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Feb-15-06 A not yet released discussion paper written by the British Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, reveals that last fall, there were 130 reports of suicidality in a single month by patients treated with the attention deficit drug Strattera. In addition, the paper reveals that there have also been more than 760 spontaneous reports of cardiac disorders... - ADHD Drugs - Cash Cow For Pharma
Feb-13-06 "Our society viewed with loathing those who 'pushed' stimulant drugs on children," says child psychiatrist Dr Peter Breggin. "Yet today, there are more children taking Ritalin and amphetamines from doctors than ever received them from illegal pushers," he says. "Parents and teachers and even doctors have been badly misled by drug company marketing practic... - Beyond Lipitor Type 2 Diabetes, a New Concern with Statins
Sep-19-15 Bangor, ME Among the ongoing concerns over the statin Lipitor are the potential for type 2 diabetes and cognitive issues such as memory and concentration. Atorvastatin (Lipitor) type 2 diabetes remains one of the biggest frustrations alleged in lawsuits consolidated in the Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits MDL . Various plaintiffs have alleged that for them, ty... - Latest Xarelto Lawsuit Accuses Defendants of Misleading Advertisements
Sep-14-15 New Orleans, LA In perhaps one of the most damning commentaries yet on the safety and efficacy of Xarelto, more than two dozen plaintiffs claim in a recently filed Xarelto lawsuit that not only did Xarelto partners Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Bayer Corp. (Bayer) fail to adequately warn about the lack of an available reversing agent to help stem... - Calls for More Regulation in Wake of Energy Drink Deaths
Sep-12-15 Los Angeles, CA As various lawsuits alleging Monster Energy Drink Deaths and Hospitalizations continue to migrate through the legal pipeline, including a marquee trial centered on the death of teen Anais Fournier, health advocates continue to lament the lay of the land where it comes to energy drinks. And that topography is rocky at best, when one c... - Viagra Melanoma: The Heat’s Been Lowered, but the Embers Still Burn
Sep-7-15 New York, NY Urologist Stacy Loeb conducted her research on Viagra melanoma for all the right seasons and under the best of circumstances: there was no funding from any pharmaceutical company manufacturing or marketing an erectile dysfunction (ED) drug. And she wanted to get to the bottom of it as her patients, many of whom suffer erectile dysfunction... - Mother “Channeling Anger into a Zofran Lawsuit”
Sep-7-15 New York, NY At least three dozen lawsuits claim that Zofran used during pregnancy caused children to be born with birth defects. The birth defects range from cleft palate to spina bifida and the most recent - a missing kidney. But every lawsuit is similar in its allegations. And every mother said that, had she known Zofran can cause birth defects, she... - Vioxx Cover-Up
Dec-31-05 The first federal lawsuit over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx ended in a mistrial in the US, even after it was proven that key evidence was withheld in clinical trials. According to the [ The New England Journal of Medicine ] authors of the Canadian-led clinical trial on the safety of the arthritis drug Vioxx withheld important information on heart att... - Blue Cross Faces Hepatitis C Lawsuit
Aug-21-15 New York, NY Blue Cross faces another denied insurance lawsuit alleging the company has wrongfully denied insurance for an approved hepatitis C medication. The lawsuit is at least the second filed against Blue Cross related to its denial of treatment for hepatitis C. The lawsuit (case number 0:15-cv-61118) was filed by Janie Kondell, who has had hep... - Customers File Lumber Liquidators Lawsuits Alleging Excess Formaldehyde
Aug-15-15 Toano, VA The number of Lumber Liquidators lawsuits consolidated for pretrial proceedings has jumped in a month to 135, according to court documents. Lumber Liquidators lawsuits allege homeowners who put certain laminate flooring in their home are exposed to unreasonably high levels of formaldehyde, putting them at risk of health problems and lowering... - Zofran Lawsuit Accuses GSK of Treating Unborn Children As “Guinea Pigs”
Aug-8-15 Los Angeles, CA As lawsuits alleging Zofran birth defects continue to roll in, one of the more recent birth defect lawsuits filed on July 22 has harsh words for the conduct of Zofran manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Plaintiff Melisa Arellanes filed her complaint less than a month ago in California federal court. “GSK’s conduct was ta... - Could New Use for Zithromax Lead to Increased Cases of Stevens Johnson Syndrome?
Aug-2-15 San Diego, CA On the surface, it appears as welcome news; an existing medication that has the potential to be effective in a new indication. However, digging deeper one has to wonder if a perfect storm is on the horizon, given that Zithromax has the potential for use in more people and thus introduces more potential for Zithromax Stevens Johnson Syndrome... - Inferior Cava Filter Lawsuits Highlight Inferior IVC Filters
Jul-25-15 Bloomington, IN The recent arrival of new chief executive officer Pete Yonkman at medical device manufacturer Cook Group Inc. provides a renewed platform for debate with regard to IVC filter lawsuits and where litigation fits in with the recently installed CEO’s list of priorities. The inferior vena cava filter is a medical device that is implant... - Zofran Birth Defects Led to Pregnancy Termination, Lawsuit Alleges
Jul-21-15 Randolph, MA As Zofran continues to be prescribed off-label for morning sickness, prospective mothers and their unborn children are paying the Zofran birth defects price for such use of a drug developed primarily for cancer patients dealing with severe nausea following chemotherapy. Meanwhile, the Zofran lawsuits continue to arrive akin to a slow, b... - Eliquis Lawsuit Filed
Jul-3-15 New York, NY Following in the footsteps of other anticoagulant drugs, Eliquis reportedly now faces its own side effects lawsuit. The Eliquis lawsuit was filed in June 2015, and claims the patient in question was given Eliquis but not warned of the lack of an antidote or the risks associated with Eliquis side effects. According to court documents ,... - Lawyer Tackles Elder Abuse in Financial Services Industry
Jun-30-15 Beverly Hills, CA A 2015 report produced by True Link Financial estimates that the amount lost by senior citizens through financial elder abuse in the US is at a staggering $36.48 billion annually. That number surges well past a previous MetLife Institute report in 2011 that estimated the amount to be $2.9 billion. True Link Financial (www.TrueLinkF... - Thousands More Transvaginal Mesh Claims Agreed to Settle
Jun-30-15 New York, NY Covidien, a transvaginal mesh manufacturer, has agreed to settle some of 11,000 claims regarding its transvaginal mesh devices, Reuters reported. It is believed that Covidien mainly supplied C.R. Bard with mesh products, which would inlcude Bard’s once-popular Avaulta. Covidien filed a report in July 2014 with the U.S. Securi... - Safety Review of SGLT2 Inhibitors Initiated by Health Canada
Jun-22-15 Ottawa, Canada Health Canada has initiated a safety review for the prescription diabetes drugs Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) and canagliflozin (Invokana), and the risk of ketoacidosis, a serious condition that leads to high levels of blood acids called ketones. These drugs are approved in Canada for use in patients with type 2 diabetes to improve blood... - Vytorin Has a Complex History
May-15-15 Washington, DC The new study on Vytorin may be out, and it may signal good news for its drug maker, but as far back as 2008, there were serious concerns about how Merck and Schering-Plough planned to study potential Vytorin side effects. Concerns were so high that on March 31, 2008, Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Merck and Schering-Plough outl... - How Soon Could Pradaxa Have an Antidote?
Apr-30-15 Washington, DC One of the biggest concerns about Pradaxa side effects , and the side effects of other new generation anticoagulants, is that there is no approved antidote for certain adverse events. Pradaxa lawsuits have alleged that the maker of the drug did not warn patients about the lack of an antidote, putting them at risk of Pradaxa bleeding event...