In February 2018, we began work on a petition requesting warnings about post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD) and persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) to be added to SSRI and SNRI antidepressants. The academic literature on these conditions had been steadily increasing, and our latest case series on persistent sexual dysfunctions had just been accepted for publication - … [Read more...] about FDA Sued for Failing to Act on RxISK’s Petition
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Post-Retinoid Sexual Dysfunction (PRSD) Petition
There are long-standing reports of sexual dysfunction linked to the use of isotretinoin, a retinoid drug used in the treatment of acne. FDA and MHRA received the first reports of sexual dysfunction involving isotretinoin in 1983 and 1985 respectively, and according to a publication in The Lancet, Roche had received 150 reports of problems affecting the male reproductive system … [Read more...] about Post-Retinoid Sexual Dysfunction (PRSD) Petition
AbbVie Petition Signers with a Story to Tell
This selection of quotes abbreviates in many cases what was written. The contributions come from all the continents who have signed. On statins (10) ES: Memory loss, couldn't walk very far. came off statins and back pain went within a few days. DG: My body has been damaged by the statin drug simvastatin. If I had know about all its potential side effects, I would have … [Read more...] about AbbVie Petition Signers with a Story to Tell
RxISK drug safety petition asks AbbVie and InterMune to stop blocking access to drug clinical trial data
Toronto, Ontario — September 13, 2013 – RxISK.org, the first free, independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has launched a drug safety petition asking two pharmaceutical giants to stop blocking the European Medicines Agency (EMA) from releasing prescription drug clinical trial data. In 2010, the EMA began releasing patient-level data … [Read more...] about RxISK drug safety petition asks AbbVie and InterMune to stop blocking access to drug clinical trial data
AbbVie Petition: Drug Hazards are Not Trade Secrets
RxISK has started a petition on Change.org which will go to Richard Gonzalez CEO of AbbVie, and Daniel Welch CEO of InterMune, who are at present taking a legal action to block the European Medicines Agency's policy of open access to clinical trial data. The reason to petition is in this post Let's do the AbbVie again and the Petition is Here. Can you take 30 seconds to … [Read more...] about AbbVie Petition: Drug Hazards are Not Trade Secrets
No Sex – We’re on Antidepressants
No Sex Please! (We’re on antidepressants). Based on 17th Century Kama Sutra and Ragamala paintings. © 2014 created by Billiam James. Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) was the first born sexual dysfunction - before its Finasteride and Isotretinoin siblings - Finasteride and Consent - Isotretinoin and Consent. This video and post give you the background to PSSD which opens … [Read more...] about No Sex – We’re on Antidepressants
Isotretinoin and Consent
Isotretinoin and Safety outlines the efforts people disabled by Isotretinoin (Accutane, Claravis) and their families have been making for a decade to get medicines regulators in Britain (MHRA) as well as in Europe (EMA) and America (FDA) to make Isotretinoin use safer. Some of those who have been injured or who have lost children or partners think nothing short of banning … [Read more...] about Isotretinoin and Consent
Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Prima Facie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOQ7YsxkVUQ Prima Facie - on the face of it - it is clear who the legally guilty party is - until (perhaps) it is proven otherwise. Prima Facie is a play by Suzie Miller. She tells the story behind it and the changes to the law around sexual assault it has brought about, along with her Australian and legal background in this Women's … [Read more...] about Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Prima Facie
Are HealthCare and Science Compatible?
MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SCIENCE This talk was given at the request of Professor Ilana Crome to healthcare staff and students linked to the UK's Midland's Partnership University on January 12, 2026. Slide 1: In the US, the term medical model translates to a pharmaceutical, model - a giving meds model. The term medical model began in Paris in 1800 and linked medical disorders, … [Read more...] about Are HealthCare and Science Compatible?
Are Diabetes and Depression Linked?
This book is also available in English as The Logic of Care but the cover is not as good. By Annemarie Mol, it is an extraordinary book on the meaning of care - making sure, for instance, people with diabetes know to prick the side of their finger, not the pulp which is rich in the touch receptors we may need if diabetes causes eyesight problems - or perhaps just even in the … [Read more...] about Are Diabetes and Depression Linked?