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Sleeping pills land more people in emergency room than ever before
The popular prescription sleep medication Ambien and others that contain the active ingredient zolpidem are sending an increasing number of people to the emergency room, a new study has found.
Pregnant women should be especially careful with over-the-counter, prescription medications
Pregnant women should be extra careful when taking medicines because they may be unsafe for the mother or the child, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautions. The agency issued a reminder to consumers that the risks and benefits of
Prescription drug deaths rise for 11th consecutive year
The number of prescription drug-induced deaths rose for the 11th straight year, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis. Most of the drug deaths were accidents involving potent painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin.
Data from clinical trial on new low testosterone drug delayed
Results from a study on Repros Therapeutic Inc.’s experimental testosterone drug Androxal will be delayed because the drug company is removing some patients from the trial. Androxal was being tested as a treatment for secondary hypogonadism, a condition in which
Hypothyroidism drug recalled due to labeling error
Nearly 29,000 bottles of the thyroid-hormone replacement therapy Synthroid are being recalled due to a labeling error in which tablets contain a lower dose of the medication than what is listed on the label. This is the second recall of
FDA requires lower recommended dosage for insomnia drug Ambien
Many people who take the prescription sleep aid Ambien at bedtime still have high levels of the drug in their systems the morning after, which affects their alertness and impairs their ability to drive vehicles, the Food and Drug Administration
Diet pill Qsymia sales sluggish but analysts say pill has blockbuster potential
About 14,500 people have filled prescriptions for the new diet pill Qsymia since it hit the market in September, and the number of prescriptions are growing each month. Qsymia became the first weight loss pill to be sold in the
FDA warns medical facilities about counterfeit Botox
Batches of Botox shipped from a Canadian drug supplier to more than 350 medical facilities in the United States may be counterfeit and unsafe, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned. The drugs were shipped by suppliers owned by Canada
Overly potent prescription painkillers recalled
Bottles of the prescription painkiller hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets made by Qualitest are being recalled because the pills inside may be oversized and could contain higher amounts of the active ingredients. As a result, this could cause serious health
Drug companies spend millions to promote testosterone gels
Drug companies peddling testosterone replacement products have their eyes on older men. Advertisements promoting testosterone gels by firms such as Abbott and Eli Lilly have risen more than 170 percent in the past three years to more than $14 million
