Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of death. There are 116 million Americans who suffer from hypertension, also called high blood pressure. About 40 percent of them rely on medication to treat it. Unfortunately, recent issues with several of these drugs are cause for…
Last month, the District of Columbia’s highest court allowed two lawsuits to move forward, despite previous rulings to squash them from lower courts. The first lawsuit, filed by the Center for Inquiry (CFI), alleges that Walmart and CVS Pharmacy are misleading customers by placing homeopathic…
In 2020, as the COVID-19 crisis raged, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saw the number of fatal drug overdoses increase by 30 percent, with more than 100,000 deaths across the country. Unfortunately, it appears now that while the COVID-19 crisis is now…
Members of the Sackler family hope an appeals court will grant them legal protections that would make it impossible for people to file future opioid civil lawsuits against them. The Sackler family owns Purdue Pharma, a company known to have played a major role in…
Unfortunately, in this 21st-century world of ours, it has become a familiar headline: “Major Drug Maker Finds Toxin in Popular Medication.” This time, the drugmaker is Pfizer, and the toxin is N-nitroso-quinapril, a nitrosamine linked to several cancers, including lung, brain, liver, kidney, bladder, stomach…
Recent research has linked Elmiron, the only FDA-approved medication to treat a bladder condition called interstitial cystitis, to potentially serious vision problems. Interstitial cystitis is commonly known as painful bladder syndrome. Patients experience painful and frequent trips to the bathroom, sometimes up to 60 times…
Zantac, a heartburn medication that became a household name after its release in 1983, was discontinued in 2020 after a small pharmacy startup called Valisure tested its active ingredient, ranitidine. They discovered alarmingly high amounts of a chemical called N-Nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA. NDMA is a…
Elmiron is a prescription medication used to treat interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as painful bladder syndrome. It is the only oral treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recent studies have found a connection between Elmiron and severe vision problems, particularly…
In an effort to stave off approximately 38,000 lawsuits by individuals who developed cancer after using their baby powder, healthcare giant and household name Johnson & Johnson concocted a secret plan designed to pay out as little as possible. The company, which makes household care…
Zantac (ranitidine), released in 1983, was a popular heartburn medication available in both over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription forms. There were nearly 14 million prescriptions issued for it in 2019. Ranitidine, a type of drug called an H2 blocker, treats heartburn by reducing stomach acid. Eating…