FDA & Prescription Drugs

• GAO Has Unkind Words For FDA

  Bob Carroll | April 25, 2006 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A GAO report had harsh and unsettling words to say about the FDA. A year after announcing reforms, the FDA still doesn't have a reliable system to keep track of developing problems, a federal report says.The Government Accountability Office found that a new Drug Safety Oversight Board and other FDA initiatives were "unlikely to address all the gaps" in the agency's system for monitoring the...

• Accutane, Pregnancy & Birth Defects

  Bob Carroll | April 19, 2006 4:36 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Evelyn Pringle is a columnist for Independent Media TV and an investigative journalist focused on exposing corruption in government. She has just posted a well-researched article on Accutane and its trail of misery, particularly for pregnant women. According to the March of Dimes Foundation, birth defects known to be associated with Accutane include: hydrocephaly (enlargement of the...

• ReNu Eye Infections First Reported In Asia - In November

  Bob Carroll | April 17, 2006 5:57 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  We now live in a global economy. What happens in Asia can impact us in America. Bausch & Lomb apparently thought that what happens in Asia stays in Asia. According to the International Herald Tribune "clusters of Fusarium keratitis, the eye infection, began surfacing in Asia as far back as November" in connection with the use of Bausch's ReNu With MoistureLoc solution. Why did Bausch wait...

• The Docs Are Confused By FDA

  Bob Carroll | April 14, 2006 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The FDA is confusing the nation's doctors with its drug advisories. As a result, the doctors are turning to private companies who may be more interested in earning a buck than educating the doctors. Lost in this mess is the patient who takes the drugs prescribed by the confused doctors being helped by the private shills. Does this make you feel safe taking that new prescription to the...

• The Eye Infection That May Come With ReNu Contact Lens Solution

  Bob Carroll | April 11, 2006 7:34 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  When eye infections may be caused by a contact lens solution the manufacturer of the solution has to blink. That is just what Bausch & Lomb did when the real possibility of a link between its contact lens solution, ReNu, and a serious eye infection was raised. The manufacturer has stopped the sale of its product while the investigation by the FDA continues. Vision loss can be the end result...

• A $4.5 Million Verdict For Vioxx Victim

  Bob Carroll | April 06, 2006 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Vioxx litigation continues to produce verdicts. Some strongly favor the victims of this withdrawn drug. Others in favor of the manufacturer. My observation would be that the manufacturer cannot win enough of the cases to make it worthwhile to try all or even many of the cases. A running account of all trials so far has been created by AP and is posted at Boston.com.The most recent...

• Attention Deficit Drugs May Be Linked To Deaths

  Bob Carroll | February 10, 2006 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Two articles raise concerns about attention deficit drugs. Both articles are posted below in their entirety in order to assure public awareness of these concerns. The drugs include Ritalin, Concerta, Methylin, Metadate, Adderall and Adderall XR. The drugs may be linked to an increased risk of death and injury. Special warnings on attention deficit drugs urged Associated Press WASHINGTON --...

• Medical Journals Come Under Fire

  Bob Carroll | January 04, 2006 7:54 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  I appreciate the post of New York City Personal Injury Lawyer: "Medical journals are no more than 'an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies' because a large proportion of their revenue comes from drug advertisements and reprints of company funded trials, claims former BMJ editor, Richard Smith." Jeremy Thurman has been kind enough to provide a very detailed explanation of...

• Be An Informed Prescription Drug User

  Bob Carroll | December 26, 2005 8:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  FDA Consumer Magazine is available free online. Well worth reading if you require prescription medications.

• New FDA Warning Label For Ortho Evra

  Bob Carroll | November 12, 2005 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The FDA has issued a new warning label for Ortho Evra, the skin patch brith control product. The warning alerts users to potential problems with hormone levels created by use of the patches.FDA Updates Labeling for Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch The Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch to warn healthcare providers and patients that...