FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Medical Journals Don't Want Scrutiny

  Dan Frith | March 23, 2009 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I was amazed by an article which appeared in today's Wall Street Journal entitled, Medical Journal Decries Public Airing of Conflicts. The story is based upon a change in policy by the editors of...

• ORENCIA - the new RA DRUG, WITH FREE CO-PAY?

  Lauren Ellerman | February 23, 2009 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I am very sleepy today.For one reason. I stayed up to watch the OSCARS. For an East Coast girl on a Sunday night, this requires dedication. I cheered for my favorite movies, actors etc - and...

• Lawsuits Protect Consumers! Who Said That?

  Dan Frith | August 19, 2008 10:22 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Most people would believe that only a trial lawyer would say "lawsuits protect consumers." You know...those greedy trial lawyers who do nothing positive for our society or economy. But do you know...

• The FDA and the Wall Street Journal: Dumb and Dumber

  Dan Frith | August 14, 2008 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The Wall Street Journal ran an editorial yesterday (August 13) titled, "Devices for Lawyers." The piece was very critical of trial lawyers in America for lobbying Congress to pass the "Medical...

• No Confidence in the Food and Drug Administration

  Dan Frith | July 22, 2008 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I've written this post many times before but the FDA does very little to protect the safety and well-being of Americans. I believe most of those working at the FDA have good intentions but they are...

• Incest: Big Pharma and the Doctors

  Dan Frith | June 10, 2008 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I am no fan of Big Pharma...the pharmaceutical industry in America it out to make money at all costs! However, some (naive) people believe the Food and Drug Administration and the doctors at...

• VIOXX ISSUES

  Lauren Ellerman | May 30, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Please don't think that when a jury awards $13,000,000 to a family in a Vioxx suit, that the defense walks across the Court room with a check! What actually happens in large pharm cases, or any...

• Congress finally works for us!

  Lauren Ellerman | May 22, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Rep. Stupak Nudges FDA Toward Subpoena Power Now that Rep. Bart Stupak has helped push FDA Chief Andrew von Eschenbach into asking for more money for inspections, the congressman wants to prod the...

• You know better...

  Lauren Ellerman | May 09, 2008 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  You know better than your doctor does. No, maybe not about how the liver metabolizes certain substances and other complicated medical issues, but you know better about your own body, and what...

• Birth Control Patch - Scary?

  Lauren Ellerman | May 09, 2008 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  This week a consumer advocacy group petitioned Washington to take birth control patch off the market. Why? Studies show that users have an increased chance of blood clots. a 60% higher chance....