Medications/Drugs News

FDA posts list of potential problem drugs

AP - Sat Sep 6, 6:41 AM ET

WASHINGTON - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.

  • List of medications with potential safety problems AP - Fri Sep 5, 5:01 PM ET

    List of medications with potential safety problems

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 4, 2008 HealthDay - Thu Sep 4, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • 'Street' Drug Use Down, Rx Drug Abuse Rising: U.S. Report HealthDay - Thu Sep 4, 11:46 PM ET

    THURSDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults in the United States fell significantly in 2007, while abuse of prescription drugs increased fairly dramatically, according to a new U.S. survey.

  • FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs AP - Thu Sep 4, 5:28 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections.

  • FDA urges more caution over TNF blocker infections Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 4:55 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators ordered stronger warnings for prescription drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and other conditions on Thursday after dozens of patients contracted severe fungal infections and died.

  • An anti-narcotics worker displays bags containing cocaine before their incineration in Lima July 2, 2008. (Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
    Prescription drug abuse seen up, cocaine down Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 12:35 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More young adults abused prescription pain drugs last year but their use of cocaine and methamphetamines fell, while illicit drug use by baby boomers in their late fifties soared, a U.S. agency said on Thursday.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Sep 3, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot HealthDay - Wed Sep 3, 11:46 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Freshman college students think the occasional use of prescription drugs for non-medicinal purposes poses a greater risk to their health than smoking pot or knocking back five drinks every weekend, a new study indicates.

  • Singulair not linked to suicide, depression Reuters - Wed Sep 3, 4:32 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's no evidence that using the allergy/asthma drug Singulair increases the risk of depression or suicide, according to a review of data from three clinical trials.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2008 HealthDay - Tue Sep 2, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • A pharmacist in a file photo. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
    Expensive ads sell few prescription drugs: study Reuters - Mon Sep 1, 7:07 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expensive advertising of prescription drugs directly to consumers may do little to encourage sales, U.S. and Canadian researchers reported on Monday.

  • Watch out for drug names that look, sound alike AP - Mon Sep 1, 1:53 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Take the generic drug clonidine for high blood pressure? Double-check that you didn't leave the drugstore with Klonopin for seizures, or the gout medicine colchicine.

  • Tips to avoid drug errors due to confusing names AP - Mon Sep 1, 11:56 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Tips to avoid medication errors, including mix-ups of drugs whose names look or sound alike:

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 29, 2008 HealthDay - Fri Aug 29, 11:53 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2008 HealthDay - Thu Aug 28, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • 4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients HealthDay - Wed Aug 27, 11:47 PM ET

    TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The makers of the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta reported Tuesday the deaths of four more people who'd been taking the medication.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Aug 27, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Keep taking statins after heart attack: study Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 4:33 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who are tempted to quit taking their statin medication because it failed to prevent a heart attack should think twice, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 26, 2008 HealthDay - Tue Aug 26, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Indian commuters pass by the entrance to The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. A top Indian hospital where 49 babies died in clinical trials that took place at the facility has said that the drugs used in the tests were "safe," according to a report.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)
    Top Indian hospital says drugs in baby trials 'safe': report AFP - Tue Aug 26, 11:04 AM ET

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - A top Indian hospital where 49 babies died in clinical trials that took place at the facility said Tuesday that the drugs used in the tests were "safe," according to a report.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 25, 2008 HealthDay - Mon Aug 25, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners HealthDay - Mon Aug 25, 11:46 PM ET

    MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study identifies some women -- but not men -- who might be able to stop taking blood-thinning medication for the clotting condition called venous thromboembolism.

  • Drug error rate low for assisted living patients Reuters - Mon Aug 25, 12:19 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Potentially harmful medication administration errors are very rare in assisted living settings, the result of a study of 12 facilities in three states suggests.

  • Lilly depression drug eases back pain in study Reuters - Mon Aug 25, 11:17 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co's Cymbalta depression treatment significantly reduced chronic low back pain in a relatively small clinical trial, the company said on Monday.

  • A New Approach for Treating Depression in Cancer Patients American Cancer Society - Sun Aug 24, 8:00 PM ET

    University of Edinburgh researchers are seeing positive results from a new approach for treating depression in cancer patients. The program, which is given by specially-trained cancer nurses, is designed to work alongside a patient's usual cancer care. It emphasizes screening for depression, antidepressant medication, and teaching patients problem-solving skills. The results of the trial were published recently in The Lancet.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 22, 2008 HealthDay - Fri Aug 22, 11:46 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 21, 2008 HealthDay - Thu Aug 21, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  • New drug shows promise in cystic fibrosis Reuters - Thu Aug 21, 7:07 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008 HealthDay - Wed Aug 20, 11:47 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

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