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Accutane: 30 Years of Trading our Sex Lives for Clear Skin

December 10, 2013 248 Comments

Clear skin

Editorial: Bill G. Sex and skin There are an ever-increasing and disturbing number of young people claiming their sex lives have been permanently ruined from taking the acne drug, isotretinoin, commonly referred to by its former brand-name, Accutane. Often these affected young men and women, many in their teens and early 20s, cannot overcome their embarrassment to report … [Read more...] about Accutane: 30 Years of Trading our Sex Lives for Clear Skin

Keeping an Eye on the Ball: Visual Problems on SSRIs

December 3, 2013 271 Comments

Vision problems

Editorial Note: The author of this report wants to remain anonymous for important reasons not contained in this report. He comes from the Newcastle area, where if you are a fan of sports and think of someone who was good at keeping his eye on the ball and scoring extraordinary goals, you are likely to think of Alan Shearer. So AS it is. For sheer persistence that eventually … [Read more...] about Keeping an Eye on the Ball: Visual Problems on SSRIs

The Right Stuff – The RxISK Stuff

November 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

Editorial Note: The RxISK Report function on RxISK has been streamlined. We want you and everyone who can to fill reports, take them to your doctor pharmacist or nurse prescriber and report back to us. There are two reasons to do so. First, you are getting $150.00 worth of RxISK Report for free - it seems a shame to leave it sitting on your computer doing nothing. Second, … [Read more...] about The Right Stuff – The RxISK Stuff

Fragile Doctors: Iatroporosis

November 18, 2013 5 Comments

Fear of Falling (osteoporosis)

Editorial Note: This post is from Sara Bostock, who was one of the originators of the SSRI Stories concept and a key player in putting pressure on FDA to put in place Suicide Warnings on Antidepressants. So she is far from the average in her determination - although to look at her she looks just like the rest of us. Tough though she is, this post brings out just how difficult … [Read more...] about Fragile Doctors: Iatroporosis

I’m not pre-pregnant. I just have a womb.

November 12, 2013 11 Comments

Editorial Note: Two months ago we were deep in a controversy about Antidepressants and Birth Defects. (See The Dark is for Mushrooms, not for Women, Preventing Precaution and Mumsnet). Many women hearing a message that they should be wary about antidepressants and the risk of birth defects hear that they are being regarded simply as wombs rather than women. Others hear pharma … [Read more...] about I’m not pre-pregnant. I just have a womb.

Let’s Do The AbbVie Again

November 7, 2013 1 Comment

Humira

Slightly over three months ago, the idea of an AbbVie was born. She was named after the pharmaceutical company AbbVie - until recently Abbott Laboratories. She was born from the union of a legal action taken by AbbVie in the European Court against the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) data access policy. As a result of Peter Gøtzsche’s efforts in 2010 the European ombudsman … [Read more...] about Let’s Do The AbbVie Again

AbbVie Petition Signers with a Story to Tell

October 30, 2013 1 Comment

What's your story

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

Extreme Petitioning

October 25, 2013 2 Comments

Secret potions suck

Thank you to everyone who signed RxISK's Drug Safety Petition asking pharmaceutical giants AbbVie and Intermune to stop blocking the European Medicines Agency (EMA) from releasing prescription drug clinical trial data. Only one person signed the United States Declaration of Independence – but this made a difference. The RxISK Drug Safety Petition now has 6000+ signatures … [Read more...] about Extreme Petitioning

RxISK Drug Safety Petition

October 24, 2013 2 Comments

Petition

The RxISK Drug Safety Petition has been translated into 19 different languages. Click on the links below to view: ARABIC - إن سلامة الأدوية لا تكون سرا تجاريا BOSNIAN - Hocemo pristup farmaceutskim podacima o lijeku! CHINESE - 让我们看到药物数据!药物的毒害性不是”商业机密“。 CZECH - Zveřejněte údaje o lécích! Riziko jejich užívání není obchodním tajemstvím DUTCH - RxISK.org heeft … [Read more...] about RxISK Drug Safety Petition

RxISK adds 320,172 Health Canada reports of adverse events to its drug safety database

September 26, 2013 1 Comment

Health Canada logo

Toronto, Ontario — September 26, 2013 – RxISK.org, the first free, independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has added to its drug safety database more than 320,000 adverse drug events reported to Health Canada from 1965 to March 31, 2013. The RxISK database now has more than 4.8 million reports of suspected adverse drug events — as … [Read more...] about RxISK adds 320,172 Health Canada reports of adverse events to its drug safety database

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