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• Doribax Side Effects May Increase Death Risk for Pneumonia Patients: FDA

  March 7, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that the drug Doribax should not be used on patients with ventilator-acquired pneumonia due to a higher risk of death.

• Hospital-Acquired Infections Cost U.S. $10B Annually: Study

  September 6, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospital-acquired infections cost the U.S. health system $10 billion each year to treat preventable illnesses.

• Nursing Home Patient Dies After Police Shoot Him With Taser Gun

  August 26, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A nursing home resident has died after sustaining injuries from being shot with a Taser weapon by police.

• Public Citizen Petition for Black Box Warning on Tygacil Updated

  June 6, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Public Citizen, a prominent consumer watchdog organization, is reviving efforts to get more stringent warnings added to the antibiotic Tygacil,...

• Other-Sonic Ultrasound Gel May Be Linked to Risk of Infection, Colonization

  April 19, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Other-Sonic ultrasound transmission gel and generic equivalents may have bacterial contamination that could lead to infections, health regulators warned this...

• Tygacil Side Effects Require Black Box Warnings, Petition to FDA Claims

  November 2, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The prominent consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is calling for the FDA to require a new black box warning for...

• Nexium, Zantac, Other Heartburn Drugs Increase Risk of Pneumonia: Study

  December 22, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Heartburn drugs like Nexium, Prilosec and Zantac may be linked to an increased risk of pneumonia, according to the findings...

• Tygacil Side Effects Increase Risk of Death: FDA Warns

  September 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug safety regulators are changing the labeling on the antibiotic Tygacil to indicate that it carries an increased risk...

• Cubicin Side Effects May Increase Pneumonia Risk: FDA

  July 30, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug safety regulators are warning doctors and patients that the intravenous antibiotic Cubicin may increase the risk of pneumonia. 

• Protonix May Increase Risk of Pneumonia Over Zantac for Critically Ill: Study

  September 22, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  New research suggests that side effects of Protonix, a stomach acid reducer, may triple the risk of pneumonia for critically...