill of a different product. Although Pfizer hasn’t received any complaints, it is recalling the…
FDA Approval of New Painkiller Causes Uproar A coalition of 40 healthcare, consumers and addiction treatment groups are crying out over the FDA’s approval of a potent new painkiller known as Zohydro. Zohydro, like many other prescription painkillers, contains hydrocodone and can become extremely addictive.…
NuvaRing Users Weigh Safety of Product Following Settlement The pharmaceutical giant, Merck, is set to pay $100 million in a settlement to NuvaRing users that said they were harmed as a result of using the product. The women specifically argue that the NuvaRing is associated…
Fifteen Die in a Single Week from Combined Cancer Painkiller and Heroin Overdose The medical examiner in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County says that he typically sees around 3-4 heroin-related deaths each week. However, the past week has been a record breaker, with fifteen people between the ages…
Dangerous Stent Remains Available on Market The Wingspan intracranial stent, manufactured by Stryker Neurovascular and used in the case of Intracranial Atherosclerosis, was approved in 2005 but has come under fire in recent days after the release of several studies. One of those studies, conducted…
Five Warnings About Acetaminophen Not many of us would think that popping an over-the-counter painkiller is that big of a deal if we have a headache or muscle pains. However, the Food and Drug Administration recently issued five pertinent warnings to doctors about prescribing high…
Michigan Hospitals Report Deaths from H1N1 The influenza strain known as H1N1 has been linked to at least three deaths in Michigan within the past few months. About a dozen children and adults affected by H1N1 are also on life support at the U of…
Settlement Reached With Pharmacy Responsible for Meningitis Outbreak You likely remember the meningitis outbreak that occurred last year that was linked to contaminated steroid pain shots. That outbreak killed at least 64 people, and 751 people were sickened in 20 states. The Massachusetts-based pharmacy at…
Watch Out for “Natural Supplements” and Their Manufacturers Recent evidence uncovered by USA Today suggests that the makers of so-called “natural” supplements have criminal backgrounds and that the label “natural” doesn’t equate to safe. Take, for example, Dr. Larry’s Tranquility Pills which promise insomniacs a…