Kugel Mesh for Hernia recalled
FDA forces Composix to recall Kugel Mesh hernia patch
Read More…Yaz – FDA Orders Bayer to Correct Deceptive Yaz Advertising
In October 2008, the makers of Yaz were ordered by product-safety authorities to correct two 60-second television ads for their product. Officials concluded the TV spots contained inaccurate and misleading statements that overstated the efficacy of the drug. The advertisements which were designed to correct earlier misleading ads featured a group of women discussing the [...]
Read More…Yaz: Popular Birth Control Pill Linked to Deaths and Serious Heart Complications
Yaz is a popular brand of oral contraceptive which has been linked to severe and deadly injuries in users. Women taking the drug to prevent becoming pregnant or to treat emotional and physical symptoms of PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and moderate acne have suffered blood clots, stroke, heart attacks, and even died as a result.
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Mylan, other drugmakers face product liability suits related to pain patches.
Generic drug giant Mylan Inc., along with other pharmaceutical companies, in product liability lawsuits related to the manufacture of pain patches. At issue is the powerful painkiller fentanyl, which is applied to the skin in a patch for the slow release of the medication.
Read More…Court documents show Wyeth paid writers of hormone-therapy articles
The articles were drafted by a medical communications firm paid by Wyeth, and were “published in medical journals between 1998 and 2005.” They “emphasized the benefits and de-emphasized the risks of taking hormones to protect against maladies like aging skin, heart disease and dementia.” The “supposed medical consensus” created by the papers is said to have helped sales of Wyeth’s hormone drugs Premarin (conjugated estrogens) and Prempro (conjugated estrogens/medroxyprogesterone acetate) rise “to nearly $2 billion in 2001.” That “consensus fell apart in 2002 when a huge federal study on hormone therapy was stopped after researchers found that menopausal women who took certain hormones had an increased risk of invasive breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke.”
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