FDA Staff: Novo Nordisk Drug Liraglutide Effective for Obesity
FDA Staff: Novo Nordisk Drug Liraglutide Effective for Obesity September 9, 2014 WASHINGTON - Novo Nordisk's drug liraglutide appears effective in treating obesity, though safety questions remain, according to a preliminary assessment by reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The report, posted on the agency's website on Tuesday, […]
September 9th, 2014
Wockhardt Recalls Blood Pressure Drug
Wockhardt Recalls BP Drug September 2, 2014 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday that Wockhardt has initiated a voluntary recall of its high blood pressure medication. Wockhardt is pulling more than 11,500 high density polyethylene plastic bottles of metoprolol succinate (Toprol-XL). This is the third recall […]
September 9th, 2014
Massive Antibiotic Recall
Massive Antibiotic Recall August 22, 2014 Caraco Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical, is in the process of recalling more than 450,000 units of an antibiotic. The active ingredient in cephalexin was not produced in according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s good manufacturing practices. More than 340,000 units […]
September 6th, 2014
The Trouble with Serum Testosterone Testing (Important addition to Feb 2014 “I Told You So”
The Trouble with Serum Testosterone Testing Here is a good explanation on how dealing with a drug prescriber without the competence to prescribe can lead you down the path to a fatal or severe outcome. In clear language "If you are over 50 years old and still have your testicles […]
August 17th, 2014
Lipitor Lawsuits Among Women Soar in Past 5 Months (Just as I predicted would happen!!!)
Medical News | Physician's First Watch August 11, 2014 Lipitor Lawsuits Among Women Soar in Past 5 Months Lawsuits by U.S. women who blame Lipitor (atorvastatin) for their type 2 diabetes have soared over the past 5 months, from 56 to nearly 1000 cases representing 4000 women, according to a […]
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