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  • May 2008

    • Quit-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Trouble, Dizziness

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 22, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      Quit-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Trouble, Dizziness

      Pfizer smoking-cessation drug Chantix has been linked to nearly a thousand serious incidents in the last quarter of 2007, the Wall Street Journal reports. A report from a drug safety group found that some users of the drug—already linked to depression and suicide—suffered heart trouble, diabetes, or accidents caused by dizziness and confusion. More »

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      FDA  • Pfizer  • pharmaceutical  • smoking cessation  • side effects  • drug safety  • medication  • Chantix

  • April 2008

    • Heparin Victims Testify on Hill

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 29, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Heparin Victims Testify on Hill

      Relatives of some of the 81 Americans whose deaths have been linked to tainted heparin told a Congressional subcommittee about their experiences today, Reuters reports. An Ohio man wept as he told lawmakers his wife and son, who had a genetic kidney disease, died within a month after being given heparin while undergoing dialysis. "I want to know if my daughter and the millions of others who continue to receive dialysis are safe," said Leroy Hubley. More »

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      Congress  • regulation  • Heparin  • Baxter International  • blood thinner  • drug safety  • contaminated drugs

  • March 2008

    • 8 Worrying Drug Side Effects

      newser  |  Forbes  |  Mar 7, 08 7:14 PM CST

      8 Worrying Drug Side Effects

      Despite rigorous testing, some drugs have side effects that only rear their ugly heads when introduced to the general population. Forbes catalogs some of the weirdest: Anti-smoking drug Chantix can cause insomnia and nightmares. Diet drug Alli can have unforeseen gastrointestinal side-effects; these can be counteracted by eating a low-fat diet , of all things. Mirapex, prescribed for Parkinson's and restless-leg-syndrome patients, can lead to compulsive-eating and gambling urges. More »

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      list  • FDA  • blood pressure  • side effects  • drug safety  • Chantix  • drug trials  • Mirapex  • Ambien

  • January 2008

    • Beefed-Up R&D Slows Drug Approval

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jan 8, 08 5:45 PM CST

      Beefed-Up R&D Slows Drug Approval

      The FDA approved only 19 new drugs in 2007, the lowest total in 24 years. Bloomberg takes a look at the reasons. Some drug companies accuse the FDA of setting the bar higher for drug approvals, a charge the agency denies. Many, however, say the issue lies with big pharma devoting more attention to developing existing products than to creating new drugs. More »

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      FDA  • GlaxoSmithKline  • drug safety  • Novartis AG

  • November 2007

    • Merck to Settle Suits for $4.85B

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 9, 07 5:19 AM CST

      Merck to Settle Suits for $4.85B

      Merck has agreed to shell out $4.85 billion to settle 27,000 Vioxx lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who argued that the pain medication damaged health and caused deaths. The agreement, one of the largest in history, must still be approved by 85% of the plaintiffs, but it's likely to go through, reports the New York Times. More »

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      settlement  • civil lawsuits  • Merck  • painkiller  • Vioxx  • drug safety

  • June 2007

    • FDA Flags Chinese Seafood

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 28, 07 6:12 PM CDT

      FDA Flags Chinese Seafood

      Add farmed seafood to the list of unsafe goods imported from China. The FDA will detain three varieties of fish as well as shrimp and eel, the agency said today, after tests revealed the presence of antibiotics and antifungals that aren't approved in the US for use in aquaculture. The level of contamination and risk to consumers are low. More »

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      China  • food  • FDA  • imports  • contamination  • seafood  • drug safety  • banned foods

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