Propulsid was supposedly designed to solve acid reflux; instead its side effects caused fatal heart rhythm abnormalities.<\/p>\n
Propulsid\/Cisapride was made by Janssen Pharmaceutical and was supposed to handle nighttime heartburn by moving food out of the stomach, and keeping acid away from the esophagus. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1993, and was marketed as being able to tighten the valve between the esophagus and the stomach.<\/p>\n
For three years there was no warning label about the drugs effect on people’s heart rhythms. Then adverse event reports began coming in, prompting Janssen Drugs to warn people they could die taking Propulsid. The drug was finally taken off the market in 2000. Taking it off the shelves affected over 350,000 Americans taking it. Over 30 million people had taken the drug since 1993.<\/p>\n
Up until 2000 when Propulsid was taken off the market, the FDA received approximately 341 reports of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Propulsid was supposedly designed to solve acid reflux; instead its side effects caused fatal heart rhythm abnormalities. Propulsid\/Cisapride was made by Janssen Pharmaceutical and was supposed to handle nighttime heartburn by moving food out of the stomach, and keeping acid…<\/span><\/p>\n