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• Drug Industry Document Archive (DIDA) Adds 15 More Pharma-Related Documents To Collection In November 2009

  This Archive Contains Some "Secret" Documents Only Made Public In The Course Of Lawsuits Filed Against Pharmaceutical Companies (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Created and maintained by the University of California at San Francisco…

• Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project Forum Webcast: “To Err Is Human, To Delay Is Deadly”

  Marks 10th Anniversary Of IOM Study On Medical Errors And Raises Concerns About Lack Of Progress (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project (formerly Stop Hospital Infections) is holding a…

• Anemia Drugs Procrit And Aranesp May Increase Twofold The Risk Of Potentially Fatal Blood Clots

  Results From Large Long-Term Study Show Association Between These Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents And Venous Thromboembolism(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In late October 2009 we learned that the results from the Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events…

• Aranesp Associated With Increased Risk For Stroke In Patients With Diabetes And Chronic Kidney Disease

  TREAT Study Revealed, Also, That This Amgen Anemia Drug Was No Better Than Placebo In Reducing Deaths Or Cardiovascular Problems (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The anemia drug Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) might cause an…

• Diabetes Drug Byetta Linked To Kidney Problems And Cases Of Renal Failure

  October 2009 Byetta Label Change Follows Earlier Alert From U.K. About Kidney-Related Side Effects (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In March 2009 the Drug Safety Update Newsletter alerted us about reports of kidney-related side…

• FDA Should Make Drug Efficacy And Safety Information More Accessible To Patients

  Package Inserts Prepared By Drug Companies Which Exagerrate Benefits And Downplay Risks Need To Be Addressed (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the October 21, 2009 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine…

• Yasmin And Yaz Birth Control Pills Are Under Scrutiny By Drug Regulators In Europe

  Bayer Confirms To German Newspaper There Are 129 Yasmin / Yaz Lawsuits In U.S. As Of Mid-October 2009 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) From an October 21, 2009 article, "Bayer under pressure as birth…

• First Zometa-ONJ Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Novartis Goes To Jury This Week

  Montana Woman's Case Is First To Trial; More Than 500 Other Jaw Side Effect Cases Filed In Federal MDL And New Jersey Courts (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "Missoula woman awarded $3.2M…

• FDA’s Sentinel Initiative Project: An Overview, Progress To Date, And Next Steps

  Presentation Made At September 17, 2009 FDA Drug Safety Oversight Board Meeting (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) At the September 17, 2009 meeting of the FDA Drug Safety Oversight Board (DSB), members heard presentations…

• A Review Of Recent Research On Issue Of Whether Januvia Can Cause Pancreatitis

  Is Pancreatitis A Januvia Side Effect Or Is There An Increased Risk Of This Medical Condition Among Type 2 Diabetics Across All Treatments (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A few weeks back we reported…