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Could Drugmakers Use Journals to Promote Off Label Use?

Posted on February 18, 2008
From Bloomberg.com:Drug and medical-device makers would be allowed to use medical journal articles to promote unapproved uses of their products under a U.S. proposal that drew immediate criticism on Capitol Hill.The Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidelines today explaining the circumstances in which companies could distribute ``truthful and non-misleading'' articles to health- care providers...

60 Minutes and Trasylol

Posted on February 18, 2008
From CBS: "This is the story of a drug that was on the market for 14 years and may have contributed to the deaths of thousands of patients. Trasylol, made by Bayer, is given in the operating room to control bleeding. It was a big money maker.As correspondent Scott Pelley reports, Bayer marketed Trasylol aggressively until it was used in about one third of all cardiac bypass operations in America...

Vytorin: Depression Added as a Side Effect

Posted on February 15, 2008
The FDA has approved a change in the product labels for cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia, adding depression as a possible side effect of the drug.In letters to the drugs' co-marketers, Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP) and Merck & Co. (MRK), the FDA said depression would be added to the section of the drugs' package insert concerning adverse reactions in post-marketing experience...

FDA Warning for Botox

Posted on February 11, 2008
FDA Notifies Public of Adverse Reactions Linked to Botox UseOngoing safety review of Botox, Botox Cosmetic and Myobloc taking placeThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today notified the public that Botox and Botox Cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A) and Myobloc (Botulinum toxin Type B) have been linked in some cases to adverse reactions, including respiratory failure and death, following treatment of a variety of conditions using a wide range of doses...

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Text Messaging Privacy

Posted on February 08, 2008
Texting is omnipresent, and it's in the news quite a bit. Text messaging has become a huge part of people's lives, especially the under 30 set. How private it texting?According to various sources, here is some news: AT&T says it keep messages for up to 72 hours, Sprint PCS for two weeks, and Verizon says texts don't stay on the network for a long period...

Did Lipitor Commercials use a Body Double for Dr. Jarvik?

Posted on February 08, 2008
From various sources: A congressional committee contends the creator of the first artificial heart could have have misled ad viewers by using a body double in advertisements for a popular cholesterol drug he touted in commercials. Yes you read that right, a body double...

Did we mean a $1B Zyprexa Settlement? Sorry, that was Confidential

Posted on February 07, 2008
The news that Eli Lilly was working out a deal with with federal and state prosecutors over improper marketing of Zyprexa was the result of an inadvertent leak from one of the lawyers on the matter.A lawyer at Pepper Hamilton mistakenly sent an e-mail containing a confidential document to a reporter at The New York Times...

Merck VP: Vytorin's News is a "Media Event"

Posted on February 07, 2008
From the WSJ Blog:Ken Frazier from Merck spoke in New York City recently, and he addressed the Vytorin frenzy in the media in recent ?We really feel that the Enhance data that has been put out into the public sphere has been mischaracterized,? he said...

FDA: Chantix Anti-smoking Drug Needs A Warning

Posted on February 04, 2008
Chantix looks to be linked to serious psychiatric behavior, including suicide. Chantix is a smoking cessation medicine.The FDA reported that after an analysis of cases of depression, suicidal thoughts and other unusual behavior in patients on the medication, the evidence appears stronger of an association with Chantix...

Medtronic SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump

Posted on February 04, 2008
Today's news brings news of another recall:The FDA issued a Class I Recall of Medtronic Inc, SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump Models 8626-10, 8626L-10, 8626-18, 8626L-18, 8627-10, 8627L-10, 8627-18, and 8627L-18. The device administers drugs to a specific site in the body to treat pain, spasticity (continuous muscle contraction), and cancer...

Google's New Search Results: Timeline View

Posted on January 29, 2008
I have the Google Blog on my RSS. Today there is something that may be a big help. From their site:"Introducing experimental views for search results. There have been a lot of recent improvements to web search, but the appearance of results themselves has been pretty constant -- 10 or so web pages in a vertical list...

OTC Eardrops: Possible Hearing Loss/Damage?

Posted on January 29, 2008
Researchers at The Montreal Children's Hospital have revealed that certain over-the-counter earwax softeners can cause severe inflammation and damage to the eardrum and inner ear. The results of the study, recently published in The Laryngoscope, suggest that use of these medications should be discouraged...

Basxter: Voluntary Recall of Heparin 1,000 Units

Posted on January 29, 2008
From the Baxter site:Baxter Issues Urgent Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Heparin 1,000 Units/ML 10 and 30mL Multi-Dose Vials NDC NUMBERS 0641-2440-45, 0641-2440-41, 0641-2450-45 and 0641-2450-41; LOTS: 107054, 117085, 047056, 097081, 107024, 107064, 107066, 107074, 107111 DEERFIELD, Ill...

FDA To Require Suicide Studies in Drug Trials

Posted on January 28, 2008
From the New York Times:The FDA is now requiring drug makers to study closely whether patients become suicidal during clinical trials. Rules The new rules represent one of the most profound changes of the past 16 years to regulations governing drug development...

Email? C U L8tr; Its a Txt wrld

Posted on January 28, 2008
In our practice I am slowly starting to use texting to reach certain clients. It's easier, not web-dependent, and I almost always get a faster reply. Texting is mostly limited to clients under 35. For the uninitiated, texting is also known as text messaging or SMS (Short Message Service)...

Why are Lawyers Suing Vytorin Makers So Soon?

Posted on January 25, 2008
I just shake my heads sometimes over the actions of lawyers. Just two weeks have passed since the hubbub over Vytorin. Lawsuits have been filed in federal courts in states including California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Ohio, according to court documents and interviews with attorneys...

FDA Blasted By Congress Over Warning Label Proposals

Posted on January 24, 2008
A group of Congressional Democratic leaders complained about a FDA proposal that would limit when drug and device companies can add warnings to product labels.In a letter to Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, several lawmakers said current FDA rules give companies latitude to make needed changes...

"Don't Get Worked Over"

Posted on January 24, 2008
Says this Denver,CO lawyer on a youtube.com video. What do you think about this video?

Law Tech: Blackberry v. T-Mobile Sidekick

Posted on January 24, 2008
Most lawyers use the Blackberry, but I'm sold on a recent addition, the Sidekick 3. From various reviews:In my experience with a BB ... it has an awkward interface that mocks rules of good design. Clicking on a link on a Web page should take you to a new page, but here it invokes a menu many items long...

Tech: Going Paperless

Posted on January 23, 2008
One of my resolutions was to go paperless as much as possible, and to go that route inexpensively, efficiently, and in a way that is consistent with office operations. We started with the Fujitsu Scan S510 model:The ScanSnap S510 can convert up to 18 pages per minute into a PDF file at the click of a button...

FDA Will Not Preview Direct To Consumer Ads

Posted on January 23, 2008
In the post below, "Trouble Sleeping" there is a concise commentary from C.R. dissecting a Sleep Aid ad. Here's the statement, thanks to the Pharma Mkting Blog:The FDA statement: User Fee Program for Advisory Review of Direct-to-Consumer Television Advertisements for Prescription Drug and Biological Products; Program Will Not Be Implemented AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS...

Trouble Sleeping?

Posted on January 23, 2008
Consumer Reports has posted the second in our series of AdWatch videos that add commentary and context to widely seen pharmaceutical advertisements. The video mentions the ad with Abe Lincoln and a talking beaver It?s the one that has Abe Lincoln and a talking beaver offering consolation to an unfortunate insomniac...

FDA Warns Against Cold Drugs for Kids Under 2

Posted on January 23, 2008
Children under 2 years old should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too dangerous for that age group. Deaths, convulsions and rapid heart rates have been reported in rare cases in children younger than 2, the FDA has informed...

Legal Broadcast Network Video: Attorney Rick Kuykendall

Posted on January 22, 2008
Mark Wahlstrom will bring his LBN team to the STLA Convention in New Orleans next week. You can view a video by LBN with attorneys Jan Schlictman and Rick Kuykendall by going here. From the LBN site: "The Legal Broadcast Network is the first online podcasting network specifically for trial lawyers, paralegals and others dedicated to the fight for civil justice and access to the courts for ordinary citizens...

Trucks in Canada: "They Suck"

Posted on January 22, 2008
Or so says Sgt. Ray Boldt in British Columbia. From canada.com:Among 28,700 injuries and 460 fatalities from vehicle crashes in 2005, heavy-commercial-vehicle crashes (including those involving buses) injured more than 1,550 people and killed 82, according to the Insurance Corporation of B...

Timeline: How Vytorin Fell Short

Posted on January 22, 2008
The fallout from Vytorin is national news. A recent study prompted The American College of Cardiology to weigh in after a study by Merck & Co. Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. The study showed that Vytorin worked no better than the generic cholesterol drug simvastatin...

FDA Approves Update to Label on Birth Control Patch Ortho Evra

Posted on January 21, 2008
From the FDA site:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on 1/18/08 additional changes to the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal (Skin) Patch label to include the results of a new epidemiology study that found that users of the birth control patch were at higher risk of developing serious blood clots, also known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), than women using birth control pills...

Chantix (Stop Smoking Med) Gets a Suicide Warning

Posted on January 21, 2008
Chantix is classed as a selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist, and is the first smoking cessation drug that is not based on nicotine to come out in the last 10 years.Pfizer Inc. strengthened the warning for iChantix recently, and warned medical professionals to be on the lookout for for abnormal behavior after the shooting death of a rock musician using the drug led to added reports of side effects...

MLK Day: Parting the Waters

Posted on January 21, 2008
In 1989 I was a recent law school graduate when I first heard of "Parting the Waters: America during the King Years," by Taylor Branch. I had a chance to hear him speak just after his book was published, and purchased the book right away. It's worth reading...

Resolutions 2008: Too Cold to Exercise? Try Another Excuse

Posted on January 18, 2008
One of my resolutions this year is to complete a half marathon before June 1, 2008. That means running in the cold (cold for the South, at least). From the New York Times, you can read why it never really is too cold to exercise. Some folks you know may already cutting out on a New Year's resolution to exercise because of "the weather...

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