Activist Group Calls for Black Box Warning on Testosterone Products

[GoLeft TV]

From Ring of Fire:

Testosterone products, e.g. AndroGel, Androderm, and Axiron, are under fire for their underreported propensity to cause heart attacks and strokes in individuals. Public Citizen announced yesterday that they have filed a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requesting that a black box warning immediately be added to testosterone products for their cardiovascular danger.

“Patients and consumers need to be made aware of the potential dangers associated with a product they may be taking or using,” commented Brandon Bogle, an attorney with the Levin, Papantonio law firm who practices in the areas of testosterone lawsuits, personal injury, and product liability litigation. “Time after time it comes to be known that manufacturers avoided disclosing risks that they were aware of with a product in order to get it to market and turn a profit. This puts consumers at risk unnecessarily.”

The “Black Box Warning” is commonly known to be the most serious warning issued by the FDA that a product can carry and still be available in the U.S. marketplace. The purpose of the warning is to make it abundantly clear to physicians and patients that the drug in question carries serious and potentially life-threatening risks.

You can read the full article here at Ring of Fire.

[jberryhill]

1. Here's what I don't get

They make a big deal about how women should avoid exposure to the product and to the application area.

But as you watch the commercials, you wonder, "Is this guy doing his own laundry?" Because if he is not, then whomever might be handling his shirts is in for a surprise.

And what happens when his shirts, worn after applying the product, get washed with all the other clothes?