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FDA Warns Kratom Products May Contain Heavy Metals
Kratom is a popular herbal supplement and drug that is unregulated in the U.S. It has, however, been investigated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on more than one occasion. After warnings from the FDA that kratom may contain highly-addictive opioids to recalls due…
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FDA Warns Stopping MS Drug Could Severely Worsen Condition
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning statement about the drug Gilenya, used to treat multiple sclerosis. The troubling reports about patients who stopped using the medication indicated that cessation of use can lead to significant and severe…
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Valsartan Recall Leads to Price Surge, Further Testing
The blood pressure and heart failure medication valsartan has been the subject of several recalls in 2018. Three separate recalls were announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from July through the end of September because of the presence of harmful impurities.…
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Valsartan Recalled, Lawsuits Filed
Valsartan is a medication prescribed to treat and manage high blood pressure and heart failure. There are several brand names and generic forms of the drug made and sold by different pharmaceutical companies. There have now been three recalls of the drug triggered by impurities…
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Lawsuits over Damage Caused by Hernia Mesh Growing
Bard Davol hernia surgical mesh has been implicated in complications after surgery including inflammation, rejection of the mesh, adhesion to organs, migration, organ damage, and more. Lawsuits over the damage the mesh has caused are growing and have recently been consolidated…
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Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $4.7 Billion for Ovarian Cancer and Baby Powder Link
Twenty-two women and their families went up against Johnson & Johnson in a St. Louis court and won. The jury hit the company with $4.7 billion, including $550 million to the women for damages caused by long-term use of Baby Powder and other talcum powder products made by the…
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Over One Third of U.S. Adults Take Prescriptions that Can Trigger Depression
A recent study discovered that more than 33 percent of American adults are currently taking one or more prescription drugs that carry the risk of depression as a side effect. Depression is a very serious mental illness that can cause impairment in many areas of a person’s life…
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Nationwide Recall of Taytulla Birth Control – Mistake Could Lead to Pregnancy
Drug maker Allergan announced on May 29 that it was recalling its prescription birth control known as Taytulla. At issue is a mistake in the ordering of the pills in the monthly pack that could actually lead a woman to get pregnant. The error was found by physician reports, and…
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FDA Issues Mandatory Recall of Kratom Products
In an unusual move for the group the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a mandatory recall of a kratom product. Kratom, a natural substance from a plant that is often sold as an herbal supplement, is controversial, and the FDA previously warned about its…
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Biogen, AbbVie Remove MS Drug from Market after Brain Inflammation
Pharmaceutical companies AbbVie and Biogen have voluntarily begun the process of removing the drug Zinbryta (daclizumab) from the market worldwide. The drug was intended to treat patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) after other drugs failed to work. It was approved in the U.S.…