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Consumers may be last to know about recalled drugs

March 24, 2014 The FDA is doing a slipshod job of broadcasting drug recalls, and big pharmacy chains can be slow to contact customers about them. The result is that patients may go on taking prescription drugs that have been found to be dangerously flawed... Read More >

Categories: CVS Drug recalls Effexor XR FDA FDA recalls Pfizer recall reporting Tikosyn Walgreens wrong dose wrong pill

Who would have thought this everyday drug could cause anything so horrific?

March 19, 2014 There is no way to know who might be at increased risk from this ghastly side effect. It can happen out of the blue, even if you've taken this widely used painkiller many times before... Read More >

Categories: acetaminophen acetaminophen side effects Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis AGEP FDA SJS skin peels off skin reactions from acetaminophen Stevens-Johnson Syndrome TEN toxic epidermal necrolysis Tylenol

‘Killer painkiller’ extra bad news for veterans

March 11, 2014 When the FDA went against its own advisors to okay this potentially lethal pain medication, it sent health professional and experts everywhere into an uproar. How could they allow a drug that could kill with just two capsules on the market? But sadly the ones who might be most at... Read More >

Categories: addiction to pain pills addictive drugs dangerous pain drugs drug addiction veterans FDA opioids opium VA hospitals Veterans Vicodin Zohydro

Combining two dangerous drugs doesn’t make either any safer

March 10, 2014 This month a risky "new" version of the old HRT will be hitting pharmacy shelves. It's a twofer combination of Premarin and another hazardous drug -- one not yet approved by the FDA to be prescribed on its own. Here's what you need to watch out for if your doctor... Read More >

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Big lies from Big Pharma: they’re on your TV every day

February 5, 2014 A lot of drug ads are telling you bold-faced fibs about how well these pharmaceuticals work. All for one reason. To get you to go and "ask your doctor..." Also, find out what happens when drug companies don't tell the truth about their products on TV... Read More >

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When an OTC purchase can put you in the hospital–or worse

January 30, 2014 You can buy it almost anywhere...the supermarket, drug store or even a gas station. And it sends over 78,000 people to the ER each year, many of whom don't make it out. Even though it's available wherever you go, it's now more dangerous than its prescription version... Read More >

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Alert: Dangerous amounts of acetaminophen still being prescribed

January 29, 2014 The FDA asked drug makers three years ago to lower the levels of acetaminophen in prescription pills, but only half did so. Here's its 'solution' to that life-threatening problem and what you need to watch out for... Read More >

Categories: 325 mg. limit of acetaminophen acetaminophen Alka Seltzer Plus Dimetapp FDA liver disease liver failure Pharmacists prescription drugs with acetaminophen staggered overdose Tylenol

Z-Pak warnings include ‘sudden death’

January 28, 2014 Research shows that the drug azithromycin, commonly called Z-Pak, increases your chance of a heart attack by 250 percent within the first days of using it. Experts say there are safer antibiotics if you have heart problems... Read More >

Categories: antibiotics azithromycin FDA heart attack heart rhythms New England Journal of Medicine Z Max Z Pak z pak dangers Zithromax ZMAX

Here’s what you need to know about a dangerous new drug for type 2 diabetes

January 21, 2014 The FDA starts out the new year by approving Farxiga for type 2 diabetes, and we don't have to wait on this one: we already know how bad it is. It ups your risk for bladder and breast cancer while giving little to no benefits if your kidneys are less... Read More >

Categories: AstraZeneca bladder cancer blood glucose breast cancer Bristol-Meyers diabetics Farxiga FDA kidney disease kidney problems type 2 diabetes urinary infection

Before you take another OTC heartburn pill, learn some urgent information about what’s not on the package

January 20, 2014 Popular OTC heartburn drugs are being taken like they're candy. But don't be fooled by the fact you didn't need a prescription to get them. They're the very same drugs as the Rx versions...only the warnings are different... Read More >

Categories: bone fractures FDA GERD heartburn drugs hip fractures Nexium OTC drugs PPI prescription drugs Prevacid Prilosec proton pump inhibitors Zegerod
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