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• Safety of Drug Coated Heart Stents Still Up in the Air

  Staff Writer | October 25, 2006 8:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  After the third day of Transcather Cardiovascular Therapeutics show, the results are still mixed regarding the safety of drug coated heart stents. The stents, manufactured by Boston Scientific's Taxus and Johnson & Johnson's Cypher, many experts agreed, there appears to be a long-term clotting risk compared with the use of older bare metal stents. Even some physicians have been reluctant in...

• Bayer's Tardy Report to FDA

  Staff Writer | October 03, 2006 7:49 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Bayer AG has failed to disclose to regulators potentially serious safety concerns about its antibleeding drug Trasylol. The FDA has disclosed that preliminary test results indicate that the drug may cause serious kidney damage, congestive heart failure and strokes and an increased risk of death.