There is a new controversy on whether or not to vaccinate young girls for cervical cancer — Is the drug effective and is it actually safe?
“Harper: Controversial Drug Will Do Little To Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates”
Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial [...]
FDA Alerts Health Care Providers to Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior with Antiepileptic Medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued new information to health care professionals to alert them about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (suicidality) in patients who take drugs called antiepileptics to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraine headaches, [...]
The FDA is being criticized today for approving for sale prescription drugs that eventually led to a doubling of patient injuries from 1998 to 2005. Thomas Moore and colleagues at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania released a study in Archives of Internal Medicine involving patient deaths and injuries from taking [...]
OxyContin Manufacturer in Legal Trouble
Paxil Harmful to Children?
FDA Issues Safety Warning Regarding Paxil Medication
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing reports of a possible increased risk of suicidal thinking and suicide attempts in children and adolescents under the age of 18 treated with the drug Paxil for major depressive disorder (MDD).
Paxil is approved for use in adults for [...]
