FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Facts About Fosamax Femur Fractures

  Michael Phelan | February 24, 2012 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Fosamax, manufactured by Merk & Co., is in a class of drugs called bisphosphonates. Fosamax is a prescription medicine for the treatment or prevention of osteoporosis (thinning of bone) in...

• Takeda Pharma Faces Slew of Suits Over Actos Bladder Cancer Claims

  Michael Phelan | December 02, 2011 9:31 AM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  Asia's biggest drugmaker, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., may face as many as 10,000 lawsuits in U.S. courts over allegations that its Actos diabetes drug causes bladder cancer. U.S. regulators...

• New Warning Label for Actos

  Michael Phelan | August 08, 2011 12:11 PM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  The FDA released last Friday newly updated label information for pioglitazone (Actos) and medications that contain Actos. The new labeling warns that use of Actos for more than a year may increase...

• First Actos Lawsuit Filed

  Michael Phelan | August 08, 2011 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Last week the first of what will likely be thousands of lawsuits against the manufacurer of Actos was filed on behalf of a Pennsylvania hospital secretary who was diagnosed with bladder cancer in...

• More Bad News About Actos and Avandia

  Michael Phelan | June 27, 2011 9:08 AM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a condition in which the retina thickens and swells. DME can lead to blindness. A new study of more than 100,000 people which was presented Sunday at the Amercan...

• Canada Reviewing Actos re: bladder cancer risk

  Michael Phelan | June 17, 2011 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is adding information on bladder cancer risk to the label of medicines containing Actos (pioglitazone) and to patient medication...

• FDA Warns Diabetes Drug Actos May Cause Bladder Cancer

  Michael Phelan | June 16, 2011 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Five days after Germany and France pulled Takeda Pharmaceuticals' diabetes drug Actos off the market, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that the diabetes drug...

• Law suits keep consumers safe

  Michael Phelan | October 26, 2010 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The Founding Fathers understood that lawsuits are a necessary means for a nation of civilized citizens to resolve their disputes. Hence, the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution which preserves an...

• The FDA and Politics Don't Mix

  Michael Phelan | October 15, 2010 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it would reverse the approval of a patch for injured knees that it granted in 2008 after being unduly pressured by four New Jersey congressmen and...

• Is Meridia Another Dangerous Diet Pill?

  Michael Phelan | September 02, 2010 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Are we looking at Fen-Phen all over again? This month the FDA will decide the fate of the controversial diet pill Meridia [sibutramine], America's second-most popular prescription diet drug. That...