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- Septocaine is
a local anesthetic used by dentists that may have permanent side
effects.
Accolate :
Accolate is a nonsteroidal tablet intended for
the prevention and continuous treatment of asthma in children and
adults.
Accutane :
Accutane has been a controversial acne medication
because of the serious risk of side effects and suicides attributed
to it.
Arava :
Arava has been associated with at least 130
cases of severe liver problems, including 56 hospitalizations and
22 deaths.
Ativan :
Ativan is a benzodiazepine medication used to
treat panic and anxiety disorders. Linked to side effects such
as severe respiratory failure and death, Ativan can be dangerous
when too much is used.
Avandia :
Avandia is a diabetes drug in the same class
as Rezulin, an FDA recalled drug in March 2000.
Baycol :
Baycol is a member of a class of cholesterol
drugs known as statins and was linked to a muscle disorder called
rhabdomyolysis, kidney failure and 52 deaths.
Celebrex :
Celebrex entered the U.S. market in 1999 and quickly became
one of the nation’s most prescribed drugs.
Cisapride :
Cisapride is prescribed for heartburn symptom relief and
linked to serious cardiac arrhythmias .
Colchicine :
Colchicine is intended to treat acute gout by
suppressing inflammation.
Cyclosporine :
Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressive agent that
is used to reduce the body's natural immunity in patients receiving
organs because it can prevent the white blood cells from rejecting
the transplanted organ.
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) :
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic hormone
was touted as a miracle drug that could not only ensure a full-term
pregnancy, but also a healthier baby.
Dexamethasone :
Dexamethasone was intended to treat organ system
inflammation.
Drotrecogin :
Drotrecogin was FDA approved November 21, 2001
to treat severe cases of sepsis, a life-threatening infection in
the blood.
Duract :
Duract was recalled on June 22, 1998 after cases
of rare severe hepatitis and liver failure that sometimes require
transplantation was reported in patients taking Duract for more
than 10 days.
Effexor :
Effexor is an antidepressant that works in the
central nervous system by making the neurotransmitters serotonin,
norepinephrine, and dopamine, more availailable to the brain. This
effect is considered responsible for stabilization of mood and
thought patterns. Effexor is prescribed for major depression and
the prevention of relapses into depression. Side effects can include
but are not limited to chest pain, blurred vision, seizures, overdoses,
and suicidal tendencies.
Enbrel :
Enbrel was on the market for just five months with reports
of thirty patients treated with Enbrel developing serious infections
including sepsis.
Ephedra :
Ephedra is a stimulant found in many diet pills
and sports drinks that has been linked to a high number of serious
adverse effects but has not been able to be regulated.
Fen Phen :
Fen Phen was recalled when new evidence from
doctors evaluating fen phen patients with echocardiograms found
that 30% of the patients had abnormal results.
Herceptin :
Herceptin was intended to regulate cell growth
for cancer patients. A warning was issued regarding Herceptin and
the risk of developing ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart
failure following the reports of 15 deaths with Herceptin patients.
Hismanal :
Hismanal is an antihistamine that was used
in a large number of allergy and hay fever drugs.
Lotronex :
Lotronex was prescribed to females with irritable
bowel but the drug was linked to dangerous and deadly effects.
Mellaril :
Mellaril is intended for the management of schizophrenic
patients that have not responded to other antipsychotic drugs.
Meridia :
Meridia has been linked with approximately 30
deaths, including 19 from heart attack.
Nevirapine :
Nevirapine is an HIV medication that was intended
to treat adults with HIV infection who have experienced clinical
and/or immunological deterioration.
Norplant :
Norplant was first approved in 1990 as an implantable
contraceptive drug.
Paxil :
Paxil is part of a class of drugs that includes
Prozac and Zoloft. Paxil is prescribed to combat depression. Lawsuits
have contended that these drugs increase violence and suicidal
thoughts.
Posicor :
Posicor is a drug that was intended as a hypertension
and chronic stable angina pectoris medication.
PPA (phenylpropanolamine) :
PPA (phenylpropanolamine) was used for many years
in prescription and over-the-counter drug products including nasal
decongestants, cough suppressants and weight loss drugs.
Procardia :
Procardia is intended to treat high blood pressure.
Propulsidis :
Propulsidis a drug used to treat two conditions,
severe heartburn and gastric reflux.
Prozac :
Prozac is an antidepressant medication that entered
the market in 1988.
Ramipril :
Ramipril is a medication used to treat high blood
pressure and heart failure by decreasing certain chemicals so that
blood vessels become tightened to allow smoother blood flow.
Raxar :
Raxar was intended to treat a variety of infections,
such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and some sexually transmitted infections.
Redux :
Redux has been directly linked to instances of
primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), as well as other adverse
side effects.
Relenza :
Relenza is an anti-viral drug for individuals
seven years and older intended to treat uncomplicated influenza
virus.
Rezulin :
Rezulin made it from lab to market faster than
any other diabetes drug in U.S. history.
Risperdal side effects are serious and potentially
deadly. Risperdal has been linked to 37 reports of stroke or stroke-like
events such as blood clots and hemorrhages.
RU-486 :
RU-486 has been a controversial abortion drug
due to moral stand points as well as the dangerous side effects
and complications linked to it.
Seldane :
Seldane taken in combination with erythromycin
or ketoconozole, resulted in serious cardiac side effects.
Serentil :
Serentil is intended for the management of schizophrenic
patients that fail to adequately respond to treatment with other
antipsychotic drugs.
Simulect :
Simulect is a drug that is used to fight the
body's rejection of transplanted kidneys.
Tasmar :
Tasmar is used with a Parkinson medication to
treat Parkinson's disease.
Thalidomide :
Thalidomide is a drug that caused around 8,000
babies to be born with severe birth defects in Europe.
Vanceril :
Vanceril is an asthma drug has had certain inhalers
recalled several times for defective inhalers.
Vioxx :
Vioxx is a drug used to relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis
and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as acute pain and menstrual pain.
Xeloda :
Xeloda is an oral treatment for advanced breast
cancer patients.
