Dangerous Drug and Recall News

Crestor has been one of the leading cholesterol medications on the market for several years.  It was originally approved for sale and distribution in the United States in 2003 after it’s manufacturer, AstraZeneca, obtained approval from the FDA to release it in the United States.  Since then, an estimated 4.5 million people have used this [...]

Januvia is a type-2 diabetes drug that’s been on the market since 2006.  It is manufactured by Merck, and its approval by the FDA preceded the approval of another Merck drug for type-2 diabetes known as Janumet.  While Januvia was well received by the medical community and showed promise early, it wasn’t long before problems [...]

Avandia, a diabetes drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, has been linked to the development of serious Avandia side effects in recent years that include elevated risks for heart attacks and strokes.  As a result of the high number of reports of Avandia side effects, the drug and its manufacturer have come under fire from the FDA, [...]

McNeil, a division of the corporate monster Johnson & Johnson, has come under fire recently because of several different Tylenol recalls that have taken place in recent months, and now comes word that the FDA will investigate as many as 775 ‘adverse events’ that include 30 deaths in the wake of the arising of this [...]

Avandia is a type 2 diabetes drug that is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, and for years it dominated the market in this regard because of the early promise it showed in helping people control their constant symptoms.  However, a large number of reports of serious Avandia side effects eventually began to surface, and as a result [...]

Meridia is a drug that’s manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, and it was originally approved in 1997 for use for the treatment of obesity.  While the drug seemed to work quite well for a time, reports of serious and dangerous Meridia side effects eventually began to surface.  These reports prompted an uptick in Merdia side effects [...]

People all over the United States need help managing diabetes, and one of the leading medications over the past decade that was meant to provide this help is known as Avandia.  Avandia is manufactured by the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.  In recent years, the medication has come under intense scrutiny in response to a growing number [...]

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) play similar roles in regards to regulating the safety of drugs and prescription medications.  While the FDA’s jurisdiction falls within the United States, the EMA oversees the countries within the European Union.  Recent events have revealed an interesting contrast in their [...]

Meridia is a drug that’s manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, and for many years it has been one of the leading medications in the world for people who were fighting obesity.  Obesity has been a growing problem in the United States for several years, and those who are obese can face other very difficult health problems [...]

In recent years, reports have indicated that the obesity rate in the United States is as high as 30%, depending on the specific definition used by a particular outlet.  Regardless of the semantics, Americans have what some are calling a serious weight problem, and companies of all types have been working to formulate products that [...]