FDA Issues Warnings for Lamotrigine

Recent findings have shown that Lamotrigine can cause aseptic meningitis, in a warning recently issued by the FDA.  Lamotrigine (Lamictal) is an antiepileptic drug, as well as a maintenance therapy drug for bipolar disorder.
Healthcare professionals are recommended to discontinue prescribing lamotrigine for patients who may be showing signs of meningitis. However, a thorough examination should [...]

FDA Says Yay to Open Heart Surgery Alternative

The The Food and Drug Administration put their seal of approval on a minimally invasive heart valve earlier today.  The Melody Pulmonary Valve, made by Medtronic Inc, should be an alternative to open heart surgery for some patients.
The government approval paves the way for development of the device for immediate treatment of some patients with [...]

New Arthritis Relief On the Way in the US

People in the United States who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis will soon have a new drug available to them. Actemra, made by Roche Holding AG, has just been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, although it’s been approved in Japan and Europe already. Actemra’s technical name is tocilizumab (the chemical name).
Actemra isn’t for [...]

E-Cigarettes may not be the answer to Quitting Smoking

They look like real cigarettes from afar, but the electronic cigarettes are not cigarettes at all.
The device debuted in 2008, but is just now gaining momentum with those trying to kick the smoking habit.
These faux smokes vaporize liquid nicotine, turning it into a puff of smoke.  Smokers are finding that this is an easier method [...]

Fake FDA Agents Extorting Internet Drug Store Shoppers

Buying drugs on the Internet just got a little scarier.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scam.
The criminals call the victims — who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the Internet or [...]