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TV and radio host Dr. Drew gets caught schilling for Big Pharma

July 23, 2012 Dr. Drew gets caught schilling for Big Pharma when GlaxoSmithKline court documents reveal a huge payday for the TV and radio host who apparently touted questionable sexual enhancement benefits of the Wellbutrin antidepressant... Read More >

Categories: Dr. Drew Pinsky GlaxoSmithKline off-label marketing Wellbutrin

A dangerous drug dependency might start in your doctor’s office when he prescribes a common heartburn drug

May 30, 2012 If you had a friend who developed a dependency on prescription painkillers or amphetamines, you might not even know it. Chances are, they'd be inclined to keep it a secret. But if the drug were a heartburn medication, there would be no shame. In fact, just the opposite. Here's how... Read More >

Categories: heart heartburn medication magnesium levels PPI PPI drugs rapid heartburn relief stomach acid

The solution to the acetaminophen crisis is simple, but the FDA won’t sound the urgent warning

May 23, 2012 A recent article reminded me of this 2009 expert panel. That gang of 37 recommended a ban of the prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet because they contain acetaminophen. Oddly, the panel did not call for a ban of Theraflu or any other over-the-counter med with acetaminophen... Read More >

Categories: acetaminophen acetaminophen overdose black box warning consumers FDA Percocet prescription painkillers Theraflu Vicodin

It’s embarrassing to see how timid the FDA can be when big business puts profits before human safety

April 23, 2012 This is a new one for me. For the very first time, I feel embarrassed for the FDA. Once again, they've shown that human health doesn't matter when it comes to protecting profits of giant corporations... Read More >

Categories: agri-business giants agriculture antibiotics bacterial superbugs farm animals farmers FDA labels MRSA Penicillin prescription tetracycline veterinarians

This very common prescription and OTC drug may do harm in all sorts of ways

February 22, 2012 I'm talking specifically about proton pump inhibitor drugs (such as Prevacid, Nexium, and Prilosec). And yes, we've seen warnings about these drugs before. But now, with evidence of a very troubling new way PPI drugs can harm you, we've gotten to the point where it has to be asked...When do... Read More >

Categories: acid reflux C-diff chronic diarrhea Clostridium difficile infection digestive tract FDA General Health heartburn heartburn medicine magnesium levels PPIs Prilosec proton pump inhibitor drugs stomach acid

Bringing down the fear level about age-related bone loss

February 7, 2012 Ladies, you and I ...we are a goldmine. We are a drug maker's -- and drug marketer's -- dream. Scare us and we will fall in line. Throw in some help from the FDA, Congress and the mainstream medical establishment, and you can take us all the way to the... Read More >

Categories: bone density bone density scans bone density test Bone Mass Measurement Act bone scans bones fosamax Medicare Merck osteopenia osteoporosis women

The DEA helps drug companies gouge unsuspecting consumers for obscene profits

January 18, 2012 Every day, millions of people use a type of prescription drug that also happens to be in high demand as a recreational drug -- it produces a cocaine-like high when it's crushed and snorted. Of course, I'm talking about ADHD drugs -- widely used, but also widely abused... Read More >

Categories: ADHD ADHD drug abuse ADHD Drugs brand name Drug Enforcement Administration generics prescription drug

Take the 3-question quiz that could save your life

January 4, 2012 I consider myself a good label-reader, and I'll bet you've become pretty good at reading them too. As we've discovered over the past few years, you really have to be diligent about scrutinizing food and drug labels -- sometimes going so far as to decode certain phrases that seem purposely... Read More >

Categories: acute liver failure APAP food and drug labels liver damage OTC drug labels Panadol para-acetylaminophenol Tylenol

How to protect yourself from a common (and grueling) bacterial infection

December 26, 2011 If you should get sick, the last place you want to be is a hospital. Hospitals are teeming with the most vile bacteria on earth. All it takes is a couple of doctors or nurses in a hurry to skip washing their hands, and it's curtains... Read More >

Categories: antibiotic bacteria C-diff Clostridium difficile curtains diarrhea Dificid germs H2 receptor antagonists hospital curtains hospitals iatrogenic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) probiotic supplement probiotics proton pump inhibitor drugs sick side effects wash your hands
Allan Spreen, M.D.
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