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Entries Tagged as 'Dangerous Drugs'

Doctors issue warning on Vytorin and Zetia, question effectiveness

March 30th, 2008 No Comments

An established group of doctors - many part of the same group that first exposed the risks associated with Vioxx - has published an austere warning on the cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia in the New England Journal of Medicine. About 4 million Americans currently take the drugs, accounting for $5 billion in sales last [...]

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Doctor Speaks Out on Trasylol Recall

February 21st, 2008 No Comments

Apparently, the news for Bayer is getting worse on the Trasylol front. A medical researcher has condemned the drug company for it’s lack of cooperation in getting the dangerous drug used in thousands of heart surgeries off the market after his initial findings.
From Reuters:

Dr. Dennis Mangano, the study’s researcher, said during the program [...]

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