FDA links anti-wrinkle drugs to deaths
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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the review of preventative studies involving Pfizer Inc.'s painkillers Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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That&#39;s because tests to determine whether they contracted a potentially fatal, paralyzing illness from being injected with an anti-wrinkle treatment or got the toxin some other way were inconclusive.
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The deaths of two patients prescribed a powerful painkiller as a headache treatment were among four fatalities linked to the recently approved drug, its manufacturer reported Thursday.
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US authorities are investigating whether injections of the anti-wrinkle drug Botox caused suspected cases of botulism in four people being treated in Florida and New Jersey.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect  studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in  youths, despite remaining cautious about the strength of such  ties, the agency said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration will examine clinical trial data for thousands of depressed adults to see if they, like children, suffered increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors while taking antidepressants.
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The FDA links Botox to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, and a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban Tuesday on over-the-counter sales of skin-lightening products, saying possible health risks cannot justify their being sold without a prescription.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the review of preventative studies involving Pfizer Inc.&#39;s painkillers Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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The US Food and Drug Administration today announced a five-step program to bolster drug safety evaluations. The news comes after controversy over the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx and risks to children on antidepressants.
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Investigators are focusing on whether an unapproved wrinkle treatment caused four people to be hospitalized with suspected botulism poisoning after they received injections at a Florida clinic, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
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Oct. 15, 2004 -- Bextra -- one of two US approved Vioxx sister drugs -- may cause rare skin and heart side effects, its manufacturer today warned doctors.
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A new drug that fights a form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, won applause if not approval from a panel of advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers yesterday not to buy or use the supplements Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain an ingredient that could lower blood pressure to unsafe levels.
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Nov. 30 - For millions of Americans each year, it&#39;s the treatment of-choice for getting rid of wrinkles and furrows. Now, health officials in Florida and New Jersey say they&#39;re investigating whether four people
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Description: Scientific advisers to the Food and Drug Administration meeting in Washington, DC agree that there is a link between antidepressants and an increased risk of suicidal behavior among some children.