Adverse in Medical News

Reglan Adverse Events More Than Doubled from 2006 to 2008

Recent data from the Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System reveals that new cases of tardive dyskinesia or other movement disorders reported by users of Reglan (or its generic version, metoclopramide) more than doubled between 2006 and 2008. In February 2009, the F...

Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Demonstrates Impressive Low Rates of Repeat Procedure, Stent Thrombosis and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Complex, 'Real World' Patients in SPIRIT V Study

Safety and Efficacy Rates in Patients with Challenging Anatomy Consistent with Superior Results from Randomized Clinical Trials BARCELONA, Spain, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data presented today at EuroPCR from an international, post-approval, single-arm study show that Abbott's mark...

Analysis of FDA Adverse Events Data Reveals at Least 106 Serious Conditions Reported Among Reglan Users

An analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System has identified at least 106 cases of tardive dyskinesia or other movement disorders reported among users of Reglan or its generic version, metoclopramide. Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder chara...

Woman's Hospital Selects rL Solutions for Improved Adverse Event and Patient Safety Reporting

Leading Baton Rouge, LA based organization will leverage Risk MonitorPro (R) and Feedback MonitorPro(R) for better reporting and analysis of patient feedback and adverse events CAMBRIDGE, MA, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ - rL Solutions, the leading provider of healthcare quality and saf...

Tailored Drug Delivery Reduces Adverse Effects After PCI

Study highlights: -- Individually tailored doses of clopidogrel significantly reduced clotting in stents at one month as measured by platelet reactivity monitoring by VASP phosphorylation analysis, a blood test that measures a patient's anti-platelet response to clopidogrel. -- Researchers...

Agency Takes Adverse Decision to Biopure's Product Registration in South Africa

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biopure Corporation (Nasdaq: BPUR ) announced today that it had received a notice from the Medicines Control Council (MCC) of South Africa indicating its decision to discontinue the registration of Hemopure [hemoglobin glutamer-250 (bovine)]...

Post-marketing studies finding adverse events in drugs used in children

DURHAM, NC -- The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA, 1997), designed to stimulate more drug safety studies in children, has resulted in more than 130 label changes since its inception nearly six years ago, according to researchers at Duke Children's Hospital. Their analysis ...

Weight Watchers Receives Adverse U.K. VAT Ruling

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW ) today announced that on June 25, 2008 it received an adverse ruling from the U.K. Court of Appeal with respect to the imposition of value added tax, or VAT, on Weight Watchers meetings fees collected ...

Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events

But Canadian study finds increase in non-serious side effects FRIDAY June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs that contain compounds called cannabinoids from the marijuana plant don't increase the risk of serious side effects but are associated with an increase in some non-serious side effect...

Large Study Identifies Most Costly Adverse Events in Children's Hospitals

-- May Help Set Priority Targets for Patient Safety Efforts -- PHILADELPHIA, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A large study of health records from 38 American children's hospitals has measured adverse events that most increase length of stay and overall cost. The researchers say their findi...

Large study identifies most costly adverse events in children's hospitals

A large study of health records from 38 American childrens hospitals has measured adverse events that most increase length of stay and overall cost. The researchers say their findings provide useful targets for hospital programs aimed at preventing harm to young patients. Our study offers a fra...

Short-term use of antipsychotics in older adults with dementia linked to serious adverse events

Older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to be hospitalized or die than those who do not take the drugs, according to a report in the May 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Newer antipsychot...

PA Department of Health Warns Consumers About Adverse Reactions From Dietary Supplements

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is warning consumers not to drink two dietary supplements produced by an Atlanta company. Due to excess amounts of selenium and chromium, the eight- and 32-ounce bottles of "Total Body Formula" dieta...

New study finds adverse effects of estrogen replacement therapy are related to the dose

SAN DIEGO, CA Recent clinical trials indicate that estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. A new study in mice has examined whether adverse effects of ERT are related to the doses used. The study found that moderate and high doses of ERT increased prob...

Anthem Blue Cross Announces Initiative Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors; Company Committed to Protecting Members' Health and Finances by Not Reimbursing Major Preventable Adverse Events

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross announced today process changes for its hospital network to be implemented this year. The changes will include reimbursement modifications and are aimed at eliminating preventable adverse events as defined by the Centers f...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin Announces Initiative Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors; Company Committed to Protecting Members' Health and Finances by Not Reimbursing Major Preventable Adverse Events

MILWAUKEE, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin announced today process changes for its hospital network to be implemented this year. The changes will include reimbursement modifications and are aimed at eliminating preventable adverse events as defined ...

Sonic Innovations Not Included in Adverse Jury Verdict

Patent Infringement Judgment Against Widex and William Demant Companies SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Innovations, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNCI ), a leading producer of advanced digital hearing aids, issues this statement to clarify confusion raised by a number of press releas...

91 Percent of Oncologists Polled Report Adverse Patient Events as Result of CMS National Coverage Decision on ESAs

HOUSTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In a national poll of medical oncologists and hematologists, 91 percent reported the occurrence of adverse patient events in the 12-week period following the implementation of the new CMS coverage criteria for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs). Sponsor...

Tips to prevent adverse drug events in older adults

BOSTON (January 2, 2008) Adverse drug events are more common in older adults because they are prescribed more drugs and are effected differently by these drugs than their younger counterparts. A review article written by Tufts University School of Medicine clinicians, published in American Family...

Fewer adverse cardiac events at one year

WASHINGTON, DC OCTOBER 22, 2007 Late breaking results from the SPIRIT III trial, presented at TCT 2007, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, show that after 12 months, there were significantly fewer major adverse cardiac events (MACE) such as heart attacks, ...

London School of Hygiene to play key role in global collaboration on adverse drug reactions

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is to be a key player in the first global research collaboration aimed at identifying the genetic markers related to Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs). The Serious Adverse Event Consortium (SAEC) is a non-profit global partnership between leading pha...

Study shows adverse drug events reported to the FDA have significantly increased

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A new study shows the number of drug-therapy related deaths and injuries reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nearly tripled between 1998 and 2005. A researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues reviewed serious and fatal drug ev...

Excessive Use of Cosmetics Leads to Adverse Effects on the Body

Women, across the globe, use a vast range of cosmetics everyday to look their best, but this excessive use is leading to a chemical pile up in their bodies. A new study has found that women who use make-up every day are soaking up nearly 5lb of chemicals a year into their bodies. Man...

Certain Vitamins may Have Adverse Effects on Human Lifespan

Taking vitamin supplements may no longer be a mantra to stay fit. New research suggests that certain vitamins can have adverse effects// on human lifespan. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen reviewed more than 815 clinical trials into the benefits of commonly used vitamin supplements...

Tamiflu: Adverse Reaction Warning, ‘a Must’, Canada Tells Roce

Canada has informed Swiss Pharmaceutical Roche AG to include the warning about potential side-effects of the well known, influenza drug, Tami flu. This advice is close// on the heels of reports about the adverse reaction of the drug, sparking erratic behaviors, hallucination and even inducing self ...

Patients Can Report Statins' Adverse Effects on New Web Site

A new web site at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine – http://www.statineffects.com – will enable people from around the world// to self-report adverse effects of statin drug use, or use of other cholesterol drugs. “This line of research is important because man...

Estrens For Osteoporosis Might Have Adverse effects

Researchers have cautioned on the possibility of adverse effects with the use of the new drug ‘Estrens’ for the treatment of osteoporosis.// A new study that is set to appear in this month’s issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation has cautioned on the use of the new group of drugs know...

Philippines Oil Spill Causing Adverse Health Effects

The sinking of the oil carrier MT Solar I, which has thus far spilled 50,000 gallons of industrial oil into the sea near Guimaras in Philippines is causing health problems// to the people in the area. The ship had sunk off the coast on August 11. Health Secretary Franciso Duque confirmed that many ...

Antibiotic Drug Recalled Following Adverse Effects

An antibiotic injection used to treat bacterial infection has been recalled by the Chinese Ministry of Health following reports of adverse drug reaction// to the injection. The injection produced by a company in the eastern province of Anhui has reportedly led to the death of a six-year-old g...

HIV/AIDS Epidemic to Cause Adverse Effects to Indian Economy

The increasingly unchecked spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic could affect the Indian economy adversely in the coming years according to a report on the Macroeconomic// and Sectoral Impacts of HIV/AIDS. The study was conducted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and supp...

A potato (couch or not) in the diet adverse for diabetics.

'Potato-potato' burning bright in the hands of you could predispose you to an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a long-term study of nearly 85 000 United States women Harvard University researchers’ //found that those with the highest potato intake had a modestly elevated risk of de...

Parenthood can have adverse mental health

Professor Robin Simon and colleagues from Florida State University has reported in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior the reports of their study// conducted in 13,017 adults in which they found that adults who had plans of not having children’s experienced less depression compared to the pa...

Obesity Has Adverse Impact On Breast Cancer Survival

Excess weight is not a good factor in patients with breast cancer and adversely affects the long term prognosis in the condition, a report published in the January 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology has said. // These findings from a Chinese study are identical to conclusions that ...

Bisphenol A In Food Containers Has Adverse Effect On Brain Tissue

Day-to-day product like food cans, water pipes, dental sealants and milk container linings generally use the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA). A research team guided by Scott Belcher, PhD, at the University of Cincinnati (UC) // , reports in the Journal Endocrinology, December 2005 edition that even low ...

Heavy alcoholism has adverse affects on sex life in healthy males

That alcohol is the culprit in many of the illnesses affecting man was generally known. It has now emerged that addiction to alcohol can adversely affect sex life and the sperm quality in healthy men as well. // A new study by Indian scientists led by Biochemist Koonakapalyam Ramasami Muthusami...

The Adverse Effects Of Asthma Medication

Latest research shows that a common class of drugs used for acute asthma attacks might be causing the very thing it aims to treat.// Researchers studied the use of bronchodilators known as beta-agonists in asthmatics.Beta-agonists are the primary treatment used to relieve acute asthma attacks. T...

Spanking can Cause Adverse Effects Later In Life

Estimates show white children under age 2 who were spanked five times in a week had a 4.2-times greater risk of behavior problems that // required a parent-teacher meeting four years later when compared to children who were not spanked. However, the link between spanking and behavior problems in bl...

ZYBAN, The smoking cessation drug marked for its adverse reactions

GlaxoSmithKline's smoking cessation drug Zyban, which is being taken by over 5 million people world wide, is held responsilble for a raise in the suspected adverse reactions due to drug intake in UK. Pharmacovigilance statistics of MCA has shown a raise of about 37% more adverse reactions so ca...

Watson Announces Limited Recall Of Fentanyl Transdermal System

...th the recalled lot. However, exposure to fentanyl gel may lead to serious adverse events, including respiratory depression and possible overdose, which may b...ve medical questions should contact their healthcare providers. Any adverse reactions experienced with the use of this product, and/or quality problems...

GeoVax Labs, Inc. Announces Six Month 2009 Financial Results and Provides Operational Update

...V/AIDS vaccine holds great promise. The GeoVax Vaccine would cost a fraction of the cost of current treatments and, to date, has not elicited serious adverse side effects in several human trials. A population vaccinated with an effective HIV-1 vaccine would be expected to significantly decrease the prevale...