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• Tequin Exiting Market

  Staff Writer | May 05, 2006 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will stop making and selling its antibiotic Tequin, but existing supplies will remain in place and will not be recalled. Tequin's safety has been in question, and the FDA increased warnings on the drug's label in February. The drug is suspected of causing both high and low blood sugar in some patients; and the manufacturer has warned that diabetics shouldn't use it,...

• Vioxx Risks Can Occur within Two Weeks, Says New Study

  Staff Writer | May 04, 2006 8:00 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A new Canadian study shows that one-quarter of patients who suffered a heart attack while taking Vioxx did so within two weeks of taking their first prescription, much earlier than suggested by previous studies. The study was undertaken by McGill University Health Center in Canada, and involved analyzing the medical records of 239 elderly patients who had heart attacks while on Vioxx. "For...

• Ketek Safety Data Questioned

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2006 8:29 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The Wall Street Journal recently investigated a clinical study involving 24,000 patients, referred to as 3014, which analyzed the safety of Ketek, a popular antibiotic sold by Sanofi-Aventis SA. Reports of severe liver damage, including death, have surfaced among patients taking Ketek, and the WSJ's investigation reveals serious flaws in the study, principally due to questionable practices by...

• Former FDA Commissioner under Investigation for Financial Ties to Drug Developers

  Staff Writer | May 02, 2006 8:25 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  FierceBiotech reports that former FDA commissioner Lester Crawford is under criminal investigation for possible financial ties to the drug developers he regulated at the FDA. The investigation is focusing on investments he or his wife had in companies that depended on the FDA for regulatory approvals. As John Carroll of FierceBiotech notes, "The FDA needs to set ethical standards, it needs to...

• Neutragard Anticavity Rinse Recalled

  Staff Writer | May 02, 2006 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Pascal Company, Inc., the maker of NeutraGard 0.05% and NeutraGard Plus 0.2% Neutral Sodium Fluoride Anticavity Treatment Rinse, has recalled all lots and flavors of its oral rinse due to possible contamination by Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. Although B. cepacia poses little medical risk to healthy people, individuals with weakened immune systems or...

• Former Qwest CEO Indicted on Charges of Insider Trading

  Staff Writer | April 26, 2006 8:57 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A federal grand jury indicted former Qwest CEO, Joseph Nacchio, on charges of insider trading. On December 19th, 2005, he was charged with profiting by insider trading in the sale of more than $100 million of Qwest stock. The sale took place between January and May 2001 after he had been informed that Quest would not meet its revenue targets. Several other former executives were also...

• Murder trial for road rage suspect

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Jason Reynolds faces charges of murder for a road-rage incident that took the lives of two drivers last November. Click here to see the article from the Denver Post.

• Safety Features for vehicles

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 8:47 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Consumerreports.org give us a list of safety features to look for when choosing a vehicle. Click here to read the full article.

• Strengthening Medical Device Safety

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  FDA has announced a new program that is designed to transform and strengthen medical device safety.This initiative will work toward an electronic reporting system and is expected to provide unique ways to identify medical devices including standardized and globally accepted names. Information in patient records about device information will be improved as will collaboration on post market...

• Teen Falls From Adams City High School Window

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2006 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Rocky Mountain News' Ivan Moreno reported on January 26, 2006, that a boy who fell from a second-story window during lunch at Adams City High School in Commerce City today is expected to recover after suffering a broken leg and some lacerations that will require stitches.Click to see the possible premises liability article.