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Pradaxa Leads Country in FDA Safety Reports
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices’ QuarterWatch, the FDA received more safety reports about Pradaxa (dabigatran) than any other drug in the year 2011.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have released a report raising new concerns about the serious side effects caused by a class of osteoporosis drugs called Bisphosphonates.
A new FDA proposal to change the classification of several prescription medications to over-the-counter (OTC) status seems to put pharmaceutical companies’ profits before patient safety.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June of 2011 in the case of Pliva v. Mensing had devastating consequences for a vast number of consumers injured by generic drugs.
Avandia Scandal Continues to Unfold
Avandia is a prescription drug marketed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Released to the U.S. market in 1999, Avandia has been used by millions of Americans to treat Type II diabetes.
