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FDA announces more contaminated NECC pharmaceuticals

Last week we discussed a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak which was linked to contaminated pharmaceuticals from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy. Authorities say that problems at the New England Compounding Center were documented for years but the pharmacy had always managed to avoid severe fines and public exposure of the unsanitary conditions at its facilities. The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that two more drugs from the NECC were contaminated due to poor standards at the facility. The drugs are...

GlaxoSmithKline Fined For Promoting Dangerous Pharmaceuticals

In our last post we discussed a recent landmark settlement between drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and the Department of Justice. Federal prosecutors accused the health care giant of promoting the antidepressant Paxil to teenagers despite little evidence that the drug was effective in treating individuals under age 18. Warnings on the drug's label now indicate that individuals under the age of 24 are at risk for experiencing suicidal thoughts and a host of other serious side effects when taking Paxil. Federal prosecutors...

Deaths Link to Anemia Drug Omontys Defective Drug

Drugmakers Takeda and Affymax recently announced a recall of their anemia drug Omontys. The drug has caused anaphylaxis in some patients, which has caused some patients to die. The Mayo Clinic describes anaphylaxis as a severe allergic reaction which is caused by the immune system releasing dangerous amounts of chemicals into a patient's system in response to an allergen such as a drug. Patients suffering from anaphylaxis can go into shock and suffer a serious drop in blood pressure that...