Posts tagged Defective Drugs

• Chantix and Alcohol: A Deadly Combination?

  Scott Kappes | September 20, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The prescription drug Chantix was approved by the FDA last year and has had a great first year for pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer. However, I am sure that the recent attention that Chantix has been getting is not welcomed to say the least. Over the past couple of weeks I have been hearing more and more about Chantix and the implication that it was responsible for Dallas musician Carter Albretch's...

• Have You Had an Adverse Reaction to Chantix?

  Scott Kappes | October 03, 2007 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Over the past month since the Carter Albrecht story hit the press there has been plenty of attention paid to the stop smoking aid Chantix. I am sure that most of it is not the kind of publicity that manufacturer Pfizer was hoping for as they launched their new add campaign. Our law office has been contacted by numerous people over the past month with claims of serious adverse reactions to...

• New Study Questions Vytorin's Efficacy

  Scott Kappes | January 15, 2008 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A study released yesterday shows evidence that the blockbuster cholesterol medication Vytorin is not anymore effective than generic Zocor. Vytorin, a combination of Zetia and Zocor, is prescribed over 100,000 times each day generating over $5 billion in annual sales for Merck and Schering-Plough. Vytorin was shown to lower bad cholesterol levels better than Zocor alone, but showed no measurable...

• Another Psychotic Episode Linked To Chantix?

  Scott Kappes | January 25, 2008 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I came across another frightening claim of psychotic behavior that appears could be linked to Pfizer's stop smoking drug Chantix. The story comes out of the UK where the drug is marketed as Champix. A woman living in the UK claims that on Christmas Eve her boyfriend who had been taking Champix for several months went what she described as "berserk." The woman claims that her boyfriend had been...

• Antidepressants: The Untold Story

  Scott Kappes | January 22, 2008 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Last week the New England Journal of Medicine published an article claiming that the positive effect of antidepressants have been skewed way out of proportion by the lack of published reports that detail negative findings. After reviewing studies submitted to the FDA for 12 different antidepressants a report concluded that 88 per cent of studies that showed negative results were never published...

• Chantix To Carry Warning For Suicidal Thoughts In Australia

  Scott Kappes | December 11, 2007 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Over the past few months there has been plenty of attention paid to Pfizer's smoking cessation drug, Chantix. Reports of serious side effects have been pouring into the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System. Reports of suicide and suicidal ideation have been all too common among these reports. The FDA says they are also investigating over 100 cases of psychotic behavior associated with the drug....

• Over 5,000 Chantix Complaints Filed in One Week

  Scott Kappes | December 05, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It has been a couple of weeks now since the FDA launched their investigation into the safety of Pfizer's smoking cessasation drug Chantix. The FDA says that they were planning to review the drug based on reports from the UK where the same drug has been sold since 2006 under the name Champix; however, the shooting death of musician Carter Albercht served as a catalyst to put safety concerns about...

• Adverse Events Continue with Chantix

  Scott Kappes | November 14, 2007 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Just over a year ago pharmaceutical giant Pfizer introduced a revolutionary smoking cessasation drug to the market. This drug, called Chantix, work differently than stop smoking aids in the past. Chantix actually blocks nicotine receptors in the brain, eliminating the satisfaction induced by nicotine consumption therefore eliminating the urge to smoke. Over 4 million people have tried Chantix...

• FDA Panel To Vote On Zyprexa

  Scott Kappes | February 06, 2008 4:03 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Today a panel of outside experts will examine advise the FDA on whether or not a new injectable version of the popular schizophrenia drug, Zyprexa, should be approved in the US. Zyprexa is currently available in a once-daily pill form, but the new formula, Zyprexa Adhera, can be injected into the muscle and last up to four weeks. The panel will weigh all aspects of the drug and available...

• Chantix Gets New Warning For Behavioral Changes

  Scott Kappes | January 18, 2008 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Today Pfizer announced that the smoking cessation drug Chantix will now carry an additional warning advising doctors to monitor patients for changes in behavior, including but not limited to depressed mood, agitation, suicidal thoughts and suicidal behavior. While no causal relationship has been established between these changes and Chantix; however, Pfizer said a possible link couldn't be ruled...