FDA worried drug was risky; now reports of deaths spark concern

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/09/health/parkinsons-drug-nuplazid-invs/index.html Two years ago, Brendan Tyne pleaded with the Food and Drug Administration to approve a drug that he was hopeful could finally bring his mother some peace. She could no longer move without assistance and had fallen victim to the debilitating and frightening psychosis that haunts many people with Parkinson’s disease. “She thinks there […]

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How CDC’s Opioid Guidelines Killed My Mother

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/4/7/how-the-cdc-guidelines-killed-my-mother Sheila Ramsey, Guest Columnist For the past year, I have been reading the heartbreaking stories being posted about the degrading and inhumane treatment of the elderly, critically ill and disabled persons by our government, healthcare institutions and physicians. And all I can do is sit here and cry, thinking about the struggles that my […]

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