Sep

FDA still considering comments before taking prescription Acetaminophen combo drugs off the market

Posted by admin Published in pharmaceuticals

Back on June 30, 2009, I posted an article informing you that the FDA had just voted to remove prescription acetaminophen combination drugs, such as Percocet, Vicodin and Tylenol 3 from the market.
Check out more in this PDF from The Pain Foundation.
The petition has already closed, but you might still be able to [...]

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Sep

Yaz/Yasmin lawsuits on the increase

Posted by steph Published in news article

Yaz Lawsuits Heat Up – Is a Recall on the Horizon?
September 2, 2009
Several lawsuits have been filed against Bayer due to serous side effects associated with Yasmin / Yaz. Here we discuss the implications such a lawsuit would have on a potential recall.
Note: See earlier post on Yasmin Warnings (with reader comments)
Both the drugs are [...]

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Sep

On behalf of everyone in the U.S. who suffers with endometriosis…

Posted by steph Published in Endometriosis Awareness

I was born with an incurable autoimmune disease that runs in families. It is called endometriosis. It behaves like a cancer. It causes pain so severe I have vomited. I have collapsed. I have gone to the emergency room. There is no guarantee of pain relief with meds, HRT, surgery, hysterectomy, pregnancy, child birth, or [...]

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0 - Pain Free

1 - Very minor annoyance - occasional
minor twinges. No medication needed.

2 - Minor Annoyance - occasional
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No medication needed.

3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
Mild painkillers take care of it.
(Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)

4 - Can be ignored if you are really
involved in your work, but still
distracting. Mild painkillers remove
pain for 3-4 hours.

5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30
minutes. Mild painkillers ameliorate
pain for 3-4 hours.

6 - Can't be ignored for any length of
time, but you can still go to work and
participate in social activities.
Stronger painkillers (Codeine,
narcotics) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.

7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate,
interferes with sleep. You can still
function with effort. Stronger
painkillers are only partially effective.

8 - Physical activity severely limited.
You can read and converse with effort.
Nausea and dizziness set in as factors
of pain.

9 - Unable to speak. Crying out or
moaning uncontrollably - near delirium.

10 - Unconscious. Pain makes you
pass out.

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