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“Food is Better Medicine than Drugs” explains how nutrition outperforms pharmaceuticals
27 Jun 2025 04:10 GMT
… is Better Medicine than Drugs” explains how nutrition outperforms pharmaceuticals
The book … profit-driven pharmaceuticals, citing cases like Vioxx where drug risks were … for better doctor training in nutrition, greater transparency from drug companies, …
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Are your medications safe and effective?, with Jerry Avorn
26 Jun 2025 17:10 GMT
… patient gets a medication from their doctor or nurse practitioner … pharmaceutical industry, over the last decade or so, the FDA … drugs. It’s even showing up with life-saving treatments like cancer medications … these clinical trials that this drug does any good …
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FDA under fire as lawsuit exposes systemic transparency failures in generic drug safety
20 Jun 2025 03:45 GMT
… reports still redact drug names, leaving doctors, pharmacists and … drugs, gaps persist. ProPublica alleges the FDA approved over 150 medications … Vioxx-class drugs, where panel members had ties to pharmaceutical … generics for life-saving treatments, the lack of …
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The experts, the science, and the medicine––all amazing, all fallible
16 Jun 2025 05:05 GMT
… millennia for modern-day pharmaceutical companies to develop solutions … 1971, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took DES off … Seldane, the anti-inflammatory Vioxx, the anti-heartburn… and admire more than medical doctors and research scientists. I …
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Socialist cultist Bernie Sanders surprisingly introduces bill to BAN PHARMA ADS for prescription drugs on all TV, radio, print and digital platforms
16 Jun 2025 03:01 GMT
… Zealand.
Critics argue that pharmaceutical ads distort public perception … Medicare overspending on heavily marketed drugs.
The U.S. allowed drug ads after FDA … to “ask your doctor” if some venom-laced … high-profile drug scandals, such as Merck’s Vioxx, which …
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EU regulator warns: Popular weight loss drugs linked to sudden BLINDNESS
14 Jun 2025 02:55 GMT
… Danish pharmaceutical giant behind these drugs, … medications.
Semaglutide-based drugs have revolutionized obesity and diabetes treatment … and doctors now grapple … drugs have faced scrutiny after widespread adoption. Painkillers like Vioxx and antidepressants …
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Sanders and King propose ban on prescription drug advertisements
13 Jun 2025 00:30 GMT
… with medications.
Historically, pharmaceutical firms have invested heavily in marketing specific drugs despite … treatments. Examples include Eli Lilly's Cymbalta and Merck's Vioxx …
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Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads
12 Jun 2025 17:24 GMT
… the medicine their doctors prescribe.
Banning direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising … for the antidepressant drug Cymbalta, despite Food and Drug Administration (FDA) findings that … risks. Merck spent $300 million marketing the painkiller Vioxx and …
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$20 Pill vs $20,000 Surgery? Popular Diabetes Drug Metformin Found To Relieve Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
14 May 2025 21:42 GMT
… a Monash University trial.
A widely used diabetes medication may help relieve … OA drugs have been approved in Australia since Celebrex (celecoxib) and Vioxx … some patients and their doctors to seek alternative treatments including surgery.
This …
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Indian pharma notes phasing out medicines and brands is a challenge
02 May 2025 03:44 GMT
… (adverse drug reaction) updates and safety concerns.
When a medication is withdrawn … Pharmaceuticals said that there are instances of product phase out. Vioxx or … their doctor. This puts doctors and patients in a quandary, since medicines get …