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Category Archives: Dangerous Drugs
FDA: Lower Ambien’s Dose to Prevent Drowsy Driving
On Wednesday, May 15, The FDA approved a new, lower-dose labeling for the popular sleep drug, Ambien, in an effort to decrease daytime drowsiness that could potentially be a danger while performing certain tasks such as driving. In January, drugs … Continue reading
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Tagged distracted driving, drug labeling, motor vehicle accidents
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Prescription Drug Death Epidemic
According to a CNN report on November 15, accidental death from prescription drug overdoses is the biggest man-made epidemic in the United States. The most common scenario, according to Gary Franklin, medical director for Washington State’s Department of Labor and … Continue reading
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Tagged epidemic, medication, overdose, painkillers, prescription drugs
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Treating Diabetes with Actos and Risk of Bladder Cancer
Being a diabetic is tough enough and monitoring your blood sugar just got tougher. Users of the drug, Actos, who already have to confront its association with heart failure, now confront another concern: bladder cancer. And those patients who have … Continue reading
FDA Reports Excess Radiation from PET scan
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now alerting healthcare professionals to stop using CardioGen-82 (manufactured by Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.) for cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scans. The FDA reports that patients undergoing a CardioGen-82 PET scan are being … Continue reading
Tylenol Use Linked to Blood Cancer
In a study published this week by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers linked acetaminophen to several forms of blood cancers. Acetaminophen is the main ingredient in over-the-counter products like Tylenol and Excedrin, and it is also found in many … Continue reading
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