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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 04/21/2008, comments (0)

Asthma Medication Issues - How Do You Know What's Safe?

It feels lately like there's always some kind of "bad news" in the headlines about one asthma medication or another. Asthma is a disease that benefits greatly from being treated, but do asthma medications actually do more harm than good? That's the question you might be asking yourself. After all, just in the past year, we've heard about... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/07/2008, comments (0)

AAAAI and ACAAI Dismiss Singulair and Suicide Link

Two of the largest and most influential doctor associations in the country -- the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology -- issued a joint statement, saying that the FDA's probe into the link between the asthma drug Singulair and its links to suicide and suicidal... Read more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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posted 03/31/2008, comment (1)

Singulair and the FDA: Are they keeping us safe?

Did you see the reports last week that Singulair was going to be investigated by the Food and Drug Administration for reports of a "casual relationship" between the drug and suicidality? According to the FDA's report on the asthma drug: "FDA is investigating a possible association between the use of Singulair and... Read more Chevron

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Nancy Sanker

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posted 03/31/2008, comment (1)

Singulair and Asthma: Getting Scared Smart

My e-mail is buzzing. "Have you seen the news about Singulair? Are you worried?" The short answer is, "No, I'm not concerned at all." Maybe you're concerned - now is the time to get scared smart. This is not the first or the last time there will be press releases like the one released from Merck linking use... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/28/2008, comment (1)

Do You Take Singulair For Asthma? FDA Investigating Suicide Link

Reuters has reported that the FDA is investgating Merck's Singulair asthma drug for possible links to suicidal behavior and suicide.According to Reuters: The FDA said it is reviewing the asthma medication after receiving reports of mood and behavior changes, suicidal thinking and suicide in patients who took Singulair. "No causal... Read more Chevron

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