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Sort by date 158 pages found matching Chantix- Fast-Tracking Medical Devices: Innovation, or Opportunism?
Oct-30-08 Oakland, CA When it comes to medical devices and medical drugs, it can be argued that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is no real friend to the everyday Joe (the Plumber, or otherwise). That's because the FDA routinely allows so-called improvements to drug and medical devices through the pipeline and into the consumer marketplace, without comple... - FDA Wakes Up: Now Requires Drug Makers to Test for Suicide
Jan-24-08 Washington, DC: Although there is no direct reference to Chantix, the smoking cessation drug that has been the center of much recent concern regarding suicidal thoughts, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just announced a policy that requires drug manufacturers to study the potential for suicidal tendencies during clinical trials. In the pa... - Zyprexa: Suicide can be a Side Effect of Drugs
Jan-10-08 Washington, DC: The news is getting harder and harder to ignore. More drugs are being linked to an increased risk of violence and suicide. While some people would argue that, at least in the case of Zyprexa, it is the underlying condition of the patient that increases the risk of suicide, there are more drugs being linked to this risk, making it more dif... - Suicide as a Wrongful Death or Medical Malpractice Suit
Jun-14-16 Frisco, TX: Although there are a number of lawyers who have had suicide as a wrongful death suit , there is no one who focuses their entire practice on wrongful death by suicide like veteran Texas attorney, Skip Simpson. Simpson was practicing criminal law in 1987 when one of the partners in his firm asked him to speak to a woman who had come looking... - Experts: Clinical Trials Should Have Shown Chantix Side Effects
Apr-11-11 New York, NY Experts say that lawsuits from patients and warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over Chantix side effects could have potentially been avoided if clinical trials had been structured differently, Reuters reports. According to the news provider, Pfizer, the manufacturer of the medication, is facing a civil lawsuit tha... - Anti-Smoking Shot Has None of the Side Effects of Chantix
Jul-6-10 Knoxville, TN Smokers who want to kick the habit but are nervous about side effects associated with smoking cessation drugs like Chantix may find a solution in a simple injection. The Volunteer Research Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of 26 facilities in the country that is in the second Phase III trial testing of the Nic... - Health Canada Issues Black Box Warning for Champix / Chantix
Jun-26-10 Ottawa, ON Taking a cue from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the governing health authority in Canada is slapping a black box warning on Champix, the name under which Chantix is sold both in the UK and in Canada. The Globe and Mail reported earlier this month that Health Canada first started issuing warnings about Champix in 2008—just a ye... - New Nicotine Vaccine Looks Promising, May Obviate Risk of Chantix Side Effects
May-29-10 Winston-Salem, NC Researchers at Wake Forest University are hard at work on a vaccine that could ease or potentially cure one's addiction to nicotine, obviating the potential risks involved in the usage of smoking cessation drugs like Chantix . Fortunately for smokers trying to quit, the first clinical trials of the vaccine are promising. In their fi... - Using Nicotine Patches Longer Could Avert Risk of Chantix Side Effects
Feb-10-10 Philadelphia, PA A new study from the University of Philadelphia delivers what could be good news for smokers trying to quit but desperate to avoid Chantix side effects . The study finds that using nicotine patches for longer than the recommended eight-week period may be as effective or more than smoking cessation drugs. Researchers studied roughly 5... - Pfizer Hides Chantix Side Effects in Ads
Jan-6-10 Goose Creek, SC As we enter the new year, many people have made resolutions to finally quit smoking. However, a smoking cessation educator in South Carolina is warning prospective quitters that television and print advertisements may not be telling the whole truth about the risks of Chantix side effects . In particular, the educator takes issue with... - SSRI Antidepressants causing suicidal behavior
With recommendations from the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Pediatric Drugs Advisory Committee, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Public Health Advisory directing antidepressant manufacturers to expand their warning label on October 15, 2004. While the FDA's recommended "Black Box" warning label is extens... - Wellbutrin Caused Two Suicide Attempts
Sep-22-10 Fletcher, OK "I'm not ashamed to tell my story about Wellbutrin and my suicide attempts," says Anita. "I just hope I can help someone else, because this terrible drug didn't just affect me. What's even worse is that this drug is still given to teenagers—it should be taken off the market." About eight years ago Anita attempted suicide twice, an... - Allergy and Asthma Sufferers Experiencing Some Suicidal Feelings from Singulair
Apr-3-08 Washington, DC: Until recently Singulair was viewed as the saving grace for allergy and asthma sufferers everywhere. But, recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking into making further investigations into the once heralded allergy and asthma drug. The new research into Singulair's side effects comes on the heels of some people taking the... - Celebrity Worried About Accutane Birth Defects
Jun-20-14 Hollywood, CA Singer Toni Braxton recently penned in her memoir that she took Accutane while she was pregnant and the possible birth defects associated with the acne medication was one reason she had an abortion. The 46-year-old Grammy award-winner said she had an abortion 10 years ago, according to The Raw Story (May 24, 2014). She also wonders... - Q&A with Testosterone Attorney Michael Hingle
Apr-8-14 New Orleans, LA New Orleans attorney Michael Hingle has a long history of successfully winning personal injury cases for victims. Recently a number of people have approached his law firm with heart issues linked to testosterone therapy. Hingle is now focusing on testosterone claims. LawyersandSettlements (LAS): What types of testosterone side effects... - Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Neck: Off-Label and Off-Limits
Nov-6-11 New York, NY Defective medical device attorneys are filing lawsuits against Medtronic for marketing its InFuse Bone Graft off-label, particularly for neck surgery. A number of personal injury lawsuits and a wrongful death suit (a California woman died after neck surgery) have also been filed against Medtronic. Even though the FDA issued a warning th... - Medical device safety issues could lead to future lawsuits
Sep-12-09 Inaccurate marketing information from medical devices companies like Pedinol Pharmacal could lead to future legal problems, based on federal Food and Drug Administration letters about drug side effects. The company recently mailed out letters marketing its product Nalfon as a way to limit the pain associated with plantar fasciitis, a condition that affec... - Our Daily Meds: This New Book is an Eye-Opener
Mar-18-08 New York, NY A new book about the pharmaceutical industry slams drug makers, and makes the case for a nation hooked on prescription drugs—which is exactly what Big Pharma wants. Our Daily Meds' - How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves Into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen is a...