FDA & Prescription Drugs

• FDA Warns: Decorative Contact Lenses Can Harm Your Eyes

  Chrissie Cole | October 26, 2009 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  With Halloween almost upon us, the FDA is warning consumers about unapproved use of decorative contact lenses that can harm your eyes. These contact lenses are used to temporarily change the...

• Risks of Ortho Evra

  Carrie Strasser | October 22, 2009 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  The Boston Globe reported yesterday on the risks associated with the birth control patch, Ortho Evra, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. The article reported the story of an otherwise healthy...

• FDA Approves Stelara To Treat Psoriasis

  Chrissie Cole | September 27, 2009 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new biologic drug called Stelara for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in adults. Known generically as ustekinumab,...

• Orlistat Weight Loss Drug Linked To Liver Damage

  Chrissie Cole | August 24, 2009 11:40 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  The Food and Drug Administration has received several reports of liver damage associated with the weight loss drug orlistat (sold over-the-counter as Alli) and Xenical (prescription...

• Selling Prescriptions and Patient Information - More Common Than You Think

  Carrie Strasser | August 09, 2009 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  The NY Times reported yesterday that people's prescriptions and personal information including Social Security numbers and addresses, are often sold without a patient's knowledge or consent. This...

• NIH Halts Viagra Trial In Sickle Cell Patients

  Chrissie Cole | July 28, 2009 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  A trial of sildenafil intended to determine if the drug could be used to treat pulmonary hypertension in some patients with sickle cell disease has been halted a year early by the National...

• Swine Flu Vaccine Makers Get Immunity

  Carrie Strasser | July 20, 2009 1:58 PM | 3 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, signed a document last month that gives vaccine makers and federal officials immunity from lawsuits that might arise surrounding any new...

• Officials Warn of Risk of Suicide with Two Anti-Smoking Drugs

  Carrie Strasser | July 02, 2009 9:58 AM | 1 CommentStoughton / Canton, MA

  The New York Times reported that federal drug regulators advised patients taking two anti-smoking drugs to watch for signs of mental illness because of an increased risk of suicide among the drugs'...

• Zicam Nasal Cold Products Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | June 22, 2009 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  Certain over-the-counter Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal products have been recalled after the FDA reportedly received more than 130 reports of loss of smell, associated with these products. Loss of...

• Vermont Legislature Passes Most Stringent Law Yet on Drug Makers' Gifts to Doctors

  Carrie Strasser | May 21, 2009 5:36 PM | 1 CommentStoughton / Canton, MA

  The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Vermont is putting its foot down on medical industry payments and gifts to doctors and other health care providers. The law passed by the Vermont...