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Sandoz Inc., recently received a Warning Letter, 08-ATL-13, from the FDA, advising Sandoz that an inspection of Sandoz's manufacturing facility located at 4700 Sandoz Drive, Wilson, North Carolina...

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An FDA MedWatch Alert released Thursday, August 21, informed healthcare professionals that the FDA is investigating a report from the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) trial of a...

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Last week, physicians came to the aid of Plaintiff's lawyers, citizens of Clark County and the American consumer of prescription medication.    The editors of the New England Journal of Medicine...

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Las Vegas consumers of generic prescription medication andAmerican consumers have much to be worried about these days.   We have discussed theinefficiencies of the FDA (given its current structure...

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Nearly all published literature on neurolepticdrugs documents that akathasia is the most common type of extrapyramidalsymptom resulting from the use of metoclopramide.   What is akathasia?   It is...

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The “Warnings” section of themetoclopramide label contains a discussion of the possible side effects ofextrapyramidal symptoms.  It reads: WARNINGS: Extrapyramidalsymptoms, manifested primarily as...

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    There are three ways that drugcompanies can ensure patient safety. First, of all, they can look at the adverse event reports which they arereceiving or that they get from the Food and Drug...

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Allmanufacturers and distributors of prescription pharmaceutical products in theUnited States who hold an approved New Drug Application (hereinafter “NDA”) oran Abbreviated New Drug Application...

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As readers know, Reglan (the name brand) is also dispensedas Metoclopramide.  Reglan wasWyeth and Schwarz Pharma’s product.  But these two giant pharmaceutical companies aren’t the only...

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The FDA recently posted a list of 35 drugs that required safety labeling changes.http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/jul08_quickview.htm  Readers know recent blogs discuss several unsafe drugs,...

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Clark County residents, as well as every other American consumer of prescription drug products, should consider whether the FDA is too cozy with the industry it regulates particularly in light of...

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Diana Levine's arm was amputated after she developed gangrene from an injection of Wyeth's anti-nausea drug Phenergan.    This week a brief was filed on Ms. Levine's behalf with the United States...

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In this blog, I continue our series on Tardive Dyskinsia, Tardive Dystonia and Akathasia,   Physicians are familiar with Tardive Dyskinesia through their experiences with drugs such as Thorazine and...

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In the last blog, I briefly discussed Digitek.    The active ingredient in Digitek is Digoxin.   Digoxin overdose and digitalis toxicity can cause serious and life-threatening personal injury and...

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Our last blog entry discussed a severe neurological condition a person can get when ingesting Reglan (or its generic metoclopramide). If you read our other blog entries, you know this condition is...

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