I just ran across this today:
Information for Consumers and Patients | Drugs - FDA.gov
A good mix of information and popular topics.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Millions of Americans receive drugs by mail. But are they safe? - NBC News
According to the article:
"Millions of Americans receive their medications by mail but many, like Becker, find themselves forced to do so by their insurance plans or face the prospect of paying exorbitant amounts for the same drugs.
An NBC News investigation found the growth of mail-order pharmacies has caused many people to feel trapped in a system that has left them with crushed pills, damaged vials and lifesaving drugs exposed to extreme weather. ...
Interviews with more than 65 mail-order pharmacy customers across the nation revealed deep worries over how their medication is delivered — and no affordable alternatives. Many reported receiving drugs in flimsy packaging without temperature indicators, which can cost as little as a dollar per package. Others have had to plead with pharmacies to send them replacement drugs after receiving medication they thought arrived too warm or cold."
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Saturday, May 18, 2019
The Generic Drugs You're Taking May Not Be As Safe Or Effective As You Think - NPR.org
Read the full article: The Generic Drugs You're Taking May Not Be As Safe Or Effective As You Think - NPR.org
"Eban has covered the pharmaceutical industry for more than 10 years. She notes that most of the generic medicines being sold in the U.S. are manufactured overseas, mostly in India and China. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that it holds foreign plants to the same standards as U.S. drugmakers, but Eban's new book, Bottle of Lies, challenges that notion. She writes that the FDA often announces its overseas inspections weeks in advance, which allows plants where generic drugs are made the chance to fabricate data and results."
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Trump, at Biopharma Meeting, Pledges to 'Streamline' FDA, Cut Regulations but Wants Lower Prices - TheStreet
Read more: Trump, at Biopharma Meeting, Pledges to 'Streamline' FDA, Cut Regulations but Wants Lower Prices - TheStreet:
"Biotech and drugs stocks are soaring Tuesday after President Donald Trump, meeting with CEOs of the biotech and pharma industries, promised to "streamline the FDA" and cut regulations so that new products can be brought to the market faster and cheaper."
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Monday, December 5, 2016
What the 21st Century Cures Act is, and who benefits from it - Business Insider
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"Sponsors of the 21st Century Cures Act call it a win-win: a fusion of funds for medical research with new rules that direct the Food and Drug Administration to approve drugs and devices with greater urgency. There's also money to help states fight the opioid epidemic, and a boost for mental health care."
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
How to save on prescription drugs - marinij.com
"For more ways to save money on your next prescription, remember:" . . .
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Summer 2016 Update On ED Drugs Viagra / Cialis / Levitra: Medical And Legal Developments - Drug Injury Watch
Updated October 31, 2022
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"In late June 2016 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will study a potential link between melanoma skin cancer and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra.
This announcement appeared in the agency's latest watch list of drugs with possible safety issues, "January - March 2016: Potential Signals of Serious Risks/New Safety Information Identified from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)". In relevant part, the document listed these drugs which have been associated with melanoma as a serious side effect."
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Friday, November 6, 2015
Injections given every 8 weeks suppress HIV just as well as daily pills, trial finds - ScienceAlert
Updated December 21, 2021
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"Formulated to be long-acting and injected together, these two drugs suppressed the virus at a comparable rate to a combination of similar-acting pills taken daily. Patients received one shot either every four weeks, or every eight weeks, and the virus suppression rates were basically the same, although patients with monthly injections complained more about pain at the injection site – the most common side effect of this treatment."
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Drug Firms Use Tor to Shop for Dark Web Fakes - Bloomberg Business
"For the $300 billion pharmaceutical industry, the rapid growth of such marketplaces is a serious threat to profits and reputations. For regular folks who turn to the darknet because they’re uninsured or their coverage won’t pay for expensive medications, the choice can be lethal. Counterfeit drugs bought online have been shown to include everything from gypsum and rat poison to heavy metals and household cleaners."
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Trouble Swallowing Pills? Here’s 2 Ways to do it Right - American News
Updated May 8, 2023
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"“In conclusion, this study showed for the first time that two targeted techniques to facilitate tablet and capsule intake were remarkably effective and easy to adopt in the general population including patients with swallowing difficulties, and should therefore be generally recommended,” the study authors write."
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
Health Canada: We do not enforce the law when Canadians poison Americans - Searching for Safety
"Simply put, Health Canada admits that it does not intend to enforce the law on Canadian internet pharmacies that sell to foreigners. We suspected this was the excuse, but now it’s official. As Health Canada’s response says:
Health Canada prioritizes its work according to the risk to health that the incident may pose to Canadians. Incidents that present a potentially higher risk to health will be actioned first. Incidents of low or nominal risk will be assessed and entered into our tracking system for possible future compliance action as deemed appropriate."'via Blog this'
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Put Medicines Up and Away For Child Safety
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"Any kind of medicine or vitamin can cause harm if taken in the wrong way, even medicine you can buy without a prescription. Walk around your house and find a storage place too high for a child to reach or see."
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Some students don't see ADHD drug use as cheating - USA Today
"Nearly one in five students at an Ivy League university have misused ADHD drugs to improve their school performance, according to a new poll being presented Saturday at the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The lead researcher, Andrew Adesman, declined to name the college he surveyed, saying that he's confident that the rate is virtually the same at every other school."
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Friday, September 20, 2013
FDA Prohibits Drug Importation from Ranbaxy’s Plant in Mohali, India
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an import alert under which U.S. officials may detain at the U.S. border drug products manufactured at Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd.’s facility in Mohali, India. The firm will remain on the import alert until the company complies with U.S. drug manufacturing requirements, known as current good manufacturing practices (CGMP)."
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Monday, June 17, 2013
FDA - Hurricane Safety Checklist
Public Health Focus > Hurricane Safety Checklist:
"The FDA reminds consumers to take precautions for storing water and ensuring the safety of their food and medical supplies for themselves, their families, and their pets during and after any hurricane-related rain, possible flooding and power outages.
The agency also reminds consumers that it is important to have a plan in place for emergency medication and medical supplies for both people and animals. This is especially true for those with health concerns, particularly if the power goes out.
In general, FDA encourages consumers to: . . . "
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"The FDA reminds consumers to take precautions for storing water and ensuring the safety of their food and medical supplies for themselves, their families, and their pets during and after any hurricane-related rain, possible flooding and power outages.
The agency also reminds consumers that it is important to have a plan in place for emergency medication and medical supplies for both people and animals. This is especially true for those with health concerns, particularly if the power goes out.
In general, FDA encourages consumers to: . . . "
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Growing Anger Against The Pharmaceutical Industry
We The People vs. The Pharmaceutical Industry - Forbes:
". . . All this adds up to a giant pushback against the astronomical drug prices that are becoming commonplace. It seems that price tags of $100,000 or above are becoming the norm. Of 12 cancer drugs approved in 2012, 11 cost more than that. As more drugs are offered at that level and their sponsors get away with it, it seems to set a floor that emboldens drug companies to push the envelope. They are badly misjudging the brewing anger. . . ."
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". . . All this adds up to a giant pushback against the astronomical drug prices that are becoming commonplace. It seems that price tags of $100,000 or above are becoming the norm. Of 12 cancer drugs approved in 2012, 11 cost more than that. As more drugs are offered at that level and their sponsors get away with it, it seems to set a floor that emboldens drug companies to push the envelope. They are badly misjudging the brewing anger. . . ."
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
FDA Closes Down Another Dietary Supplement Company
Updated September 17, 2024
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"Pharmacist’s Ultimate Health of St. Paul, Minnesota agreed to a consent decree to cease their unlawful distribution of unapproved new drugs and adulterated dietary supplements. They have to stop distributing their products until all disease claims are removed from their websites and product labels and they comply with cGMP requirements for dietary supplements.
The company marketed products capsules, topical creams, and botanical extracts under the brand names Pharmacists Ultimate Health and Doctor’s Natural Therapy. The product names include Allergy Relief Complex, Lycopene Standardized Extract, Co Q-10, Cold and Flu Defense, Cholesterol Homocysteine, Prostate Companion, Ginger Root Standardized Extract, and Progesterone Cream, among others."
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The Only Vote That Counts: FDA 483 Round-Up
The Only Vote That Counts: FDA 483 Round-Up:
"Looking at the FDA isn’t much different. Lots of folks like to predict what the FDA will do, or try to glean trends from the often cryptic public statements FDA officials make at conferences or other gatherings. But the FDAs real “votes” are in the 483s they issue.
Reading through a recently-released crop of the agency’s medical device letters, it looks like the FDA is maintaing an interest in CAPA and employee training."
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ECRI Names Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013
ECRI Names Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013 | HITECH Answers:
"What topics made the list? Here’s the rundown:
- Alarm hazards
- Medication administration errors using infusion pumps
- Unnecessary exposures and radiation burns from diagnostic radiology procedures
- Patient/data mismatches in EHRs and other health IT systems
- Interoperability failures with medical devices and health IT systems
- Air embolism hazards
- Inattention to the needs of pediatric patients when using “adult” technologies
- Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopic devices and surgical instruments
- Caregiver distractions from smartphones and other mobile devices
- Surgical fires
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Monday, June 11, 2012
P.R. China - Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs (2010 Revision) - In English - Free
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SFDA Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs (2010 Revision) ( MOH Decree No. 79 )
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The Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs (2010 Revision), adopted at the executive meeting of the Ministry of Health on October 19, 2010, is hereby promulgated and shall go into effect as of March 1, 2011.
The document has 43 pages and is divided into 14 chapters with 313 paragraphs.
The link below takes you to the free English language version of the doucment.
State Food and Drug Administration, P.R.China (SFDA) - Ministry of Health (MOH) Decree No. 79 - Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs (2010 Revision):
"Article 1: These provisions of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Drugs, in accordance with the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Regulations for Implementation of the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China, are enacted to regulate the manufacturing and quality management of Drugs."
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SFDA Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs (2010 Revision) ( MOH Decree No. 79 )
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The Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs (2010 Revision), adopted at the executive meeting of the Ministry of Health on October 19, 2010, is hereby promulgated and shall go into effect as of March 1, 2011.
The document has 43 pages and is divided into 14 chapters with 313 paragraphs.
The link below takes you to the free English language version of the doucment.
State Food and Drug Administration, P.R.China (SFDA) - Ministry of Health (MOH) Decree No. 79 - Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs (2010 Revision):
"Article 1: These provisions of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Drugs, in accordance with the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Regulations for Implementation of the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China, are enacted to regulate the manufacturing and quality management of Drugs."
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