Generic Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Lawsuit : Not Preempted Judge Rules in Appeal Case
-Ennislaw
01/11/2010 -A federal appeals court said Friday that patients may sue generic drugmakers under state law for failing to provide adequate warnings about their medications potential side effects, extending a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court ruling governing makers of name-brand drugs. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Firth Circuit rejected the argument by a generic drug maker that federal law preempts a state-law failure-to-warn claim filed by a user of their generic Reglan, who developed a rare neurological disorder known as Tardive Dyskinesia. More>>>

Heartburn drug may cause brain damage
-STL Today
09/17/2009 -Q. A dear friend was put on Reglan for acid stomach and left on the drug for nine years. The therapy is only supposed to last a few weeks. She now has tardive dyskinesia. Her tongue is enlarged, and she can no longer speak properly. The side effects did not go away when the drug was stopped. Is there anything that can help her? Please warn your readers about Reglan. More>>>

Arkansas woman claims gastric drug led to dyskinesia
-SoutheastTexasRecord
05/28/2009 - EL DORADO, Ark. - After a year of taking a drug to combat a medical condition involving paralysis of stomach muscles, an Arkansas resident started exhibiting abnormal muscle movements throughout her body. More>>>

FDA issues 'Black Box Warning' in connection with prescribing Reglan
-RenoGazetteJournal
05/13/2009 - It's wonderful when prescription medications cure ailments, but what happens when they cause adverse medical side effects? I'm angry because I appear to be suffering from permanent central nervous system damage associated with the prescribed drug Reglan (brand name for "metoclopramide") prescribed over a year ago for a digestive disorder. More>>>

Generic Reglan Makers Lose Appeal Request in Vermont
-Ennislaw.com
04/22/2009 - A federal judge has handed four generic manufacturers of the heartburn medication Reglan another loss in their request to dismiss a product liability suit in Vermont. More>>>

FDA Requires Boxed Warning and Risk Mitigation Strategy for Metoclopramide-Containing Drugs: Agency warns against chronic use of these products to treat gastrointestinal disorders
-FierceBiotech
03/05/2009- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that manufacturers of metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, must add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high-dose use. Chronic use of metoclopramide has been linked to tardive dyskinesia, which may include involuntary and repetitive movements of the body, even after the drugs are no longer taken. More>>>

Common drug causes spastic movements
-GreatFallsTribune
03/05/2009 - In a surprising move this week, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is imposing the infamous "black box warning" on the label of a common gastrointestinal drug, metoclopramide or Reglan, because of serious side effects. More>>>

AKATHASIA: THE WORST CONDITION OF ALL
-InjuryBoard.com
08/21/2008- Nearly all published literature on neuroleptic drugs documents that akathasia is the most common type of extrapyramidal symptom resulting from the use of metoclopramide More>>>

INADEQUATE WARNINGS: WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?
-InjuryBoard.com
08/21/2008- The “Warnings” section of themetoclopramide label contains a discussion of the possible side effects ofextrapyramidal symptoms. It reads:
WARNINGS: More>>>

New Antipsychotic Drugs Carry Risk For Children
05/02/2006 - Erin Evans is one parent who wishes she had never heard of anti-psychotics. As a military couple, she and her husband, Joe, moved around frequently. Their son, Rex, 13, was babied a lot. His mother now feels that he was not ready for school when he reached kindergarten age. More >>>

New Antipsychotic Drugs Carry Risk For Children
05/01/2006 - Nancy Thomas remembers the bad old days when she had to wear long-sleeve clothes to church to cover bite marks all over her arms from her daughter Alexa's rages. At age 8, Alexa was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She was a violent child with sharp mood swings and meltdowns that drove her to tear up the house. Antidepressants and drugs for attention-deficit disorder had only made Alexa more aggressive, Thomas says. More >>>

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