[neverdem]

Campaign Waged Against Crestor

[cgk]

No mention of RU 486 in the list.. why am I not surprised.

[ProudVet77]

Have to say that almost every psychotropic drug is dangerous. While I don't have hard numbers, I would not be surprised if 1 in 4 people were on them. Now it extends into elementary school, with Ritalin.
It is very troubling. If you remove the pain of anxiety, you remove the desire to fix the solution of anxiety.

[pharmamom]

Soon the American public will get the medicine--and the medications--they so richly deserve. No company is going to come out with a drug with any risk of serious side effects, knowing that between the press, Congress and lawsuits, they are going to lose their shirts.

Having said that, the FDA sometimes does seem to look the other way on certain products and then they jump on the public tarring and feathering of other products because of widely publicized anecdotes. The last thing we need is Congress pretending to know anything about how drugs are developed and tested, sticking their dirty little fingers into the process.

[GovernmentShrinker]

A lot more people are helped by the current level of scrutiny for drug approval, than are hurt by it. One could even make a good argument that looser standards would provide a net benefit. Just because 5 already very sick people die a little sooner as a result of an unforeseen side effect of a relatively new drug, doesn't negate the tremendous benefits most of these provide to tens of thousands of other people -- often extending many of those people's lives.

[Nov3]

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, maker of Crestor, said it was confident that the drug was safe. "To date, the FDA has not given us any indication of a major concern regarding Crestor," said spokeswoman Emily Denney.

Ahhhh my doctors favorite. I refuse to take it. The marketing hype scares me to death.

[GodBlessUSA]

I'm concerned. Maybe it's about pulling some drugs off the market for safety. That's fine if that is the case. Abuse of prescribing can also become a problem. But I'm skeptical of all the drugs now being scrutinized. Many drugs have so many advantages to those who need them compared to the dangers. The government getting overly involved, and analyzing every aspect, especially after the fact of release of a drug that has success for majority who take them, makes me a bit nervous. I had no problem when Vioxx, which I was on, decided to take it off the market. The makers of Vioxx took it away. I just fear a pursuit of going after all medications dangers, large or small. Next Moltrin will not be accessible.

Then again, for some who don't agree, I think marijuana is fine for those in pain and need this drug to survive without needless pain. I fear a war against drugs that are prescription, that help, are going to become overly scrutinized. They all can have a negative side affect when used. My son has a reaction, severe, to a certain antibiotic. Should I fight it being on the market,even though most are fine using it?

Medications when necessary, sometimes supersede the dangers.

[neverdem]

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

FDA Issues Warning for Serevent, Advair

Basis of alert: Based on the results of a 28-week study that compared effects of salmeterol in asthma patients with asthma patients not taking the drug. African Americans, in particular, had a significantly higher risk of having a life-threatening asthma attack or asthma-related death when taking Serevent.

[codyjacksmom]

I have been taking Crestor for months now, along with another cholesterol medication. It has worked great and no side affects at all.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

WE had to put one of my kids on accutane this year...he had cystic acne very, very badly...as it is he will go through life with some scarring on his chest (family trait..his dad and his brother all had cystic acne)...

It really worked, but oh the expense! Even with good insurance! Even with Generic!

And you have to test the blood once a month too...a very, very powerful drug. The drug has great risk for causing bad birth defects, and is used by people at an age where the girls aren't necessarily smart about it. But it did do a great job at bringing his acne back under control.

But the costs...I wonder why...is it because they need such a cash flow to deal with the lawsuits involved with the drug, or is it because they can get away with it?

[Diddle E. Squat]

I heard this guy all over the news today. Frankly he sounds like someone with an agenda, ala Richard Clarke. If he's bashing Accutane than I don't believe a word he says. The drug has been used for decades, is a near miracle drug for many people, and should not be pulled. Sure there are some risks, and they were known 20 years ago and taken into consideration throughout the course of the treatments.

Utopians and lawyers are a destructive combination.

[TChris]

So, just how much of an increase in risk is there from Vioxx? I have heard from patients who use Vioxx that they're willing to accept the risk because it allowed them to live a normal life with their arthritis.

[Tarantulas]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1283267/posts

[traumer]

No risk here. APPROVED...