FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Risks From Avandia Mirror Those for Diabetes Itself

  Emily Mapp Brannon | October 04, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA

  Patients with type 2 diabetes run the risk of losing a limb to the disease. Patients taking Avandia--GlaxoSmithKline's branded version of the medication rosiglitazone--also run the risk of...

• Fentanyl/Duragesic Patch Claims: A History of Death and a Dangerous Drug

  John Cooper | June 30, 2009 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA

  Fentanyl, a drug approximately 100 times stronger than morphine, has been linked to many fatalities due to inappropriate use and medical error. Fentanyl, also called Duragesic, was developed in...

• Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Food Poisoning Connected to Virginia

  Rick Shapiro | June 27, 2009 5:10 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, VA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently inspected the Danville, Virginia (VA) factory which produced the Nestle Toll House cookie dough which contained E. coli, according to the Daily Press....

• Makers of Zicam Nasal Spray Deny Loss of Smell as Side Effect

  Jim Lewis | June 19, 2009 1:49 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, VA

  Matrixx Corp., the makers of Zicam nasal spray, denied the allegations that their product caused a permanent loss of smell when taken by consumers. This denial came after settling multiple...

• Zicam nasal spray causes loss of smell

  Rick Shapiro | June 17, 2009 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA

  The FDA announced consumers should avoid the nasal spray Zicam due to the risk of permanent loss of smell. 130 people have reported losing their sense of smell after using Zicam products since...

• Swine Flu Persists in Peninsula Area of Virginia, Global Pandemic Declared

  Jim Lewis | June 10, 2009 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA

  Schools in Newport News, Virginia (VA) recently reported three cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as Swine Flu. The schools in question include Richneck Elementary on Tyner Drive and Mary...

• Hydroxycut Imitators Should Be Avoided

  Rick Shapiro | June 02, 2009 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA

  The FDA urged people to stop taking the popular weight loss product Hydroxycut due to a link with liver damage and one death, according to The Virginian-Pilot. You should also be on the lookout for...

• Reglan Connected To Serious Movement Disorder

  Jim Lewis | May 23, 2009 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA

  Studies show a link between the prescription drug Reglan and a very serious movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia, according to the FDA. The symptoms for this disorder are almost never...

• Obama Administration Quickly Halts Effect of Bush Administration Pending Regulations That Snuff Out State Civil/Tort Remedies

  Rick Shapiro | January 21, 2009 8:45 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA

  One of the first official acts of the Obama administration was to halt the effect of any “last minute” Bush administration “corporate protection” regulations that would wipe...