Category Archives: Dangerous Drugs
Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control Deaths May Exceed 190 in United States
According to About Lawsuits, Yaz and Yasmin birth control pill related deaths may exceed 190 in United States alone, says a recent report. The German-based Coalition against Bayer Dangers reports that a search of the FDA’s adverse events database revealed that there have been 140 Yasmin deaths reported in connection to women taking the birth control pill and another 50 Yaz-related deaths reported in connection to newer version of the drug. The numbers in the database only present women in the United States who may have died as a result of taking Yaz or Yasmin birth control pill. Many of the victims are young women with no reported medical or health problems, who suddenly developed dangerous blood cloths, pulmonary embolisms, suffered strokes or gallbladder diseases after taking the pill. Bayer faces about 7,000 Yaz and Yasmin wrongful death lawsuits, which have been consolidated as a part of a multidistrict litigation…
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Acetaminophen in Pregnancy May Increase Asthma Risk in Children
According to WebMD, acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase the risk of asthma in children. A new study by Richard Beasley, MD, professor of medicine at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, found that the results should not be a cause for alarm and the doctors should still consider the drug safe to take. It is unknown if the popular painkiller has a true cause and effect when taken during pregnancy. In a pooled result, the study found that any prenatal exposure to acetaminophen was associated with increased chances of asthma and wheezing in the children ages 1 ½ to 7. These findings are consistent with a 2009 meta-analysis that found an association between use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and both asthma and wheeze, as reported in the issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy. Overall, the study found that using the painkiller during pregnancy was associated with a 21% increased…
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FDA Warns Johnson and Johnson of Topamax Side Effects
According to the Food and Drug Administration, Topamax should be closely monitored for increases in depression and potential mood changes that may result in an increase of suicidal thoughts. Topamax is a migraine and anticonvulsant medication linked to an increased risk of birth defects, specifically oral. Oral birth defects include cleft lip and cleft palate and occur in the first trimester of pregnancy when the lip or palate fails to fuse properly during development. A pregnant woman taking Topamax during the first trimester is 20 times likely to risk their child developing an oral birth defect than a woman not taking the medication, says Reuters. The FDA warns pregnant women that they are at risk of having a baby develop the facial anomalies when exposed to dangerous drugs such as Topamax. While Topamax has an FDA-approved seal to treat seizures and migraine headaches, it is being used off-label by doctors…
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