Onglyza

Onglyza (saxagliptin) is an oral medication used to help control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. It is in a class of drugs commonly referred to as gliptins, and is not used to treat type 1 diabetes. Onglyza can have serious side effects, including pancreatitis, and has been shown to increase your risk […]

Essure

Essure is a medical device that provides permanent birth control. The main selling points of Essure over other sterilization methods, are that it is non-hormonal and the procedure to place the device is non-surgical. However, Essure has been linked to severe side effects, permanent injuries, and several deaths. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved […]

Pradaxa

Pradaxa (dabigatran) was approved in 2010, and by February 2014, the drug had been linked to over 1,000 deaths and thousands of others harmed by adverse events. Pradaxa is in a class of drugs referred to as “novel oral anticoagulants” (NOACs). It was the first NOAC to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug […]

Eliquis

Eliquis (apixaban) is an anticoagulant used to prevent the formation of blood clots. It is prescribed as an alternative to warfarin, because it is more convenient to use. Eliquis is marketed as a drug that can give you your freedom back, if you are tied down to routine blood monitoring and dietary restrictions because you […]

IVC Filters

An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a very small medical device, but it can be deadly. It is placed inside a blood vessel to catch blood clots and keep them from traveling to the heart or lungs. But the filter can break or fail. Pieces of the IVC filter, or the whole filter, can […]