Comments on: “Death by Prescription: A Father Takes on His Daughter’s Killer”

By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:32:05 +0000

Je ne sais pas, Richard. Settlement update, USA (2008):

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By: Richard Rabeau

Richard Rabeau — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:23:05 +0000

Y a-t-il une seule personne ayant été compensée dans le recours collectif?

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:42:12 +0000

Your story is tragic, Florence, and apparently all too common. You are still alive – a miracle! – but you have paid a heavy price because you’d been prescribed a dangerous drug. Thanks for sharing your perspective here, and good luck to you.

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By: Florence

Florence — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:26:18 +0000

I was on prepulsid for several years and developed a serious heart problem as a result. However, I did not hear about the tragedy of Vanessa until about 2010. By that time, I had really been through the ringer with my heart prolems. I almost died because of the strange arrhythmias and critically low heart rate (31 bpm) with up to 3 second pauses. Luckily my doctor heard some of the stories about Prepulsid and took me off of it. However, I had already sustained irreparable damage to the rhythmic system of my heart. My slow and irregular heart beat led to extreme fatigue until, finally In 2004, I had a dual chamber pacemaker implanted.

I have not been the same person since taking the prepulsid. Even with the pacemaker, I have never been restored to the person I was prior to taking it. I have already had the original pacemaker replaced in 2011. My life has changed drastically. But, I am still alive.

I am glad that I heard about the book Death by Prescription. I ordered it immediately and read it cover to cover. I applaud Terence Young!
FRR

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By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:17:45 +0000

This is a heartbreaking family tragedy that might have been prevented had the government not been so hamstrung by Big Pharma lobbying efforts. Thanks for telling us this story and also about Terence’s book.

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:17:10 +0000

Hi Dr. Joe – add to your list of deadly prescription drugs: Darvon (finally recalled last November); Avandia (already banned in Europe, the New England Journal of Medicine described this drug as “raising heart attack risk by 43%”, about the same time GlaxoSmithKline was charged $3.4 BILLION to settle injury and death claims); Yaz/Yasmine (4,000 lawsuits this year alone but still on the market as a birth control pill); Accutane (acne patients must now sign a disclaimer form before being prescribed this, confirming that they understand all the risks associated with the drug, including depression and suicide) or Nuvaring (a birth control device) among many others.

Thanks for your comment here.
Cheers,
C.

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By: Dr Joe

Dr Joe — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:16:54 +0000

Deaths from prescription drugs do not make news like those from “illegal” drugs. Apart from Propulsid, there have been deaths associated with various ADHD drugs such as Stratera and Ritalin – yet nothing seems to be done.

Keep up the good work of publishing this information Carolyn.

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