Not sure if this belongs here, but I found it interesting on MSNBC today.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26561941

List of medications with potential safety problems

The list of drugs under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, what they are used for and the potential problem.

—R-Gene 10, a growth hormone, pediatric overdose due to labeling/packaging confusion.
—Suprane, an anesthetic, cardiac arrest.
—Cymbalta, for depression and other conditions, urinary retention.
—Intelence, an HIV medication, bleeding into joints.
—Carac and Kuric, creams for skin conditions and fungal infections, name confusion.
—Heparin, a blood-thinner, serious allergic reactions.
—Extraneal, used in kidney dialysis, low blood sugars.
—Humilin R, for diabetes, dosing confusion.
—Stromectol and Warfarin, an anti-parasite drug and a blood thinner, drug interaction.
—Tykerb, for advanced breast cancer, liver damage.
—Revlimid, for multiple myeloma, severe skin blistering and bleeding.
—Tysabri, for multiple sclerosis, skin melanomas.
—Nitrostat, for angina, overdose due to labeling confusion.
—Sandostatin LAR, for abnormal bone growth, bowel obstruction.
—Oxycontin, a pain killer, drug misuse, abuse and overdose.
—Definity, used in cardiac imaging, cardiopulmonary reactions.
—Dilantin injection, for epileptic seizures, serious skin reaction.
—Seroquel, for bipolar disorder, overdose due to sample pack labeling confusion.
—Tyzeka, for chronic hepatitis B, nerve damage.
—Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers, for juvenile arthritis, cancers in children and young adults.

Some of this I feel was obvious...I don't get the ones that say "label confusion"...I've never once been confused with the labeling for dosages and such for meds. Eh, I guess everyone is different though. Seroquel itself is a fucking problem drug no matter what, lol. That shit makes me feel nasty...worst prescription I ever got.

Cymbalta is on there for fucking urinary retention? I'd like to see any of those pricks actually try a fucking prescribed regimen of that shit and tell me something isn't fucking wrong there.



The rest of that list is trash. Oxy? No shit. Heparin? Humilin? Gimme a fucking break. This is just a way for those whores to look busy and keep you distracted while approving all of the other fucking toxins your doctors pump into you daily.

Oxycontin, a pain killer, drug misuse, abuse and overdose.


Holy shit, stop the presses.

Also, this just in, Ambien causes drowsiness and amphetamines lessen fatigue!

I honestly never realised that people might use drugs outside their intended purposes.

how interesting.

lol@intended purpose

A seroquel OD sounds absolutely horrifying

were still investigating oxycontin abuse? lol this worries me...

seroquel sounds absolutely horrifying

fixed