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dextromethorphan (BROMFED DM, DELSYM)


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sibutramine (MERIDIA)
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FDA Warns Against Use of Opioid-Containing Cough and Cold Medications in Children
August 2018
In this article, we review the dangers of using opioid-containing cough and cold medicines in children younger than age 18.
Drug-Induced Cognitive Impairment: Part One
March 2009
The article lists 57 different drugs that can cause dementia if used. This can be even more problematic if more than one of these drugs is being taken. These drugs are only one class of drugs that can cause mental deterioration and next month's issue will discuss additional drugs that can also impair thinking.
SSRIs Can Have Dangerous Interactions With Other Drugs
January 2008
More than 70 million prescriptions a year are filled for these popular antidepressants, including Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Luvox, Celexa and Lexapro. This article gives details about more than 60 other widely prescribed prescription drugs that can have harmful interactions if used with these antidepressants. The two different kinds of interactions are also discussed.
What Happened in U.S. Health Care in 2007?
December 2007
This article summarizes 14 important health events that occurred in 2007, including seven that involve the pharmaceutical industry or its increasingly close financial partner, the FDA. Seven other reviews involve our so-called health care system.
FDA-Approved Patient Information For The Heart Drug Amiodarone (CORDARONE) — A Last Choice Drug For Life-Threatening Heart Rhythm Disturbances
April 2005
Amiodarone has several potentially fatal toxicities, the most important of which is lung toxicity. This has resulted in clinically manifest disease at rates as high as 10 to 17 percent in some series of patients. This type of lung toxicity has been fatal about 10 percent of the time.
The Serotonin Syndrome: A Potentially Life-Threatening Adverse Drug Reaction — Fluoxetine (PROZAC), Escitalopram (LEXAPRO), Sibutramine (MERIDIA) And Other Drugs
September 2003
Canadian drug regulatory authorities reviewed reported cases of serotonin syndrome in the July 2003 issue of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter. The serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening adverse drug reaction involving an excess of serotonin, a naturally occurring nerve transmitter.

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