Bayer, the manufacturer of the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, announced they would expand their warning labels to include information about the risk of developing blood clots from these prescription drugs, according to forbes.com. Bayer claims they are only doing this to cooperate with the Food and Drug Administration’s request to add more warning…
Swissmedic, which oversees medical devices and medicines in Switzerland, made a questionable decision to leave Yaz and Yasmin on the open market for consumers to purchase. These dangerous drugs may have contributed to the death of a young woman and another woman who is now disabled, according to World Radio Switzerland. Swissmedic stated the risk…
There was a time when Trasylol, a clotting medication designed to help prevent bleeding, was one of the most frequently used drugs in America. In fact, it was used in one third of all cardiac bypass operations in America, according to CBS News. You’d think a drug used with such regularity was thoroughly tested and…
Nearly 900,000 Graco highchairs for young infants are being recalled because, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement, “The chairs’ legs can come out, causing the chair to fall to the ground. Children can suffer serious injuries from the fall.” The recalled highchairs look like the one pictured here. The chairs parents should…
The marketing of Risperdal may have violated FDA laws. Risperdal is an antipsychotic drug, but was marketed as a treatment for dementia (this was condemned by the FDA).