FDA & Prescription Drugs | InjuryBoard Austin

According to an article published yesterday by the Journal of American Medical Association, Merck was ghostwriting Vioxx studies for doctors. The study's authors reviewed over 20,000 pages of...

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Some warnings hit home. The FDA has now issued warnings that the popular asthma drug Singulair may be linked to suicidal thoughts. This is particularly disconcerting because Singulair is a popular prescription with children (including one of my own). If you or your child takes Singulair, please discuss these risks with your doctor.For more information from my Injuryboard brethren, you might...

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The Bush Administration has long supported a policy of federal government rules and regulations preempting state court causes of action. For example, in December, the administration argued that pharmaceutical companies should not be liable to consumers for their defective products if the products were approved by the FDA. But the problem is that the FDA is not well-suited to handle the...

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In a year of massive drug recalls, the FiercePharma blog has a report on the top 10 drug recalls of 2007. The list includes:1. Antidepressants - Various companies 2. Epogen/Aranesp - Amgen 3. Zyprexa - Lilly 4. Avandia - Glaxo5. Actos - Takeda 6. Provigil - Cephalon 7. Zelnorm - Novartis 8. Byetta - Amylin 9. Xolair - Genentech 10. Fentora - Cephalon Apparently, the list is based on 2006 world...

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Under the recently announced settlement, lawyers participating in the agreement must recommend to all of his or her clients that they participate in the settlement, and if they don't agree to participate, the attorney must take steps to withdraw from the representation. That provision is causing many attorneys to consider whether participation in the agreement requires them to violate any of...

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Earlier this year, the HPV vaccine was all over the news here in Austin and around the state as Governor Rick Perry attempted to unilaterally mandate that all school age girls receive the vaccine. Fortunately, after the legislature passed a law overturning the executive order, the Governor backed away from his plan.Now, stories are coming out showing why it's good to allow parents to make their...

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In the biggest personal injury news of the year, Merck has agreed to settle most of its Vioxx lawsuits. To learn more about the claims, please refer to Injuryboard's Vioxx resource page.

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Under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration, Bayer announced today that it is suspending its global sales of Trasylol. The drug, primarily used to help with bleeding during heart surgeries, has been linked to higher instances of death, serious kidney damage, and stroke. Bayer has been under attack for problems relating to Trasylol for more than a year after Bayer failed to provide the...

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A drug supplier to nursing homes around the country has issued a drug recall for products that may have been contaminated with penicillin. Omnicare Inc. repackages drugs that are then sent to nursing homes. All drugs that may have been contaminated went through their Toledo facility Heartland Repack Services. In its Feb. 16 response to the FDA warning letter, obtained by The Enquirer through...

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Tom Lamb over at drug-injury.com examines the recent decision by Bristol-Myers Squibb to stop making the antibiotic Tequin. On Monday the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen petitioned the FDA to ban the drug that has been linked to 20 deaths and severe cases of hyper and hypoglycemia, noting that there are many safer alternatives to treat the conditions for which tequin is primarily...

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