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Things to Know About the Kombiglyze XR Lawsuit

Things to Know About the Kombiglyze XR Lawsuit December 17, 2021. By LAS Staff Writer.

People are suing AstraZeneca for its drug’s alleged harmful side effects. Kombiglyze XR (saxagliptin and metformin) is a drug developed to help treat type two diabetes. It is the extended version of another drug called Onglyza (saxagliptin), a drug that can help lower glucose levels and prevent diabetic complications from developing in patients with type 2 diabetes. 

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More Type 2 Diabetics add Complaints to Ongoing Onglyza Litigation

More Type 2 Diabetics add Complaints to Ongoing Onglyza Litigation April 4, 2018. By Jane Mundy.
Atlanta, GA: In the past month, two more Onglyza and Kombiglyze lawsuits were filed on behalf of diabetes patients who claim the manufacturer concealed information linking the diabetes drug to an increased risk of heart failure and failed to warn about its alleged potential to cause serious heart problems.
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Deadly Onglyza Side Effects Set in Fast and Lawsuits Lumber On

Deadly Onglyza Side Effects Set in Fast and Lawsuits Lumber On February 25, 2018. By Anne Wallace.
Pittsburgh, PA: Viola Chapman began taking Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR (Saxagliptin) to treat her type 2 diabetes in February 2015. By December, as her Onglyza lawsuit claims, those drugs had caused heart failure, congestive heart failure and cardiovascular injury.
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Onglyza Litigation Ramps Up

Onglyza Litigation Ramps Up January 27, 2018. By Jane Mundy.
Miami, FL: Yesterday, The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) heard from Onglyza and Kombiglyze patients regarding whether to consolidate all federally-filed cases before one court for pre-trial proceedings.
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‘Failure to Warn’ at Heart of Onglyza Lawsuits

‘Failure to Warn’ at Heart of Onglyza Lawsuits December 31, 2017. By Anne Wallace.
San Francisco, CA: Once the procedural wrangling is over, the argument that patients were hurt because drug manufacturers, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Meyers Squibb, failed to warn them of the dangers of Onglyza side effects will be at the heart of the Onglyza lawsuits.
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Onglyza Lawsuits Seek MDL Status in California

Onglyza Lawsuits Seek MDL Status in California November 4, 2017. By Anne Wallace.
San Francisco, CA: On October 11, 2017, a group of Onglyza plaintiffs filed a Motion to Transfer with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). The motion seeks to consolidate the Onglyza lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. At the time of filing, there were 44 lawsuits pending in 24 federal jurisdictions, all of which put forth virtually identical legal and factual theories. Plaintiffs foresee the possibility that hundreds of Onglyza and Kombiglyze (collectively referred to as “Onglyza” in the motion) lawsuits will be filed in the future.

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Add Pancreatic Cancer to Your List of Saxagliptin Worries

Add Pancreatic Cancer to Your List of Saxagliptin Worries October 9, 2017. By Anne Wallace.
Washington, DC: While patient lawsuits have focused on the danger of heart failure as a Saxagliptin side effect, the risk of pancreatic cancer may be flying under the radar. It can be just as deadly, and research suggests a link between Saxagliptin and the disease.
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Despite Concerns over Onglyza, FDA Keeps Going Back to the Trough

Despite Concerns over Onglyza, FDA Keeps Going Back to the Trough September 6, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC: In the accepted parlance of the pharmaceutical and medical industries, a drug is considered not unsafe for the intended patient if the benefits of the drug outweigh the risk. One can therefore assume that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took this mantra to heart in 2009 when the federal regulator approved Onglyza (saxagliptin) in spite of reservations over potential saxagliptin side effects and the results of clinical trials associated with Onglyza conducted before the drug was approved.
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California Saxagliptin Lawsuit Plaintiffs Score Big Procedural Win

California Saxagliptin Lawsuit Plaintiffs Score Big Procedural Win August 11, 2017. By Anne Wallace.
Washington, DC:Saxagliptin lawsuit plaintiffs just got a big victory. The fact that they can sue in California courts under California law will affect whether and how much they can recover for the injuries they have suffered.
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Onglyza, Kombiglyze Maintain Risks in Spite of Dismissed Lawsuits

Onglyza, Kombiglyze Maintain Risks in Spite of Dismissed Lawsuits July 22, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Trenton, NJ: Plaintiffs bringing either a saxagliptin lawsuit, or an Onglyza lawsuit (Onglyza is the trade name for saxagliptin) appear to have had a checkered track record in terms of success with their cases in spite of various side effects associated with the Type 2 diabetes drug.
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