Tag Archives: FDA

Contrave Contrived to Confuse

Posted on April 24, 2017 by cchrstl

Contrave is marketed as a prescription weight-loss drug made from a combination of naltrexone HCL and bupropion HCL. Bupropion is an antidepressant, also marketed as Wellbutrin and Zyban for smoking cessation. Naltrexone is used to counteract alcohol and opioid addiction. … Continue reading →

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The FDA’s bow to barbarism

Posted on March 30, 2017 by cchrstl

Downgrading the brain injury risks from shock therapy is unjustified Attorney Jonathan W. Emord’s opinion piece in The Washington Times (10/12/2016) says it all — the US Food and Drug Administration wants to re-classify electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) machines so that … Continue reading →

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Washington University in St. Louis Shocks Pregnant Women

Posted on March 19, 2017 by cchrstl

Mark Wrighton, the Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), wrote in the Spring 2017 Washington magazine, “One of the [Leading Together fund raising] campaign’s priorities is to advance human health.” This is a laudable goal, but it is … Continue reading →

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Remembering Carrie and Debbie

Posted on January 6, 2017 by cchrstl

We are sincerely grieved at Carrie Fisher’s death December 27th from heart failure. When we read that Carrie Fisher suffered a heart attack December 23rd on a plane flight from London to Los Angeles, we were shocked. Fisher as Princess … Continue reading →

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Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act

Posted on December 17, 2016 by cchrstl

If you contacted your Senators and Representative about the dangers of the 21st Century Cures Act, thank you very much. Unfortunately it passed — 392 to 26 in the House, and 94 to 5 in the Senate. While some of … Continue reading →

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Risky Business of Sleep Drugs

Posted on March 5, 2016 by cchrstl

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs After reading about the dangers of sleeping pills in the February 2016 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we thought you might like to know something about that. Some psychotropic drugs are prescribed as sleeping pills. Trazodone, … Continue reading →

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Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again)

Posted on February 25, 2016 by cchrstl

Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again) On July 10, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic) tablets to treat adults with so-called schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment to an antidepressant medication to treat adults with … Continue reading →

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Another Day Another Anti-depressant

Posted on January 28, 2016 by cchrstl

Another Day Another Anti-depressant The New Year brings us another harmful psychoactive antidepressant – Brintellix (vortioxetine hydrobromide). The mechanism of the antidepressant effect of vortioxetine is not understood, although it is theorized to be related to serotonin in the brain. It … Continue reading →

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S.2388 Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2015

Posted on January 16, 2016 by cchrstl

This bill, S.2388, introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) on 12/10/2015, has been referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Its stated purpose is “To amend the Federal Food, Drug, … Continue reading →

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MedWatch Consumer Protection

Posted on September 8, 2015 by cchrstl

MedWatch Consumer Protection Landmark Legislation: Consumer Protection MedWatch Phone Number Placed on Generic Prescription Drug Containers in Connecticut For immediate release: Contact Sheila Matthews, Cofounder AbleChild (203) 253-0329 Westport, Connecticut AbleChild is pleased to announce the passage of Connecticut SB … Continue reading →

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