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• Ibuprofen Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Side Effects Left Brazilian Woman Comatose for 17 Days

  May 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Brazilian woman still suffers 60% vision loss years after developing Stevens-Johnson Syndrome after taking Ibuprofen.

• Lidocaine Topical Painkillers Increase Risk of Injury After Tattoos and Similar Procedures: FDA Warning

  March 28, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA is warning some topical pain killers contain high levels of lidocaine, which can be particularly dangerous when applied to broken or covered skin, due to an increased risk of overdose.

• CDC Detects Synthetic Cannabinoids, THC in Recalled Neptune’s Fix Supplements

  February 5, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  CDC investigators say they detected synthetic and natural chemicals from cannabis plants in recalled Neptune's Fix dietary supplements, which were never listed on the label.

• Neptune’s Fix Recall Issued After FDA Tianeptine Warning

  January 30, 2024

  Hannah Brown

  A Neptune's Fix recall has been announced following FDA warnings that the dietary supplement contains an unapproved antidepressant which could cause seizures and other adverse health effects.

• FDA Warns Neptune’s Fix May Cause Seizures, Loss of Consciousness and Other Life-Threatening Side Effects

  January 25, 2024

  Hannah Brown

  The FDA is warning that Neptune's Fix, a dietary supplement sold in gas stations, carries a risk of severe adverse health effects, including coma and death.

• Problems with a DreamStation CPAP Put Man in Coma with Respiratory Failure, Lawsuit Claims

  July 26, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A DreamStation CPAP lawsuit claims toxic chemicals from sound abatement foam caused a man to suffer severe respiratory problems which placed him in a coma for two weeks.

• CDC Warns Against Non-Pharmaceutical Use Of Chloroquine To Treat COVID-19

  March 30, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC warns that taking non-pharmaceutical Chloroquine to treat or prevent coronavirus infections can result in severe illness and death.

• Levaquin Removed From Market Quietly Amid Concerns Over Side Effects of Antibioitic: Report

  July 20, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Production on the antibiotic Levaquin was discontinued in December ahead of new label warnings and a laundry list of recent side effect concerns.

• Levaquin, Avelox, Cipro Get New FDA Warnings Over Low Blood Sugar, Mental Health Problems

  July 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that antibiotics like Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox can cause extremely low blood sugar, resulting in coma, and psychiatric side effects, and is requiring new label warnings.

• Farxiga Ketoacidosis Side Effects Put Man In Coma, Lawsuit Claims

  April 25, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  The side effects of Farxiga caused an Arizona man to develop diabetic ketoacidosis, which left him in a coma according to allegations raised in a lawsuit filed against the maker of the new-generation diabetes drug.