Harsher Warnings for NSAIDS
07/05/05 Mercola.com
The
FDA sent proposed label changes to various painkiller
manufacturers regarding the risks associated with their
drugs. According to the FDA's Web site, the new warnings
were delivered to all makers of NSAIDS -- both prescription
and over-the-counter.
Some
of the suggested alterations include:
Celebrex and other prescription NSAIDs must include a black
box warning about the potential risk of gastrointestinal
bleeding and increased heart disease, as well as a description
of a rare skin condition, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, triggered
by painkiller use.
"NSAID" must be prominently displayed and distinguishable in color
or type from the rest of the copy of the label.
Labels on over-the-counter NSAIDs containing ingredients
such as generic ibuprofen, ketoprofen and naproxen must include
information regarding allergic reactions, as well as internal
bleeding and heart problems.
USA
Today June 16, 2005
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Dr.
Mercola's Comment:
An interesting pattern; many of you may have already noticed
it.
A
new drug is released and, over time, more and more warning
labels are mandated by the FDA to be included as cautions
to the public and physicians. However, since most of us
are too busy to pay attention to these warnings, few heed
them.
As
a result, more and more people die or are seriously injured
from taking the drugs. Once enough people are killed from
the drug, it is finally pulled off the market.
Now,
of course, this doesn't happen with every drug, but it
has happened frequently enough to be concerned. You just
don't have any level of assurance that the drug you are
using might fall into this category.
Many
people use this newsletter as a resource to screen their
drug and see if there are any imminent concerns that the
drug they are using is ready to kill them.
With
respect to NSAIDs, if you're still using these potentially
toxic drugs to relieve your pain, I urge you to read an
article I wrote earlier this year that featured a comprehensive
list of safer, more natural alternatives to NSAIDS. You
can even share them with your own doctor, who hopefully
understands the value of natural medicine and can help
determine the most effective combination for you.
Also
remember that Tylenol has its own problems and can cause
serious harm.
If
you are taking any other drug, though, please use the newsletter
search engine to see if there aren't already obvious concerns
that the FDA has failed to respond to yet.
Please
remember that I was the very first person to warn of the
Vioxx debacle. It was posted on this site one year before
the drug was released. If you had used the search engine,
you would have known not to take it.
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