FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Merck suffers Vioxx setback

  Eddie Farah | August 17, 2006 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The jury in a federal trial held in New Orleans found Merck & Co knowingly misrepresented or failed to disclose information about Vioxx to the doctors of Gerald Barnett, a retired FBI agent. The jury said Mr. Barnett should receive $50 million in compensatory damages plus $1 million in punitive damages. The jury found that Merck "acted win wanton, malicious, willful or reckless disregard for...

• Tylenol associated with Liver Damage

  Eddie Farah | July 05, 2006 6:59 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A recent study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed healthy adults who took the maximum dose of Tylenol for two weeks, developed abnormalities in liver test which could be a signal for liver damage106 participants took four grams of Tylenol equivalent to eight extra-strength Tylenol tablets daily for two weeks. Some took Tylenol alone and some took with upload...

• Lipitor

  Eddie Farah | June 30, 2006 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Two separate lawsuits have been filed against Pfizer, Inc., the manufacture of Lipitor, a popular anti-cholesterol drug on the ground the company failed to provide adequate warnings about potential side effectsCharles M. Wilson, age 67, a former insurance executive from Atlanta claims he suffered from neuropathy, a nervous system disease that disrupts muscle control.Michael Mozzarella, a...

• Serious Eye Infection

  Eddie Farah | June 16, 2006 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Over the past several months, the FDA and CDC have investigated an outbreak of Fusarium keratitis occurring in America, predominantly among contact lens wearers. Fusarium Keratitis is a serious fungal eye infection which if left untreated can result in corneal injury and potential blindnessThe CDC's interest in ReNu with MoistureLoc is based on the disproportionate number of cases of Fusarium...

• Natrecor Off-Label Prescribing Still A Problem

  Staff Writer | June 02, 2006 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Natrecor is a drug used to treat patients who suffer from congestive heart failure. Sales of the drug almost doubled from 2004 to 2005. Many critics say much of the drugs popularity is due to the off-label prescribing by physicians to give heart failure patients weekly "tune-ups" over the course of several months. This off-label use is not approved by the FDA, and Natrecor has been linked to...