Guest guest Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Listmates, I thought I'd share this info from WC MD. The drug companies never cease to amaze-and disgust me. Schneider DCPDXJ & J accused of hiding tendon risks Imagine going into the hospital to be treated for pneumonia -- and ending up with ruptured tendon. That's what happened to 82-year-old Schedin in 2001 after he was put on & 's antibiotic, Levaquin. It's an associated side effect that has since earned the drug the infamous black box warning, but at the time, it was only listed in a two-foot long label with writing so small it looks like it was written by one of those Chinese street vendors who can put your name on a grain of rice. It's a game of hide and seek. But for once, this drug company could be losing at its own game. Schedin took & to court and was awarded $1.7 million in damages. And that's just one of more than 2,500 pending cases. It's nonsensical to think you can place any major risk you want in a bunch of unreadable fine print, and it looks like juries tend to agree. These are just the patients who saw the possible link between the drug and their tendon problems -- obvious cases, like tendon ruptures. I can't help but wonder how many people who took this med could have ended up with tendonitis -- but never made the link between the two. In many cases, they might not even realize they have tendonitis -- because docs don't even know how to diagnose it. Most of them just assume it's arthritis, write a painkiller prescription, and send the patient home. -- Schneider DC PDX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 You hit the nail on the head with that one, . Another way the public gets led by the proverbial hairs is in the naming of conditions: done in such a manner as to obsfucate any structural connection: Bell's palsy, Menniere's, Osgood schlatter to name just a few ..... it is disgusting. Happy Fourth! SunnySunny Kierstyn, RN DC Fibromyalgia Care Center of Oregon 2677 Willakenzie Road, 7CEugene, Oregon, 97401541- 654-0850; Fx; 541- 654-0834www.drsunnykierstyn.com From: portlandchiro1@...Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 09:49:09 -0700Subject: Drug company chicanery Listmates, I thought I'd share this info from WC MD. The drug companies never cease to amaze-and disgust me. Schneider DCPDXJ & J accused of hiding tendon risks Imagine going into the hospital to be treated for pneumonia -- and ending up with ruptured tendon. That's what happened to 82-year-old Schedin in 2001 after he was put on & 's antibiotic, Levaquin. It's an associated side effect that has since earned the drug the infamous black box warning, but at the time, it was only listed in a two-foot long label with writing so small it looks like it was written by one of those Chinese street vendors who can put your name on a grain of rice. It's a game of hide and seek. But for once, this drug company could be losing at its own game. Schedin took & to court and was awarded $1.7 million in damages. And that's just one of more than 2,500 pending cases. It's nonsensical to think you can place any major risk you want in a bunch of unreadable fine print, and it looks like juries tend to agree. These are just the patients who saw the possible link between the drug and their tendon problems -- obvious cases, like tendon ruptures. I can't help but wonder how many people who took this med could have ended up with tendonitis -- but never made the link between the two. In many cases, they might not even realize they have tendonitis -- because docs don't even know how to diagnose it. Most of them just assume it's arthritis, write a painkiller prescription, and send the patient home. -- Schneider DC PDX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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