Tag Archives: heart-attack
Trilipix heart attack study prompts FDA to consider options
Cholesterol drug Trilipix increases heart attack risk for women taking the drug with a statin, and fails to reduce heart attack risk for others, according to a government study. Results of the government study were released March. The study was expected … Continue reading
Meridia Recalled Due to Cardiovascular Side Effects
Abbott Laboratories announced a voluntary recall of its diet drug, Meridia, Oct. 8, 2010. The recall is based on findings from a study that links the diet drug to a 16 percent increased risk of cardiovascular side effects, including heart … Continue reading
Blood pressure drug Benicar (olmesartan) linked to heart attacks, stroke, sudden deaths
After two separate studies showed higher-than-expected death rates from cardiovascular problems for patients taking the blood pressure medicine Benicar (olmesartan), the FDA has said the agency will investigate. FDA is evaluating data from two clinical trials in which patients with … Continue reading
African American’s At Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes on Plavix
Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi which co-promote and market Plavix (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) is under fire again. Last time, it was for drug Plavix causing Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a typically rare yet very serious and potentially fatal condition where blood … Continue reading
Drug marketing expert says GSK uses scorched-earth corporate culture to hide Avandia dangers
The maker of diabetes drug Avanida, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has a “scorched-earth corporate culture” and uses marketing and advertising to hide known dangers of its multi-billion dollar drug, according to Jim Edwards, a former managing editor of Adweek. Edwards’ scathing editorial … Continue reading
Xolair possibly linked to heart attack and stroke
The FDA warned on July 16 that asthma drug Xolair may be linked to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. Xolair is sold in the U.S. by Novartis and Genentech, a division of Roche. An ongoing study has revealed … Continue reading