According to the FDA, warning labels for ADHD drugs will be updated to indicate that medications such as Adderal, Strattera and Ritalin have side effects which could lead to heart problems. There have been reports of serious injuries, including sudden death, for children and adults who took… Read More
A series of articles in next months New England Journal of Medicine involve the study of drug eluting stents. These devices have been the subject of concern recently following reports that they increase the risk of blood clots, heart attacks and death for patients who have… Read More
Trasylol (also known as aprotinin) is a heart bypass surgery injection which is given to reduce blood loss during the procedure. Last year the aprotinin injection was linked to an increased risk of kidney failure, heart attacks and strokes. A recent study adds to the concerns… Read More
Heart stents are small expandable mesh tubes which are placed into clogged arteries to keep blood flowing. Drug eluting heart stents contain a medicated coating which is slowly released to prevent the development of scar tissue inside the artery. While the medication reduces the risk of… Read More
On January 31, 2007 we posted information regarding allegations of problems with the Medtronic Concerto heart device. (more…) Read More
A former engineer at Medtronic has openly criticized the medical device manufacturer, claiming that they failed to adequately test their new Concerto implantable heart device. Approximately 11,000 of these heart devices have already been implanted in the United States, which raises serious concerns about any potential… Read More
Eli Lilly announced at the end of last week that they reached an agreement to settle over 18,000 Zyprexa lawsuits for individuals injured nationwide. When combined with other claims settled in 2005, the drug maker will end up paying at least $1.2 billion to over 28,500… Read More
The FDA has announced that there will be a stronger Trasylol injection warning and that the use of the injection should be limited to specific situations. The Trasylol injection has been linked to a serious risk of kidney damage, heart attacks, strokes and death. As a result,… Read More
An FDA panel of experts is expected to meet this week to review the drug eluting stent problems, which have generated a lot of concern in the medical community. They will evaluate the drug coated stent blood clot risk, and make recommendations to the FDA about… Read More
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] One of the less common, but certainly very serious, Plavix side effects is the increased risk… Read More
