Medical Product Safety Alerts

Cambridge, MA...Free prescription drug samples distributed to children may be unsafe, according to a study by physicians from Cambridge Health… »   

An analysis of dozens of studies found the widely used statin cholesterol drugs do not increase the risk of Lou… »   

Inhalers prescribed for a lung disease can cause heart attacks, a shocking new research has found.

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Two U.S. lawmakers are investigating advertising claims by Wyeth that promote its Centrum Cardio vitamin as a cholesterol-lowering product, according… »   

Allergan Inc said on Thursday that its popular Botox wrinkle-smoother worked as a treatment for adults suffering from chronic migraines,… »   

Newly released results from two previously published studies demonstrated patients receiving the maintenance combination asthma therapy SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate… »   

A newer, longer-acting form of Byetta (exenatide) that is given once weekly actually achieves better blood sugar control in diabetics… »   

Two U.S. congressmen asked Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp for more information about a report the companies submitted to… »   

Novartis AG’s high blood-pressure drug Tekturna was effective in hard-to-treat patients with obesity, heart failure and diabetes, the Swiss company… »   

One in three people who are prescribed medications may never get them filled, a new study in patients being treated… »   

With antibiotic resistance on the rise, tuberculosis is emerging as a bigger global health threat than ever before.

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A review of health problems reported after women and girls received Merck & Co’s Gardasil vaccine shows it remains safe… »   

European drugmakers are better than their U.S. counterparts in ensuring medicines reach people in poor countries, with Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline Plc… »   

The Bush administration is asking Congress for an increase of $275 million above its current budget request to enhance… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday said it sees no reason to tell consumers to stop using… »