Dangerous Drugs Archives

FDA Recall: Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) by Eisai: Drug Safety Communication – FDA Requests Withdrawal of Weight-Loss Drug

As of January 2020 the FDA issued the following safety communication: The FDA has requested that the manufacturer of Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) voluntarily withdraw the...

Jury hits J&J with $8 billion verdict for male breast growth linked to Risperdal

$8 Billion. That is an angry jury sending a message. Congratulations to our friends Jason Itkin and Tom Kline at Arnold & Itkin and Kline...

Diclofenac NSAID Painkiller Linked To An Increase In Heart Attacks

A recent major study done by the British Medical Journal shows that Diclofenac can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke by 50%. Diclofenac...

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Issue Voluntary Recall of Valsartan / Amlodipine / HCTZ Tablets

The Food and Drug Administration has reported that Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is voluntarily recalling 14 lots of Valsartan / Amlodipine / HCTZ Tablets. This recall...

The FDA Recalls Thyroid Medications Due To Possible Contamination

The FDA has recalled hypothyroid medications manufactured by Westminster Pharmaceuticals after their Chinese manufacturing plant did not meet the FDA’s standards. The initial inspection took...

Truvada Lawsuit

When new medicines came to market in the 1990s and 2000s, they drastically changed the way people with HIV and AIDS were treated—often making the...

Zofran and Entresto Recall Packages

Beware of kids getting into Zofran (Ondansetron), Risperidone, onepezil ODT, Naratriptan, or Entresto (sacubitril / valsartan) drug packages. Two drug companies, Sandoz and Novartis, recall...