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December 2005

(12-01-05) December 1st, 2005 | Black Box Warning Not Given Serious Attention By Doctors
A study has revealed that many black box warnings on medications are being ignored or not taken seriously by doctors.

(12-02-05) December 2nd, 2005 | Narcotics Charges For Teenager
A teenager from Portsmouth has appeared in court on drug charges after being found selling and distributing drugs to others at the school.

(12-05-05) December 5th, 2005 | Vioxx Cases In New Jersey Will Involve Long Term Use
The judge that presides over the Vioxx related lawsuits in New Jersey has stated that the next cases to go to trial in the state will involve those taking Vioxx on a long term basis.

(12-06-05) December 6th, 2005 | Worrying Figures Over Teenage Abuse Of Prescription Drugs
Recent studies and reports have highlighted an area that has already been raising concern in many circles – the increasing number of teenagers and young people that are abusing prescription drugs.

(12-07-05) December 7th, 2005 | Clown-Masked Robber Steals Oxycontin
A man used a clown mask in order to distract pharmacy staff and then went on to rob the small pharmacy in order to obtain the powerful, opium based painkiller, Oxycontin.

(12-08-05) December 8th, 2005 | Drug Store Staff To Be Trained In Responding To Robberies
The level of drugstore robberies has risen so sharply over recent times that drugstore and pharmacy staff in Maine are to receive training on how to respond to robberies.

(12-09-05) December 9th, 2005 | Student Faces Charges Over Oxycontin
A student from Portsmouth is facing felony charges after being caught selling powerful painkillers to other students in the cafeteria of the school.

(12-12-05) December 12th, 2005 | Major Restructure Expected From Merck
Troubled pharmaceutical giant, Merck, is expected to announce details of a major restructure, which could affect thousands of jobs.

(12-13-05) December 13th, 2005 | First Houston Vioxx Trial To Hit The Courts
Following the two trials already heard in Texas and New Jersey, this week will see the first Vioxx lawsuit in federal court go to trial in Houston.

(12-14-05) December 14th, 2005 | Woman Stole Prescription Medication From The Elderly
A woman has been charged for stealing powerful medication, including the opium based painkiller Oxycontin, from elderly patients right from under their noses.

(12-15-05) December 15th, 2005 | Study On Effects Of Cox-2 Inhibitors On Stomach Upsets
A recent UK study carried out by researchers at the University of Nottingham has suggested that there is no evidence to show that the non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors have any less of a harmful effect on the stomach than the traditional non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs.

(12-16-05) December 16th, 2005 | Vioxx Does Not Cause Heart Attacks States Doctor
At the first federal lawsuit to be heard involving the cox-2 inhibitor, Vioxx, a doctor has testified that he does not believe that Vioxx causes heart attacks.

(12-19-05) December 19th, 2005 | Merck Restructure Details Disclosed
Further details have now come to light with regards to Merck’s proposed restructure after the troubled drugs manufacturer decided to make the move in order to minimize on losses caused by litigation in relation to its controversial cox-2 inhibitor drug, Vioxx.

(12-20-05) December 20th, 2005 | Not Enough Attention Given To Black Box Warnings
A recent study suggests that doctors and medical professionals are failing to pay as much attention as they should to black box warning drugs, and are often prescribing them inappropriately.

(12-21-05) December 21st, 2005 | Vioxx Research Should Have Been More Heavily Challenged
The editor of a medical journal has expressed regret about not being more aggressive and concerned about Vioxx research that was published in the journal a number of years ago.

(12-22-05) December 22nd, 2005 | Men Arrested In Drug Store Thefts
A father, son, and a seventeen-year-old boy have all been arrested and charged with nearly 120 offenses relating to drug store thefts at gunpoint.

(12-23-05) December 23rd, 2005 | Are The Elderly Selling Their Prescription Drugs?
Concerns are over drugs such as Oxycontin, a powerful opium-based painkiller prescribed to some elderly patients.

(12-26-05) December 26th, 2005 | First Federal Merck Case Declared Mistrial
The first federal case against the pharmaceutical giant Merck has been declared a mistrial.

(12-27-05) December 27th, 2005 | Study To Take Place To Test Safety Of Painkillers For Heart Patients
A huge study is to take place to test the safety of certain painkillers, such as Celebrex, on patients with existing heart issues or with a family history that puts them at increased risk of heart problems.

(12-29-05) December 29th, 2005 | Anti-Obesity Drug Could Be Sold Over The Counter
For the first time an anti-obesity drug could be sold over the counter rather than via prescription as of next year.

(12-30-05) December 30th, 2005 | Editorial States That Vioxx Could Have Been Valuable If FDA Had Slowed Approval
An editorial in the Boston Globe states that had the Food and Drugs Administration been slower in granting approval to the controversial drug Vioxx, manufactured by Merck, the drug could have been serving a genuine purpose.