FDA warns of deaths from fentanyl patch
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Improper use of patches that emit the painkiller fentanyl is still killing people, the government said Friday Â its second warning in two years about the powerful narcotic.
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Physicians and researchers estimate that Vioxx, a pain reliever found to increase cardiovascular risks, may have caused as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.
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FRIDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The bizarre death of a  New York City high school track star  from a muscle pain cream overdose is raising a red flag once again on the hazards of overusing common over-the-counter medications, experts say.
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Cephalon Inc. warned doctors about deaths that have been linked to its Fentora pain drug for cancer patients, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.
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The dangers of over-the-counter painkillers will be prominently highlighted on the labels under the proposal.
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The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday
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Justin Knox bit down on the bitter-tasting patch, instantly releasing three days&#039; worth of a drug more powerful than morphine. He was dead before he even got to the hospital.
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U.S. health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.
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WASHINGTON  New warnings on anemia drugs  Federal health officials issued stern new warnings Friday for doctors to more carefully prescribe widely used anemia drugs that can increase the risk of death and other serious problems in patients with cancer and kidney disease.
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The Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to Novartis Animal Health U.S., Inc. because of what federal officials say were late reports on the death of cats being tested with a new painkilling drug.
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A Food and Drug Administration official warned Congress yesterday that the FDA would be unable to prevent another episode like the Vioxx case, in which the popular arthritis
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NEW YORK, December 24  - The Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it planned to examine the various studies that link the usage of several painkillers with heightened cardiovascular risks, while recommending that
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Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra   contraceptive patch will come with a new warning about a study   suggesting users could face twice the risks of blood clots   compared with birth control pills, the company and U.S.   regulators said on Wednesday.
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The US regulator to beef up monitoring of drug safety after criticism over a painkiller linked to heart disease.
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U.S. health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's  Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.
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Stunning news that a fourth popular painkiller may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke added anxiety Tuesday for patients already worried about the safety of the drugs.
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The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that accumulating evidence suggests a Bayer AG drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart bypass surgery increases the risk of death when compared with other drugs.