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What to do if your life depends on an EpiPen May 15, 2018
In this day and age, it’s positively unbelievable to imagine that lives could be cut short by a failure of pharma to properly manufacture a life-saving product… and do so in sufficient quantities. And if you or someone in your family has a life-threatening allergy, you might be wondering what your options are right now. […]
The cheaper this med gets, the more dangerous it is May 15, 2018
If your doctor has been on your back about your cholesterol readings lately, don’t be surprised if he tries to convince you to roll up your sleeve for a shot of the PCSK9 med known as Praluent. Just two shots a month… and voilà… no more cholesterol worries! But as an eAlert reader, you know […]
The killer med that’s coming back to haunt us May 10, 2018
The arthritis drug Vioxx was a horror show that is estimated to have directly caused 60,000 American deaths from heart attack or stroke. Some experts, however, say that figure is just the tip of this deadly iceberg – that the true number of deaths is closer to half a million. Merck recalled the drug back […]
How Big Pharma deceives you every single day May 9, 2018
If constantly being told about blurry vision, hives, nausea and diarrhea, blood disorders, suicidal thoughts, cancer, and even death are enough to make you want to throw your TV out the window, you’re not alone! Unbelievably, only America and the island nation of New Zealand allow DTC (direct-to-consumer) ads for Rx drugs to air on […]
How to trade anxiety for something much worse May 2, 2018
The drug lamotrigine may be an oldie, but that doesn’t mean for one minute that it’s somehow been proven to be a “goodie.” A quick look at just the top part of its 69-page label will warn you about such shocking side effects as “life-threatening serious rashes” (including one where you skin literally peels off […]
Will this med create a new wave of opioid addicts? April 27, 2018
If there’s anything we don’t need, it’s another antidepressant. And if there’s anything we absolutely, positively don’t need, it’s another addictive opioid med. So, obviously, the very last thing we need is an antidepressant/opioid combo. Yet the FDA just did an about-face on a new drug application it recently turned down – a change of […]
Is your BP med linked to pancreatic cancer? April 25, 2018
You know that researchers have stumbled upon something serious when they tell us not to panic! In this case, that’s what scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston told a reporter at The Los Angeles Times. But this finding is about as grave as it comes – a significant link between pancreatic cancer […]
Another way Big Pharma can bleed you dry March 28, 2018
It could be the best thing to happen to Las Vegas since Wayne Newton — a pill that can trigger some users into gambling all of their money away! And it wasn’t invented as some devious experiment by casino owners to get more dough flowing into the slots or onto the table. Nope, it came […]
Don’t be fooled by this risky cholesterol med March 26, 2018
A drug that can zap your cholesterol numbers down to the basement has gone from sad sack to superstar practically overnight. Experts in the drug world were calling the injectable med Praluent a “pharmaceutical flop” due to poor sales, and that’s despite the fact that it was supposed to be a brand-new blockbuster type of […]
Gout-med risk findings even worse than anticipated March 20, 2018
Having gout is like walking a tightrope… over the Grand Canyon! It’s one of the most excruciating pains you can have, but the drugs dispensed to treat it are some of the most dangerous ones you can take. What a choice! Now, the latest warning to hit the fan is about Uloric (which also goes […]
The antibiotic you never, ever want to take March 5, 2018
While the FDA is hard at work trying to stomp out the herb kratom (a safe, natural way to relieve pain that I told you about last week), it’s sitting on its hands where a truly dangerous drug, an antibiotic called clarithromycin, is concerned. Now, along with a lengthy list of potentially deadly side effects […]
How to trade a stuffy nose for a stroke February 27, 2018
For a large class of seemingly unrelated Rx and OTC meds, this should be the final nail in the coffin. First, we heard that they can cause brain shrinkage (yes, brain shrinkage!), leading to dementia and Alzheimer’s. Then, a study early last year found that when seniors take these meds, it ups the risk that […]