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Sort by relevance 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Zyprexa Cat Out Of The Bag
Dec-19-06 Washington DC Documents acquired by the New York Times from attorney Jim Gottstein show that Eli Lilly ran a "Viva Zyprexa" marketing campaign to convince doctors to prescribe Zyprexa off-label and between 1999 and 2002, its sales doubled from $1.5 billion to $3 billion. Although most people would recognize that the Zyprexa cat cannot be stuffed ba... - Ketek Liver Warnings Too Late
Dec-16-06 Chattanooga, TN: Trisha will think twice before taking another antibiotic. Her doctor prescribed Ketek for a sinus infection and Trisha believes she is "lucky to be alive," after she only took two pills. In March 2006, Trisha (not her real name pending a lawsuit) visited a local walk-in clinic complaining of flu-like symptoms; she was concerned because,... - Ketek Fraud Investigation Derails Confirmation of New FDA Commissioner
Dec-6-06 Washington, DC: When the Democrats won control of Congress, Senator Charles Grassley may have lost the chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee, but the current acting FDA commissioner had better not get too settled in because the Senator is apparently not ready to throw in the towel in the on-going battle with him. In a recent press release accompa... - Spinach E. coli: Warnings Unnoticed for Two Days
Dec-4-06 Salinas, CA: Concerns are now being raised that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not warn consumers quickly enough about the recent E. coli spinach contamination that killed at least three people and made 200 more sick. Some critics believe that the deaths from the E. coli infection could have been prevented if the CDC had lear... - Paxil, Pregnancy and Birth Defects
Nov-9-06 Newfoundland, PA "My psychiatrist prescribed Paxil when I was three months pregnant," says Jaime Curtis. "I feel like it is my fault that I did this to my kid; it just breaks my heart when he can't breathe." Jaime was never told about Paxil's link to birth defects. "I had a normal pregancy, just like my other two, and Geoni was born just five days... - Bausch & Lomb Fails to Warn About Dangers of ReNu Contact Lens Solution
Nov-8-06 Greenville, SC: ReNu with MoistureLoc solution has been widely used for the storing, wetting and cleaning of soft contact lenses. But here once again, a drug company has left a product on the market, with no warning to consumers, long after it was aware that serious side effects were developing in people using the product. According to the FDA, cluste... - Injured Charite Spinal Disc Victims and DOJ go after Johnson & Johnson
Oct-18-06 Washington, DC In less than two years, the FDA has received over 130 reports of serious adverse events related to the Charite disc . Lumbar spinal fusion is a procedure in which the vertebrae of the spine are fused together so that motion can no longer occur. As an alternative, the Charite disc replacement surgery is supposed to restore spinal flexib... - Bristol-Myers Slaps Black Box Warning On Coumadin
Oct-11-06 Los Angeles, CA After a request by the FDA, Bristol-Myers Squibb slapped a black box warning on the label of the blood thinning drug Coumadin (generic warfarin), to alert the public about a potentially fatal risk of bleeding . The drug's previous prescribing information noted the risk, but the warning was not highlighted by a black box. Without... - Guidant Settles Three Lawsuits - 549 To Go
Oct-2-06 Corpus Christi, TX Attorneys for the plaintiffs in lawsuits against Guidant and its new owner, Boston Scientific, view the settlement of a Texas case days before a jury trial as a sign that the company is dodging the courtroom. Guidant settled the case for an undisclosed amount with two plaintiffs avoiding a public trial set to begin on September 18, 20... - FDA Needs To Ban Accutane
Sep-20-06 Austin, TX: Unfortunately hundreds of parents already know that Accutane can cause some teenagers to commit suicide. But new evidence of a link between the acne drug and depression in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology , will hopefully put an end to the years of claims by Hoffman-LaRoche that its drug is not responsible for the suicides. Scien... - J&J Can't Settle Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Cases Fast Enough
Sep-18-06 Whitehouse, NJ: More than 500 claimants are seeking "substantial compensatory and, where available, punitive damages," from Johnson & Johnson for injuries and deaths related to the Ortho Evra birth control patch, according to the company's Second Quarter Report filed with the SEC. However, if legal analysts are correct, J&J ain't seen nothin... - 500 Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Victims Sue Johnson & Johnson
Sep-17-06 New Brunswick, NJ According to Johnson & Johnson's latest SEC filing for the Second Quarter of 2006, the company is currently facing 500 claimants in lawsuits related to deaths and injuries caused by the Ortho Evra birth control patch . "These claimants," the filing notes, "seek substantial compensatory and, where available, punitive damages. ... - Boston Scientific and Guidant Off to Texas Slaughterhouse
Sep-6-06 Corpus Christi, TX The first, but by no means the last, Guidant trial is scheduled to begin on September 18, 2006, in Neuces County District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas before Judge Jack Hunter. The two plaintiffs, Louis Motal, 63, and Bernice Hinojosa, 65, are surviving patients implanted with Guidant's Ventak Prizm 2 defibrillators in 2001. The law... - Nursing Home Inspection Process Full Of Corruption
Sep-2-06 Nursing home companies invest heavily in local politicians. They do so to ensure the failure of efforts to pass legislation unfavorable to the industry and to buy protection against fines and penalties levied by state officials charged with investigating and monitoring the industry. According to a September 2006 report by Consumer Reports, "they wield con... - Roche puts Accutane profits over Lives of Consumers
Aug-31-06 In 1985, Accutane's package insert directed at doctors first mentioned reports of depression in patients taking the acne drug, which means that more than 20 years ago, Hoffman-LaRoche at least suspected there might be a risk of depression and suicide by persons taking the drug. However, Roche's financial records show that the company is not about to let a... - Big Pharma Bankrupting US Health Care System
Aug-29-06 ig Pharma is bankrupting the nation's health care system by convincing prescribing doctors to over-medicate patients with expensive psychiatric drugs and then send the bills to government programs like Medicaid and Medicare. The peddling of the new generation of psychiatric drugs that include the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants (S... - Fen-Phen May Cause Rummage Sale of Wyeth Assets - Fen-Phen Trial Resources
Aug-23-06 On August 18, 2006, Bloomberg News reported that Wyeth has faced more than 175,000 claims since fen-phen was removed from the market, and that over the past 9 years, the company has settled many claims without forcing fen-phen users to file a lawsuit. All total, the company has set aside more than $21 billion to cover legal costs and settlements since... - Lawmakers say FDA better Clean Up its Act
Aug-18-06 For six years, the Bush administration has placed pharmaceutical industry interests ahead of public interest by appointing persons with strong ties to drug companies to high level positions at the FDA. As a result, Congressional investigations and a recent survey indicate that the health and safety of all Americans is being compromised. On July 20, 200... - Advice to Employers: Pay workers now rather than Later
Aug-12-06 "Employers would be well advised to compensate their employees before they are taken to court," says Tom Emmitt, head litigation attorney at United Employees Law Group, PC. "Employer's biggest fears are class action and individual lawsuits. We will take the employer to court and collect not only back wages and overtime owed, but a variety of penalties and... - Credit Card Abuse: How Universal Default Affects You
Aug-6-06 You may not be aware of it, but the credit card companies are watching you. Even if you already knew this, they are probably watching more closely than you think. In addition to watching your every move on their product, they are also watching when you pay your bills, whether or not you apply for other credit cards, and whether or not your credit score ha...