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Oct

FDA Wants To Educate The Public About Online Pharmacy Risks

October 2, 2012

While buying medications from an online pharmacy can be convenient, many patients don’t realize they may be running the risk of receiving a counterfeit or sub-par product. A recent press release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the agency is working to educate the public of these risks by promoting a new campaign called “BeSafeRx.”

The campaign aims to educate consumers on the dangers of purchasing medications through online pharmacies, as the medication may be counterfeit or improperly manufactured. Using such defective products can be hazardous to a patient’s health, as it may not provide the needed drug or may provide an inexact dosage and could result in a Drug Injury. Also, patients put their personal and financial information at risk when submitting prescriptions and payments to online pharmacies.

An illegitimate online pharmacy can be recognized as such if they allow a patient to buy medications without a written prescription or offer discounted medications. Another sure sign is if the pharmacy is not located or licensed in the United States.

The FDA is helping patients find online pharmacies by providing a database of approved companies on their website.

The Austin Personal Injury Lawyers with Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers encourage anyone who uses an online pharmacy to do research before placing an order. Taking a few minutes to ensure it’s a legitimate business could save your life.

Sep

Bryan drug injury occurs in traffic stop

The instinct to protect yourself may be strong when you have something to hide. However, sometimes efforts may be best served to let the chips fall where they may.
That’s what a man should have done during a traffic stop that led to a Bryan drug injury, according to a story in the Bryan Eagle.

The man was pulled over when an officer recognized that he was driving on a suspended license.

However, it was drugs on the man’s person that landed him some time in jail. Unfortunately, in effort to avoid more jail time, the man concealed crack cocaine he had had with him in his mouth and swallowed it, resulting in a drug injury.

The man had to ask deputies to take him to the hospital after later admitting that he had swallowed the crack, causing a drug injury.

Drug trend could cause Texas drug injuries

Children face many dangers, but one that never seems to go away is the problems associated with drug use. Now a new drug trend may be giving parents greater cause to worry.

According to KBTX, children, some of whom haven’t reached the teen years yet, may be bringing ordinary items to school in their backpacks and getting high, which could lead to Texas drug injuries.

Items that are not necessarily illegal can be used to give kids a high. Some teens dip cigarettes in cough syrup and smoke them, others soak tampons in alcohol and take them vaginally or rectally for a high, and still others use prescription drugs; however, all of these methods can lead to serious Texas drug injuries.

Teen dies of Texas drug injury

August 12, 2008

A teen has died of an apparent Texas drug injury Sunday, according to the Star-Telegram.

The alleged Texas drug injury occurred at the 18-year-old man’s grandmother’s home around 4:30 p.m.

The Texas drug injury victim had been injured in a Texas auto accident and was staying with his grandmother.

The Texas drug injury victim’s grandmother found him in the bathroom. Family members tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him and rescuers continued the efforts when they arrived.

The Texas drug injury victim died at the hospital where he was taken to be treated for his drug injuries.

Feb

Another heparin recall; allergic reactions possibly life-threatening

There has been an urgent nationwide recall of heparin units manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The recall is the result of an increased number of adverse reactions to the drug, some of which may be life-threatening. This recall is different and apparently unrelated to the heparin recall reported earlier in the week.

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reactions to the most recently-recalled heparin doses include stomach pain or discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased or low blood pressure, chest pain, fast heart rate, dizziness, fainting, and a host of other dangerous drug injury symptoms.

The recalled heparin could cause serious Texas drug injury and even death.

Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/baxter01_08.html

Jan

Ortho Evra Warning Label Strengthened

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently updated the label on the Ortho Evra birth control patch, warning users that a new study shows users of the Ortho Evra birth control patch are at an elevated risk of developing serious blood clots, which can result in a serious Texas drug injury.

The blood clots are known as venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) and occur, according to the study, at a higher rate in women using the birth control patch than women taking birth control pills.

Blood clots can cause serious Texas personal injury and even death.

Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01781.html

Jan

Vioxx Settlement Update

On February 29, 2008, roughly 45,000 plaintiffs who suffered heart attack or stroke that qualify for the Vioxx settlement must enroll if they wish to be receive part of the massive $4.85 billion fund set aside by lawyers and the pharmaceutical company Merck for those injured by the painkiller drug Vioxx.

In order to validate the money set aside—which could be taken off the table if certain criteria is not met—85% of those claimants must enroll in the settlement.

The settlement amount is being divided up by tens of thousands of people, and some victims are claiming the share set aside for them isn’t enough. One woman who suffered a Vioxx-related heart attack lost her job and had to pay more than $200,000 in medical bills. Her share of the settlement is roughly $530,000, but she feels that since she suffered greatly, that amount is not enough.

Vioxx is believed to have been a contributing factor in Texas drug injuries—namely heart attacks and strokes—and has left many Texas drug injury victims seeking compensation for their pain, suffering, and considerable medical bills.

Click here to read more http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119993021557679801.html?mod=djemWLB&apl=y&r=796175

Jan

FDA Takes Action Against Hormone Therapy Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken action against seven different pharmacies for their false and misleading claims over the safety and effectiveness of their “bio-identical hormone replacement therapy” drugs (BHRTs). The BRHTs were being promoted by these pharmaceutical companies as being better than FDA-approved menopausal hormone therapy drugs.

The pharmacies also claimed these BHRT drugs prevent and or treat Alzheimer’s, stroke, cancer, and other sicknesses, which is scientifically unproven at this time. The drugs all contain estriol, a compound that isn’t approved and which has not been proven safe or effective for human use.

Use of unapproved FDA drugs can result in serious Texas drug injury and possibly death. Texas drug injuries occur far too commonly and can have serious health complications.

Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01772.html

Nov

Avandia gets boxed warning cautioning of heart attacks

The Food and Drug Administration has just informed healthcare professionals of new, important warnings that will be added to the type II diabetes medication Avandia. Diabetes affects 20.8 million people in the United States, many of whom are potential Texas drug injury victims.

The Avandia boxed warning will now warn that Avandia may be associated with an increased risk of myocardial ischemic events (such as angina) or myocardial infarction (heart attack occurring because of a lack of blood supplied to the heart).

Texas drug injuries are all too common in this day and age and can have life-altering consequences. The FDA has advised healthcare professionals to closely monitor patients who take Avandia for cardiovascular risks and Texas drug injuries.

Click here to read more
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01743.html

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