Dietary Supplements with Prescription Drugs May Cause Complications
New research indicates that combining prescription medications with herbal and dietary supplements, such as St. John’s Wort or calcium, may cause potentially serious side effects.
Tag Archives: Drug Side Effects
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Avastin, Herceptin Side Effects Not Reported By Roche: EU Regulators
A European drug regulatory agency is accusing the pharmaceutical company Roche of failing to properly report potentially serious side effects linked to nearly 20 drugs, including Avastin, Herceptin and Tamiflu.
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Generic Drug Bill Endorsed By Attorneys General From 41 States
States attorneys general are lining up behind proposed legislation that is designed to restore the right to sue generic drug makers for failing to warn about dangerous and potentially life-threatening…
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Actos Side Effects May Raise Bladder Cancer Risk: Study
Further evidence seems to suggest a possible link between side effects of Actos, a popular diabetes drug, and a potential increased risk of bladder cancer.
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North Carolina Law Makers Float Drug Company Immunity Bill
Lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed a bill that would shield drug manufacturers from lawsuits by consumers who have been injured by their products.
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Avastin Side Effects Linked to Increased Risk of Death: Study
According to new research, Avastin may increase the risk of death in some cancer patients when compared to the use of chemotherapy alone.
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Generic Drug Maker May Be Held Liable for Failure to Warn: Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has rejected an argument by a generic drug manufacturer that it should be immune from liability through product liability lawsuits simply because they are copying the…
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Supreme Court to Hear Generic Drug Side Effects Label Exemption Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear an appeal filed by generic drug makers, who say that federal laws requiring their labels to match those of the original medication…
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Dilantin Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Lawsuit Results in $3.78M Settlement
Pfizer Inc. has reached a $3.78 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a 9-year-old New York girl who died from toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN),…
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Cubicin Side Effects May Increase Pneumonia Risk: FDA
Federal drug safety regulators are warning doctors and patients that the intravenous antibiotic Cubicin may increase the risk of pneumonia.
