August 20, 2012

Rx Drugs Recalled for Safety Issues from US market

FDA Drug Recall Due to Safety Issues  1980 – 2011   Drug Name:                                                                Approved                               Withdrawn   Methaqualone

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Rx Drugs Recalled for Safety Issues from US market

May 18, 2011

Petition to FDA: Withdraw Aricept 23mg Immediately

Aricept  (donepezil) 23 mg was approved July 23, 2010 on the basis of a single clinical trial

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Petition to FDA: Withdraw Aricept 23mg Immediately

February 26, 2011

Scientific Proof: Antipsychjotics Shrink Brain

A long-awaited, 14 year magnetic imaging (MRI) follow-up study by Dr. Nancy Andreasen, involving 211 patients, documents

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Scientific Proof: Antipsychjotics Shrink Brain

February 1, 2011

CHANTIX Linked to Highest # Reports–Hostility-Aggression, Psychosis

The latest January 2011 QuarterWatch (analyzing FDA’s MedWatch adverse effect reports for Quarter 2 of 2010) found

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CHANTIX Linked to Highest # Reports–Hostility-Aggression, Psychosis

December 15, 2010

31 Prescription Drugs Linked to 387 Homicides

After two decades of contentious denials about the suicidal risk posed by certain psychoactive prescription drugs, numerous

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31 Prescription Drugs Linked to 387 Homicides

July 21, 2010

Another Coffin Nail for Avandia

The suspension follows the suspension of the TIDE trial in India, July 14, at the request of

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Another Coffin Nail for Avandia

July 10, 2010

Devastating FDA Safety Review of Avandia

Until now, FDA officials in the all-powerful center for new drug evaluation (called CEDER), have, for the

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Devastating FDA Safety Review of Avandia

February 24, 2010

Drug Casualties Continue to Increase_Quarterwatch

According to the database maintained by the National Highway Safety Administration there were 34 deaths alleged to

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Drug Casualties Continue to Increase_Quarterwatch

May 6, 2009

QuaterWatch: 1,000 + deaths –>Digoxin / Suicide/ Violence –>Chantix

* During the third quarter of 2008 the FDA received 24,872 serious adverse drug event reports identifying

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QuaterWatch: 1,000 + deaths –>Digoxin / Suicide/ Violence –>Chantix

March 30, 2009

Florida Antipsychotic Pre-Approval Requirement Protects PreschoolChildren

The State of Florida has established a pre-approval requirement to protect preschool children on Medicaid from being

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Florida Antipsychotic Pre-Approval Requirement Protects PreschoolChildren

March 11, 2009

Obama picks Duo to Run FDA: Dr Hamburg, Commissioner; Dr. Sharfstein Deputy

This just in from the Wall Street Journal online: “During Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg’sr stint in New York,

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Obama picks Duo to Run FDA: Dr Hamburg, Commissioner; Dr. Sharfstein Deputy

February 16, 2009

Editorial: Patients Deserve Facts Re: Antipsychotic Drug

The editorial , a follow-up to Kris Hundley's report about AstraZeneca's disingenuous arguments to keep under seal

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Editorial: Patients Deserve Facts Re: Antipsychotic Drug

March 10, 2007

U of Toronto Endowment: Alternative Care Research by Mental Patients

An uplifting article in The Toronto Star describes how a self-empowerment movement is taking shape among the

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U of Toronto Endowment: Alternative Care Research by Mental Patients