GENERIC VERSUS BRAND-NAME DRUGS: THE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES:
A SHOPPER’S GUIDE TO THE USE OF GENERIC DRUGS
| 11-01-2009 |
THE TIME YOU TAKE DRUGS MAY BE IMPORTANT…BUT CHANCES ARE YOUR DOCTOR WON’T TELL YOU ABOUT TIMING
| 09-02-2009 |
A CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO TYLENOL (ACETAMINOPHEN): THE MOST WIDELY USED MEDICATION IN THE U.S. CAN EASE PAIN AND LOWER FEVER, BUT IT CAN ALSO KILL: HOW TO USE TYLENOL (ACETAMINOPHEN) SAFELY
| 08-11-2009 |
MORE PROOF OF IRRESPONSIBLE PRESCRIBING PRACTICES BY DOCTORS AND MORE PROOF THAT DRUG COMPANY PROMOTIONS AND ADVERTISING TRUMP SCIENCE AND GOOD MEDICAL JUDGMENT. A NEW DRUG THAT IS MORE DANGEROUS, LESS EFFECTIVE, AND MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OLDER DRUGS BECOMES A BEST SELLER. AN URGENT WARNING NOT TO USE A NEW DRUG TO TREAT DIABETES CALLED JANUVIA
| 07-21-2008 |
A CASE STUDY SHOWING EVEN COMMONLY USED DRUGS CAN HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND SIDE EFFECTS UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH: SOME ADVICE AND INFORMATION THAT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE AND YOUR HEALTH
| 03-19-2008 |
WHAT DOES THE FDA DO ABOUT AN UNSAFE, INEFFECTIVE DRUG ALREADY BANNED IN BRITAIN THAT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE ADDICTIVE AND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS EVERY YEAR? OF COURSE, THE READERS OF THIS COLUMN KNOW THE ANSWER – NOTHING
| 01-15-2008 |
A CASE STUDY SHOWING YOU ARE DOOMED IF YOU RELY ON YOUR DOCTOR TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE RISKS AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OF MEDICATION. YOU HAVE TO PROTECT YOURSELF OR CHANCES ARE YOU WILL BE UNPROTECTED.
| 12-12-2007 |
A PROVEN METHOD OF LOWERING THE COST OF DRUGS, AND IMPROVING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH CARE
| 11-19-2007 |
BOTOX: IT MAY ERASE YOUR WRINKLES, BUT IT MAY ALSO ERASE YOUR HEALTH AND EVEN YOUR LIFE. A NEW WARNING FOR THOSE USING OR CONSIDERING BOTOX TREATMENTS
| 10-24-2007 |
SOME DRUGS THE ELDERLY SHOULD NOT TAKE; SOME DRUGS NO ONE SHOULD TAKE; WE NAME DRUG NAMES AND GIVE YOU THE FACTS THE BRAIN-WASHED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM OFTEN SUPPRESSES
| 10-05-2007 |
THE EPIDEMIC OF DRUG-INDUCED DISEASES AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF: THOSE DRUGS ARE DISPENSED LIKE PEANUTS AND CANDY BUT SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE BULLETS AND DYNAMITE
| 09-17-2007 |
THE EPIDEMIC OF DRUG-INDUCED DISEASES AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF: THOSE DRUGS ARE DISPENSED LIKE PEANUTS AND CANDY BUT SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE BULLETS AND DYNAMITE
| 09-17-2007 |
ANOTHER CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT DRUGS, PRESCRIBING AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
| 08-15-2007 |
ON WHY DRUG COMPANIES AND DOCTORS DON’T ALWAYS KNOW BEST: A CASE STUDY OF PLAVIX AND ITS DECEPTIVE MARKETING
| 08-07-2007 |
CAN EYE DROPS CAUSE HEART ATTACKS AND DEATH? THE ANSWER IS “YES” AND THAT CARRIES SOME IMPORTANT LESSONS ABOUT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
| 12-18-2006 |
| LEADING AUTHORS QUESTION SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME GENERIC DRUGS: SOME WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS IN USING THEM | 11-06-2006 |
SOME ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T SWALLOW PILLS OR DON’T LIKE TO SWALLOW PILLS
| 10-30-2006 |
HOW THE DRUG INDUSTRY SQUASHES LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION ON DIET, EXERCISE, AND OTHER LIFESTYLE CHANGES THAT HOLD THE MASTER KEY TO HEALTH
| 10-16-2006 |
IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION, BUT THAT MAY BE A DUMB STATEMENT
| 09-25-2006 |
HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THERE ARE DANGEROUS DRUG INTERACTIONS FROM EIGHT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS I’M NOW TAKING?
| 09-11-2006 |
HOW THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TYPICALLY TAKES THE MORE EXPENSIVE, THE MORE DANGEROUS, AND THE LESS EFFECTIVE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES
| 08-21-2006 |
IF YOU BUY A VITAMIN, MINERAL OR OTHER NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT WITHOUT CHECKING, THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU’RE NOT GETTING WHAT YOU PAID FOR AND MAY EVEN BE GETTING A DANGEROUS PRODUCT
| 08-21-2006 |
WHEN THERE ARE SURPRISES WITH WIDELY USED OLD DRUGS YOU CAN BE SURE THERE WILL BE BIG TIME SURPRISES WITH NEW DRUGS – AND MORE LESSONS FROM A NEW ACETAMINOPHEN (TYLENOL) STUDY
| 08-18-2006 |
WHAT NOT TO TOTALLY RELY ON FOR YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG INFORMATION
| 08-14-2006 |
WE’VE KNOWN FOR OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY THAT A BEST-SELLING DRUG IS INEFFECTIVE AND RISKY, BUT OF COURSE IT IS STILL SELLING AT A BRISK PACE WITH PATIENTS (AND PERHAPS PRESCRIBERS) STILL IN THE DARK – INCLUDING THE THOUSANDS WHO DIED AFTER TAKING THE DRUG
| 06-19-2006 |
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE FDA WHEN IT COMES TO CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOW TO FILL THE GAP IT LEAVES: THE FOOT DRAGGING ADMINISTRATION IN INACTION
| 06-05-2006 |
MORE DRUGS THAT IMPAIR VISION, AND THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THEIR NEWLY DISCOVERED ADVERSE EFFECTS, WITH THE PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT YOURSELF
| 04-17-2006 |
MORE EVIDENCE OF A DRUG PRESCRIBING SYSTEM THAT PUTS EVERY PATIENT AT RISK AND ALLOWS QUESTIONABLE DRUGS TO BE WIDELY PRESCRIBED
| 04-03-2006 |
HOW MUCH OF THE DRUG INDUSTRY’S BILLIONS IN RESEARCH AND MARKETING PRODUCES “ME-TOO” DRUGS REPRESENTING NO ADVANCE OVER EXISTING ALTERNATIVES AND MAKING NO SENSE FOR USE FOR MOST BUT PERHAPS OF SOME VALUE FOR A FEW, WITH A LIST OF ME-TOO DRUGS TO AVOID
| 02-20-2006 |
A CASE STUDY ON HOW THE PUBLIC IS KEPT IN THE DARK ABOUT THE RISKS OF DRUGS, AND HOW THAT CAN LEAD TO BLINDNESS AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC ADVERSE EFFECTS
| 01-30-2006 |
WHEN MOST OF THE DRUG EXPERTS HAVE BEEN BRAIN-WASHED BY THE DRUG COMPANIES AND WHEN DOCTORS HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH PROPAGANDA AND FAVORS, A LOT OF DRUGS WILL MAKE IT TO THE MARKET THAT DON’T BELONG THERE
| 12-26-2005 |
TWELVE DRUGS THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED WITHOUT SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AND ONLY IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS
| 11-12-2005 |
HOW DRUG COMPANIES USE SUGAR-COATED PROSE TO DISGUISE DANGEROUS DRUGS: AND A NEW AND REVOLUTIONARY WAY FOR DRUG COMPANIES TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS: TELL THE TRUTH, FAIR AND BALANCED.
| 10-03-2005 |
THE QUESTIONS THE FDA FORGETS TO TELL YOU TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR AND OTHER PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVICE.
| 09-19-2005 |
THE DANGERS OF COUNTERFEIT DRUGS: HOW COMMON ARE THEY AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TO AVOID THEM.
| 09-12-2005 |
A SHOPPER’S GUIDE TO THE STAINS: LIPITOR, ZOCOR, ETC.
| 09-05-2005 |
NEXIUM: THE PURPLE PILL, THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HOW DRUG COMPANIES RIP-OFF THE PUBLIC.
| 08-22-2005 |
MORE ON THE DANGERS OF NEW DRUGS AND HOW THE FDA, IN EFFECT, COVERS UP THEIR RISKS.
| 03-07-2005 |
STATINS MAY BE A GREAT CLASS OF DRUGS, BUT EVEN GOOD DRUGS CAN BE OVER PRESCRIBED AND MISUSED ON A GRAND SCALE
| 12-13-2004 |
MEDICARE FINALLY STARTS TO MORE FULLY UTILIZE THE NEGLECTED AND UNDERUTIZED EXPERTISE OF THE PHARMACIST.
| 08-30-2004 |
LOCAL PHARMACIES ARE BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY: DO YOU WANT TO BE FORCED TO USE A DISTANT MAIL-ORDER PHARMACY, OR DO YOU WANT THE RIGHT TO USE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PHARMACY YOU KNOW AND TRUST?
| 02-23-2004 |
DRUG RESEARCH IS NOW DRUG INFOMERCIALS: HOW ADS, HYPE AND DRUG INDUSTRY PROMOTION REPLACED SCIENCE.
| 11-17-2003 |
WHY NEW DRUGS (THOSE ON MARKET FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS) ARE AMONG THE RISKIEST, MOST DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE DRUGS.
A TWO-PART SERIES ON NEW PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
| 07-14-2003 |
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF LAW THAT SAYS THE VICTIMS OF DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS DRUGS HAVE NO RIGHT TO SUE.
| 04-28-2003 |
MORE ON THE DANGERS OF THE GREAT LEGALIZED DRUG PUSHERS:
THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG INDUSTRY. BILLIONS FOR SALES AND
THE BOTTOM LINE: NOT ONE CENT TO FIGURE OUT LONG-TERM RISKS. | 03-23-2003 |
| DO NEW DRUGS MAKE SENSE? AT LAST, A GOOD SOURCE THAT GIVES EVERYONE OF THEM A GRADE, AND CATALOGS THEIR COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. | 03-17-2003 |
| THE FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION’S INEPTNESS AND INCOMPETENCE MAY BE CONTAGIOUS: NOTE WHAT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS DOING. | 03-10-2003 |
DRUG COMPANIES GET A LICENSE TO KILL FROM FDA.
FDA’S STEALTHPRESCRIPTION MOVE TO DESTROY CRUCIAL LEGAL RIGHTS GOES VIRTUALLY UNNOTICED. THE TRUE MEANING OF AN OBSCURE LEGAL DOCTRINE.(MARCH 8, 2004)
| 03-08-2003 |
STUDENTS CAN'T WRITE IN CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH
BUT WHY CAN'T DRUG COMPANIES AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS? | 09-09-2002 |
| ANOTHER NEW DRUG PROVES MORE DANGEROUS THAN FIRST THOUGHT. FDA APPROVAL MEANS NOTHING: BEWARE OF NEW DRUGS UNTIL THEY ARE ON THE MARKET FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS | 08-20-2001 |
| DRUG MANUFACTURERS KEEP FIDDLING WHILE PATIENTS DIE. ANOTHER CASE OF A RECALL THAT CAME TOO LATE AND WARNINGS EVERYONE KNEW WOULD BE IGNORED. Part I. | 08-12-2001 |
| DRUG MANUFACTURERS KEEP FIDDLING WHILE PATIENTS DIE. ANOTHER CASE OF A RECALL THAT CAME TOO LATE AND WARNINGS EVERYONE KNEW WOULD BE IGNORED. Part II. | 08-12-2001 |
| REFORMS ARE ON THE WAY TO PROTECT YOU FROM DRUG MISTAKES. THEY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE ENACTED BY THE NEXT MILLENIUM. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS GUIDE TELLS YOU HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF (part 1/4) | 03-30-2001 |
| REFORMS ARE ON THE WAY TO PROTECT YOU FROM DRUG MISTAKES. THEY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE ENACTED BY THE NEXT MILLENIUM. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS GUIDE TELLS YOU HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF (part 2/4) | 03-30-2001 |
| REFORMS ARE ON THE WAY TO PROTECT YOU FROM DRUG MISTAKES. THEY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE ENACTED BY THE NEXT MILLENIUM. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS GUIDE TELLS YOU HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF (part 3/4) | 03-30-2001 |
| REFORMS ARE ON THE WAY TO PROTECT YOU FROM DRUG MISTAKES. THEY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE ENACTED BY THE NEXT MILLENIUM. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS GUIDE TELLS YOU HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF (part 4/4) | 03-30-2001 |
| FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHAT THE MONEY TRAILS PROVES ABOUT THE PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG MARKET. | 02-19-2001 |
| FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHAT THE MONEY TRAILS PROVES ABOUT THE PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG MARKET. (Part 2) | 02-19-2001 |
| BEWARE OF OLD DRUGS; BEWARE OF NEW DRUGS. THE LABELING AND WARNING SYSTEM JUST DOESN'T WORK. | 01-29-2001 |
| WHO HAS THE LOWEST PRICES ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS? | 10-03-1999 |
| HOW TO AVOID DEATH BY PRESCRIPTION PART I | 06-24-1999 |
| HOW TO AVOID DEATH BY PRESCRIPTION PART II | 06-24-1999 |
| HOW TO AVOID DEATH BY PRESCRIPTION PART III | 06-24-1999 |
| HOW TO AVOID DEATH BY PRESCRIPTION PART IV | 06-24-1999 |
| MIRACLES AT THE SUPERMARKET: PART I | 05-17-1999 |
| MIRACLES AT THE SUPERMARKET: PART II | 05-17-1999 |
| HERBAL MEDICINE: PART II | 05-10-1999 |
| HERBAL MEDICINE: PART I | 05-10-1999 |
| NEW DRUGS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH: PART I | 01-04-1999 |
A SHOPPER’S GUIDE TO OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN RELIEVERS.
| 08-22-1990 |
Herb Denenberg is a former Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner, professor at the Wharton School, and
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National
Academy of Sciences and is a board member of the Center for Safe Medication Use. He is an adjunct
professor of insurance and information science and technology at Cabrini College. You can write Herb
at POB 7301,St. Davids, PA e-mail him at hdenenberg@aol.com or reach him at his two Web sites:
thedenrep_archive.org or denenbergsdump.org
