“I think it’s fair to say that we have a major initiative investigation ongoing into this type of product,” Michael Levy, director of the division of new drugs and labeling compliance at the FDA, said in an interview. “We are buying these products, and we are testing them, and we are considering what our options are. There is definitely the possibility that there could be criminal charges.”
The pills, using undeclared drugs that may put health at Read the rest of this entry »
“Tesofensine produces a weight loss of approximately 10 percent more than placebo and diet in obese patients,” said lead researcher Dr. Arne Astrup, from the Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, at the University of Copenhagen. Other drugs produce only about 5 percent weight loss, Astrup noted.
This drug could replace the need for gastric bypass surgery in some obese patients. “There is an enormous gap between the existing weight-loss Read the rest of this entry »
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Government health advisers said Friday an experimental morphine pill from Alpharma could discourage some patients from abusing the powerful narcotic but provides only a small advantage over existing drugs.
Alpharma has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its drug Embeda as a tamper-resistant medication for patients with moderate to severe chronic pain. The pills are formulated so that the euphoric effects Read the rest of this entry »
Nearly three years after federal regulators sounded an alarm about dangerous diet pills imported from Brazil, doctors in Massachusetts continue to treat patients stricken with heart problems, headaches, and insomnia linked to the powerful drugs.
Just yesterday, a Cambridge Health Alliance internist saw two patients who told him they are taking the medications, typically a brew of speed, tranquilizers, and other chemicals mixed into a capsule. Read the rest of this entry »
February 11, 2009 10:06 a.m. EST
Miami, FL (AHN) – The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to take the diet supplement marketed under the name Venom Hyperdrive 3.0 because it contains an undeclared drug that can increase heart rate and blood pressure.
The company that makes the supplement, Applied Lifescience Research Industries, from Oak View, Calif., recalled the product after an FDA analysis found the presence of the drug, sibutramine. Read the rest of this entry »
has received a $3.18 million first-year government contract, with an option to increase to $10.4 million over the next three years, to investigate a “post-radiation pill” in the event of an accident or act of terrorism with nuclear or radiological devices.
Rochester researchers will test eltrombopag for its ability to replenish blood platelets following injury from radiation. Because eltrombopag is available in tablet form rather than as an injection, Read the rest of this entry »
Pilot sites are being set up in areas of London with the highest teenage
pregnancy rates to see if the programme is feasible before being rolled out
nationally.
Ministers said the aim is to increase access to contraception and reduce the
number of unintended pregnancies although critics were concerned that
relying on the Pill does not protect against sexually transmitted infections
which are at epidemic proportions.
Women will not Read the rest of this entry »
Atlanta Falcons nose tackle Grady Jackson on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit against against the manufacturer of a diuretic that reportedly led to his four-game suspension from the NFL.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Jackson, who is appealing the league’s suspension, filed the suit in Superior Court of California against Nikki Harrell’s StarCaps diet pills.
The lawsuit also names Balanced Health Products, the maker of StarCaps. Read the rest of this entry »
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Government health advisers said Friday an experimental morphine pill from Alpharma could discourage some patients from abusing the powerful narcotic but provides only a small advantage over existing drugs.
Alpharma has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its drug Embeda as a tamper-resistant medication for patients with moderate to severe chronic pain. The pills are formulated so that the euphoric effects Read the rest of this entry »
The FDA warns consumers of possible dangers connected to using some diet pills primarily sold online.
.com – The FDA has cautioned against the use of approximately 30 diet pills that are said to contain ingredients not listed on labels that may be harmful to one’s health, as reported by the Associated Press (AP). Some of these products, which are reportedly advertised as natural, have been shown to not list potentially harmful properties such Read the rest of this entry »