FDA warning Tagged Articles

New J and J chief made critical decisions about recalled hip implant

Posted: May 2, 2012 Pharmaceutical

Johnson & Johnson’s new CEO Alex Gorsky says the company will need to be “bold, disciplined and decisive” about its future moves if it wants to remain competitive in the drug market and redeem itself after a wave of recalls

FDA wants more safety data before it will approve new type 2 diabetes drugs

Posted: May 1, 2012 Pharmaceutical

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. will have to produce more evidence on the safety of two new type 2 diabetes medications, delaying even more what has been a long road to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Takeda is seeking United States

Doctor calls metal hip implants ‘ticking time bombs’

Posted: May 1, 2012 Pharmaceutical

“This is like an unknown ticking time bomb because we don’t know what the long term effect is going to be,” Dr. Nizar Mahomed, an orthopedic surgeon at Toronto Western Hospital told CTV. He was warning about metal-on-metal artificial hips,

Woman sues bladder sling maker for failing to warn about possible complications

Posted: April 30, 2012 Pharmaceutical

“I never had this before, nothing so bad that you could just sit down and cry. You just don’t know what’s going on with your body.” Canadian resident Diane McLaughlin recalls the severe pain she experienced shortly after surgery in 2006

Blood thinners more dangerous for people with clotting disorders

Posted: April 26, 2012 Pharmaceutical

Bleeding disorders are more common than most people realize, and often go undiagnosed. The most common type of bleeding disorder is von Willebrand disease (VWD), a condition in which the blood does not clot properly. When injury occurs in patients

Cardiology group compares safety of blood thinners

Posted: April 25, 2012 Pharmaceutical

A group of researchers from the European Society of Cardiology have found what they say is the best-documented alternative to the blood thinners warfarin and aspirin for the prevention of stroke in patients with a type of irregular heartbeat known

New therapy could one day provide better treatment options for diabetics

Posted: April 24, 2012 Pharmaceutical

A novel new therapy to treat type 2 diabetes that lowers blood sugar, decreases insulin resistance, lowers cholesterol and helps keep fatty deposits from settling in the liver is in the works at Columbia University Medical Center, and researchers hope

FDA warns of eye infections with drugs used in eye surgeries

Posted: April 23, 2012 Pharmaceutical

More reports of eye infections caused by fungal endophthalmitis in patients who were treated with Brilliant Blue G (BBG) during eye surgery have prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a second warning in a month’s time about

Hypertension drug combination contraindicated in patients with diabetes, renal impairment

Posted: April 23, 2012 Pharmaceutical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning for patients with type 2 diabetes or kidney (renal) impairment about possible risks when these patients use blood pressure medications containing aliskiren with other hypertension drugs called angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

Accidental exposure to fentanyl skin patch can be deadly to kids

Posted: April 23, 2012 Pharmaceutical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning patients, caregivers and health care providers that accidental exposure to the skin patch containing the powerful painkiller fentanyl can be deadly, especially to young children, and that extra caution should be exercised