Category: MedWatch

AbleChild’s Statement on Informed Consent as it Relates to Covid and Consumer Safety

Written on February 16, 2021.

AbleChild has worked diligently throughout the years on informing the public on the importance of Informed Consent and an individual’s right to be given all necessary information (full disclosures on diagnosis, benefits, risks, alternatives)...

FDA’s MedWatch Minute, Where has it been?

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Written on April 6, 2020.

AbleChild found a 2016 Public Service Announcement on the Consumer Adverse Drug Reporting System. One must ask, why hasn’t this been running on TV? With the billion dollar drug industry advertising on TV, it is amazing that this FDA PSA hasn’t...

Medwatch: Time is of the Essence

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Written on April 2, 2020.

Take Action: Push for MedWatch Information With the medical federal state of emergency, the government is looking to fast track potentially life-saving pharmaceuticals and vaccines. Given these circumstances, we feel this is a perfect time to educate...

FDA & Trump at Odds Over “Fast Track” Cure?

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Written on March 19, 2020.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. In an effort to gain control of the Coronavirus pandemic, President Trump is issuing an executive order to expand the use of investigational drugs for a possible cure. This decision is being met by objections...

Landmark Legislation: Consumer Protection MedWatch Phone Number Placed on Generic Prescription Drug Containers in Connecticut

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Written on July 15, 2015.

For immediate release: July 15, 2015 Contact Sheila Matthews, Cofounder AbleChild (203) 253-0329 Westport, Connecticut Landmark Legislation: Consumer Protection MedWatch Phone Number Placed on Generic Prescription Drug Containers in Connecticut AbleChild...

Drug Enforcement Administration Report on Methylphenidate (Ritalin)

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Written on March 23, 2014.

U.S . Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration METHYLPHENIDATE (A Background Paper) October 1995 Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section Office of Diversion Control Summary Methylphenidate is a Schedule II stimulant which is structurally...

Stimulants for ADHD Shown to Cause Sudden Death in Children

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Written on June 17, 2009.

By Dr. Peter Breggin June 17, 2009 A new study, published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, confirms what I’ve been warning about for years in my scientific books and articles. The stimulants used to treat children for so-called ADHD...

ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death

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Written on June 15, 2009.

Some Parents Believe New Study Reinforces Link Between Stimulants, Cardiac Death Source: Article by Dan Childs and Todd Neale, ABC News For Ann Hohmann, Oct. 21, 2004, began just about like any other day. On that morning, the 54-year-old mother of...

Skyrocketing Numbers of Kids Are Prescribed Powerful Antipsychotic Drugs. Is It Safe? Nobody Knows.

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Written on July 29, 2007.

The ‘atypical’ dilemma By Robert Farley, Times Staff Writer More and more, parents at wit’s end are begging doctors to help them calm their aggressive children or control their kids with ADHD. More and more, doctors are prescribing...

The New Face Of Antidepressants?

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Written on April 18, 2007.

By Ed Silverman For the past three years, the controversy over antidepressants has largely centered on exploring links between the pills and suicidal behavior, particularly in youngsters. But there has also been considerable chatter about homicidal...

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Category: MedWatch

FDA’s MedWatch Minute, Where has it been?

Medwatch: Time is of the Essence

FDA & Trump at Odds Over “Fast Track” Cure?

Landmark Legislation: Consumer Protection MedWatch Phone Number Placed on Generic Prescription Drug Containers in Connecticut

Drug Enforcement Administration Report on Methylphenidate (Ritalin)

Stimulants for ADHD Shown to Cause Sudden Death in Children

ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death

Skyrocketing Numbers of Kids Are Prescribed Powerful Antipsychotic Drugs. Is It Safe? Nobody Knows.

The New Face Of Antidepressants?

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