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The Federal Drug Administration has removed for sale more than 500 unapproved prescription cough, allergy and cold medicines because none have been appropriately evaluated by the FDA for sale. Some of the drugs affected are Lodrane, Cardec, Organidin and Pediahist, which have all been ordered off the market by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. None have ever been evaluated by the agency for safety, even though some have been available for many years. The unapproved drugs came to market before…

Reports say that Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc, the makers of Extenze Nutritional Supplement Tablets, an erectile dysfunction suppliment, has voluntarily recalled some shipments of the pills due to a possible counterfeiting issue. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly found some packages that are counterfeit,  containing undeclared drug ingredients that can pose a serious risk to health. Biotab learned about the problem after being notified by the FDA that two lots of counterfeit product purporting to be Extenze contain undeclared drug…

One patient is suing Immunex, Pfizer, Wyeth, and some distributors of the arthritis drug, claiming the drug caused cancer, reports say. The patient, Wayne Stone Sr., is suing with the claim that Enbrel gave him lymphoma. He also claimed that drugmakers hid Embrel side effecte from physicians and patients. According to reports, he says he was cancer-free and in good health prior to receiving Enbrel injections for his rheumatoid arthritis; now he says he is disabled. Reports say Stone says…

Reports say that there is evidence that using proton pump inhibitors in the first trimester of pregnancy could increase the chance of cardiac defects. Such inhibitors are for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, stomach ulcers include Nexium, Dexilant, Prilosec, Zegerid and Prevacid, among others. A 2010 study suggested that those using proton pump inhibitors were twice as likely to have a child with a heart defect compared to those who did not take the drugs. Three types of birth defects…

Reports say Houston police are still investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred at 10200 North Freeway, also known as North Interstate Highway 45, last month on a Saturday morning about 6:20 a.m.. Reports say the victim was travelling northbound at a high rate of speed on the North Freeway service road when he lost control of the silver Chevrolet Malibu he drove, skidding across the roadway, through the median that separates the highway from the service road and then…