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dangerous drugs feature articles



Walgreens Mistakenly Replaced Prenatal Vitamins with Chemotherapy Drugs, Lawsuit Alleges
Published May 2 2008
Concepts: chemotherapy, prenatal vitamins, pharmacy, Walgreens, chemotherapy drugs

U.S. Supreme Court Poised to Strip Consumers of Right to Sue over Deadly Pharmaceuticals
Published February 25 2008
Concepts: Supreme Court, corporations, product liability, Ford, dangerous drugs

Heparin Blood Thinner Drug Linked to Sudden Deaths; Cheap Ingredients Imported from Chinese Chemical Factory
Published February 15 2008
Concepts: the FDA, china, Heparin, pharmaceuticals, Big Pharma

Just Say No to Prescription Drugs
Published December 4 2007
Concepts: prescription drug, heartburn, prescription drugs, dangerous drugs, side effects

Suicide Link to Acne Drug Officially Established
Published December 3 2007
Concepts: suicide, Accutane, acne, depression, drug side effects

FDA refuses to pull dangerous diabetes drug Avandia, even knowing it will kill thousands
Published August 1 2007
Concepts: Avandia, the FDA, diabetes, America, diabetes drugs


FDA Knew of Avandia's Dangers Nearly Five Years Ago, Memo Shows
Published May 23 2007
Concepts: the FDA, Avandia, drug safety, drug racket, dangerous drugs

Antipsychotic drugs cause rapid weight gain, abnormal eating behavior
Published March 5 2007
Concepts: weight gain, antipsychotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, antidepressants, drug side effects

Ketek antibiotic to carry black box warning, new use limitations by FDA
Published February 14 2007
Concepts: Ketek, the FDA, black box warning, antibiotic, dangerous drugs

Britain’s largest pharmaceutical company concealed clinical test results that suggested Paxil unsafe, says BBC
Published January 31 2007
Concepts: Paxil, pharmaceutical fraud, pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, drug side effects

Cold medications proving deadly to infants
Published January 22 2007
Concepts: medications, medication, infant health, over the counter medicines, dangerous drugs

Brain bleeding from use of anticoagulant increasing since the 1990s, researchers report
Published January 16 2007
Concepts: warfarin, anticoagulant, stroke, Coumadin, dangerous drugs

Parkinson's drugs found to pose severe risk of damage to heart valves
Published January 15 2007
Concepts: Parkinson's, Parkinson's drugs, levadopa, Parkinson's medication, dangerous drugs

New diabetes drug causes weight gain, bone fractures
Published December 14 2006
Concepts: diabetes, Avandia, weight gain, diabetes drugs, Metformin

Pfizer ends development of "blockbuster" cholesterol drug after excessive patient deaths
Published December 11 2006
Concepts: Pfizer, cholesterol drug, cholesterol drugs, dangerous drugs, clinical trials

Taking Paxil during pregnancy causes heart defects in fetuses, warn obstetricians
Published December 1 2006
Concepts: Paxil, pregnant women, SSRIs, pregnancy, anti-depressants

Anemia drug found to cause fatal heart attacks and strokes
Published November 23 2006
Concepts: anemia, heart attacks, the FDA, dialysis, dangerous drugs

Tamiflu drug made with cocktail of chemical ingredients, linked with bizarre behavior
Published November 17 2006
Concepts: Tamiflu, bird flu, sodium, bird flu vaccine, chemical ingredients

Crushing pharmaceutical pills to make them easier to swallow increases their danger
Published October 27 2006
Concepts: medication, dangerous drugs, Tamoxifen, prescription drug, side effects

Blood thinner Coumadin gets black box warning over fatal bleeding side effect
Published October 9 2006
Concepts: Coumadin, black box warning, Bristol Myers Squibb, blood thinner, drug side effects

Bipolar drug Lamictal tied to birth defects when used by expectant mothers
Published October 2 2006
Concepts: birth defects, GlaxoSmithKline, bipolar disorder, the FDA, dangerous drugs

Why is Fido dead? Prescription drugs are killing dogs, too
Published September 21 2006
Concepts: pet health, Deramaxx, dogs, prescription drugs, Novartis

FDA whistleblower warns about safety of new arthritis drug Arcoxia
Published September 15 2006
Concepts: Arcoxia, Vioxx, the FDA, arthritis drug, COX-2 inhibitors

Vioxx found to be the single most dangerous cox-2 inhibitor drug, yet FDA publicly defends it
Published September 13 2006
Concepts: Vioxx, the FDA, COX-2 inhibitors, COX-2 inhibitor, dangerous drugs

Antidepressant Paxil found to double the risk of violent behavior
Published September 12 2006
Concepts: Paxil, antidepressants, dangerous drugs, violent behavior, SSRI

"Miracle" cancer drug Glivec found to cause heart cell death, heart failure
Published September 11 2006
Concepts: Glivec, cancer, cancer drugs, dangerous drugs, drug side effects

Elderly at high risk of harm from toxic pharmaceutical combinations
Published September 11 2006
Concepts: elderly, senior citizens, dangerous drugs, drug side effects, pharmaceuticals

Beta-blocker drugs found to promote diabetes
Published September 7 2006
Concepts: diabetes, blood pressure, blood pressure drugs, dangerous drugs, high blood pressure

Celebrex doubles risk of heart attacks, has 'no role' in treating colon cancer
Published August 31 2006
Concepts: Celebrex, heart attacks, dangerous drugs, placebo, heart problems

Common antibiotics cause tendon ruptures; Public Citizen demands black box warnings
Published August 30 2006
Concepts: Public Citizen, antibiotics, black box warnings, drug side effects, the FDA

ADHD drugs to carry new warnings about psychotic behavior
Published August 22 2006
Concepts: adhd, ADHD drugs, dangerous drugs, black box warnings, the FDA

Jury finds Merck negligent in Vioxx trial, awards $50 million to retired FBI agent
Published August 17 2006
Concepts: Merck, Vioxx, heart attack, dangerous drugs, doctors

Herceptin cancer drug causes heart damage in 28 percent of patients
Published August 15 2006
Concepts: Herceptin, cancer, heart damage, dangerous drugs, drug marketing

Prescription skin cancer cream Aldara has horrific side effects, say users
Published August 8 2006
Concepts: Aldara, skin cancer, side effects, dangerous drugs, IQ

Ketek drug scandal reveals pattern of scientific fraud at the FDA
Published July 19 2006
Concepts: Ketek, the FDA, scientific fraud, drug companies, America

Treating high cholesterol? Statin drugs can cause devastating side effects
Published July 10 2006
Concepts: statin drugs, Lipitor, high cholesterol, dangerous drugs, health canada

Ambien sleeping pills linked to bizarre sleep walking behavior, including unconscious driving of vehicles and wild hallucinations
Published June 8 2006
Concepts: Ambien, sleeping pills, sleep walking, medication, dangerous drugs

Study shows the public is turning to alternative medicine and away from dangerous prescription drugs
Published April 17 2006
Concepts: organized medicine, alternative medicine, doctors, prescription drugs, herbs

Silencing public health advocates: Outspoken Vioxx critic loses job after testimony against Merck in federal trial
Published March 29 2006
Concepts: Vioxx, Merck, public health, dr. topol, COX-2 inhibitors

With Tysabri decision, the FDA declares no drug is too dangerous to be FDA approved
Published March 28 2006
Concepts: the FDA, dangerous drugs, prescription drug, side effects, prescription drugs

Conflicting media messages: How ads for pharmaceuticals and dangerous foods have infiltrated health publications
Published March 21 2006
Concepts: drug advertising, pharmaceuticals, prescription drug, dangerous foods, mainstream media

TMAP, medication algorithm horrors, and the drugging of our children
Published February 21 2006
Concepts: TMAP, Big Pharma, mental illness, medication, Eli Lilly

New England Journal of Medicine accuses Merck of deleting important Vioxx information from study
Published February 15 2006
Concepts: Merck, Vioxx, heart attack, dangerous drugs, medical ethics

Conflicts of interest: How Big Pharma influences the FDA's drug approval process at the expense of public safety
Published December 13 2005
Concepts: the FDA, Big Pharma, drug approval, medical ethics, public health

Long-term testing requirement for psychiatric drugs abandoned due to Big Pharma pressure on the FDA
Published December 4 2005
Concepts: Big Pharma, side effects, psychiatric drugs, the FDA, medical ethics

"Side Effects" movie targets Big Pharma's sales tactics on the big screen
Published September 27 2005
Concepts: pharmaceutical sales, Big Pharma, drug commercials, dangerous drugs, drug advertising

The great thimerosal cover-up: Mercury, vaccines, autism and your child's health
Published September 22 2005
Concepts: mercury, thimerosal, vaccines, autism, vaccination

National Paxil Protest invites antidepressant drugs victims to join public outcry against GlaxoSmithKline
Published September 6 2005
Concepts: Paxil, Paxil Protest, antidepressant drugs, GlaxoSmithKline, Seroxat

The FDA Exposed: An Interview With Dr. David Graham, the Vioxx Whistleblower
Published August 30 2005
Concepts: the FDA, Vioxx, America, drug safety, American people

Merck loses Vioxx lawsuit: jury awards $253.4 million to widow
Published August 19 2005
Concepts: Vioxx, Merck, Big Pharma, pharmaceuticals, dangerous drugs

Leaked documents show Merck knew of Vioxx dangers, yet hid them for years
Published August 6 2005
Concepts: Vioxx, Merck, e-mail, prescription drugs, heart attack

Interview with Dr. Ray Strand, author of Death by Prescription and Releasing Fat
Published July 20 2005
Concepts: medication, the FDA, pharmaceutical industry, nutrition, Dr. Ray Strand

The FDA, Vioxx, and crimes against humanity
Published July 18 2005
Concepts: the FDA, Vioxx, COX-2 inhibitors, prescription drugs, COX-2 inhibitor

Following deplorable attacks in London, pharmaceuticals are still more deadly than terrorists
Published July 7 2005
Concepts: prescription drugs, terrorism, pharmaceutical industry, dangerous drugs, pharmaceuticals

Statistics prove prescription drugs are 16,400% more deadly than terrorists
Published July 5 2005
Concepts: prescription drugs, prescription drug, pharmaceutical industry, America, terrorism

The beginning of the end of chemical-based medicine
Published May 19 2005
Concepts: Vioxx, chemical-based medicine, scientific revolutions, prescription drugs, dangerous drugs

FDA censorship, suppression of its own scientists is routine, survey reveals
Published February 27 2005
Concepts: the FDA, dangerous drugs, drug safety, prescription drugs, bad medicine

Eli Lilly lied about Prozac, hid suicide evidence, charges Harvard psychiatrist
Published January 6 2005
Concepts: Prozac, Eli Lilly, suicide, antidepressants, antidepressant drugs

Eli Lilly knew Prozac had 1200% higher suicide rate than other antidepressants
Published January 3 2005
Concepts: Eli Lilly, Big Pharma, Prozac, suicide, dangerous drugs

Merck now under criminal investigation by the Justice Department for Vioxx scandal
Published January 1 2005
Concepts: Vioxx, Justice Department, Merck, the FDA, criminal investigation

Study reveals why COX-2 inhibitors cause heart attacks and other dangerous side effects
Published November 21 2004
Concepts: heart attacks, dangerous drugs, bad medicine, COX-2 inhibitors, heart attack

Arthritis drug Bextra found to promote heart attacks and strokes
Published November 10 2004
Concepts: arthritis drug, Bextra, Pfizer, heart attacks, dangerous drugs

Reputation of the FDA in shambles after Vioxx scandal; calls for wholesale FDA reform gain momentum
Published November 6 2004
Concepts: the FDA, Vioxx, FDA reform, Merck, prescription drugs

Merck caught in scandal to bury Vioxx heart attack risks, intimidate scientists and keep pushing dangerous drugs; Vioxx lawsuits now forming
Published November 6 2004
Concepts: Vioxx, Merck, the FDA, dangerous drugs, prescription drugs

Chronic disease caused by lack of water, says doctor, but Big Pharma treats symptoms and kills 250,000 Americans each year
Published October 11 2004
Concepts: dehydration, water, chronic dehydration, pharmaceutical industry, chronic disease

Vioxx disaster shows health hazards of prescription drugs, failure of FDA to protect the public
Published October 4 2004
Concepts: Merck, prescription drugs, Vioxx, the FDA, direct-to-consumer advertising

Vioxx only the beginning; antidepressants and statin drugs are medication timebombs
Published October 4 2004
Concepts: statin drugs, prescription drugs, Vioxx, antidepressants, the FDA

The FDA finally admits antidepressant drugs cause suicidal tendencies in children
Published August 22 2004
Concepts: the FDA, antidepressant drugs, suicidal tendencies, clinical depression, depressed children

Antidepressant drugs found to cause birth complications
Published August 19 2004
Concepts: antidepressant drugs, pregnant women, prescription drugs, antidepressants, drug side effects

Elderly patients regularly prescribed dangerous medications with severe side effects
Published August 19 2004
Concepts: elderly patients, prescription drugs, elderly, prescription drug, medications

U.S. pharmacies make tragic medication mistakes that injure or kill U.S. consumers; but FDA keeps warning us about Canada
Published August 19 2004
Concepts: U.S. pharmacies, Walgreen's, Canadian pharmacies, drugs from Canada, the FDA

If Drugs From Canada Are So Dangerous, Where Are All the Dead Canadians?
Published August 7 2004
Concepts: the FDA, prescription drugs, drugs from Canada, prescription drug, pharmaceutical industry

A Public Drug Registry Would Bring Honesty to Pharmaceutical Research, But the Idea Terrifies Drug Companies
Published August 7 2004
Concepts: drug companies, drug registry, pharmaceutical industry, prescription drugs, drug trials

Heart Failure Drug Found To Have Killed Thousands, Injured Tens of Thousands; Yet Doctors and the FDA Continue To Support It
Published August 6 2004
Concepts: heart failure, the FDA, doctors, prescription drugs, modern medicine

Schoolchildren Are Increasingly Dosed With Both Ritalin and Anti-Psychotic Drugs, Says New Research
Published August 6 2004
Concepts: anti-psychotic drugs, ritalin, adhd, behavioral disorders, public schools

European drug regulatory agency warns doctors about antidepressant drug and suicide risks, but in the U.S., the FDA remains silent
Published July 28 2004
Concepts: the FDA, suicide, GlaxoSmithKline, antidepressant drugs, doctors

Long-term use of Tylenol (acetaminophen) found to cause kidney damage, says new study
Published July 27 2004
Concepts: painkillers, kidney damage, acetaminophen, the FDA, NSAIDs

Pharmaceutical company admits to lying about the health risks of its drugs
Published July 26 2004
Concepts: the FDA, dangerous drugs, pharmaceutical industry, prescription drug side effects, pharmaceutical company

Antidepressant drugs quadruple risk of suicides, research shows
Published July 22 2004
Concepts: antidepressants, antidepressant drugs, drug side effects, SSRIs, dangerous drugs

Canadians file class action lawsuit against antidepressant drug maker
Published December 11 2003
Concepts: Serzone, the FDA, class action lawsuit, antidepressants, pharmaceutical industry

Antidepressant drug causes liver failure, kills patients, but FDA refuses to issue ban
Published December 11 2003
Concepts: liver failure, Serzone, the FDA, antidepressant drug, antidepressants

Aspirin and painkiller drugs cause widespread stomach ulcers
Published November 19 2003
Concepts: aspirin, NSAIDs, painkillers, OTC drugs, pharmaceutical industry


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