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FDA Warns of Methadone Overdose
–November 28, 2006
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory on methadone yesterday, warning that the drug may cause life-threatening side effects or death.
Methadone is most commonly used by patients who are being treated for addiction to narcotic painkillers. In recent years, methadone use and consequently methadone related deaths have increased significantly.
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Kids Commonly Prescribed Potentially Dangerous Drug Cocktails
–November 27, 2006
An alarming number of young children and teenagers across the United States are taking powerful combinations of psychiatric drugs, despite a lack of evidence supporting that such combinations are safe and effective.
Last year, approximately 1.5 million children received a combination of at least two psychiatric medications. Of those, 500,000 received at least three, more than 160,000 were prescribed at least four, and 280,000 were under the age of 10.
Woman Sues Over Ortho Evra Blood Clots
–November 22, 2006
A Colorado woman who suffered blood clots in her leg and lungs is suing the maker of Ortho Evra for failure to disclose the increased risk of stroke, blood clotting, and death associated with the popular birth control patch.
In April 2004 at the age of 31, the woman began using the Ortho Evra patch . Nine months later she was hospitalized for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. As a result of her injury, the tissue in her left lower lung has been permanently damaged raising her risk of lung infection in the future.
U.S. Troops In Iraq Receiving Dangerous Hemophilia Drug
–November 20, 2006
A blood-clotting drug that has been linked to heart attack, stroke, and death is being used on wounded soldiers in Iraq, according to an investigative report published in yesterday's Baltimore Sun.
More than 1,000 U.S. troops have received Recombinant Activated Factor VII, which is used to treat rare forms of hemophilia affecting less than 3,000 Americans. Military doctors say the drug is useful for controlling fatal hemorrhaging in wounded soldiers.