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Sort by relevance 373 pages found matching paxil- The FDA Guerillas of Wonky DrugWonks - Part II
Aug-15-08 Continued from Aug-12-08 The tribe of Guerillas operating a Big Pharma public relations firm under cover of the Center for Public Integrity in Medicine may soon be on the path to extinction and the blogs on DrugWonks by the two out-of-control top bananas will likely be cause. Former FDA officials from the Bush Administration organized this industry fun... - Judge's Ruling May Impact SSRI Lawsuits
Aug-13-08 Indianapolis, IN A federal judge reversed a prior decision to dismiss a Paxil lawsuit in a move that may have repercussions for SSRI birth defect lawsuits. In making his decision, which effectively re-opens a lawsuit against Paxil regarding a patient's suicide, the judge said that he, "failed to appreciate the fact that the ongoing ability, authority,... - The FDA Guerillas of Wonky DrugWonks - Part I
Aug-12-08 Former Bush Administration officials have formed a pharmaceutical industry guerilla group called the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI), described on its website as "a non-partisan, non-profit educational charity," and a "new vital force in health care policy." However, for all intents and purposes, the mission of CMPI front group is to pr... - Roger Drake: Attorney Believes More Avandia Cases To Come
Jul-27-08 Los Angeles, CA The legal team at Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman in Los Angeles is among the most successful drug liability litigators in the country. It has fought and won hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death cases against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) related to the antidepressant Paxil. Now attorney Roger Drake at the firm is re... - Paxil: Patient told it Was Safe
Jul-22-08 Ontario, NY Along with the women who have had babies born with serious birth defects because they were exposed to Paxil prior to birth are women whose babies have not yet appeared to have suffered serious effects. However, many of these women fear that just because problems have not yet surfaced does not mean they will not in the future. They worry that... - Over the Counter Meds: How Safe Are They?
Jul-19-08 Washington, DC With a prescription, you are at least getting some intervention and experience—and some restrictions—when required to ingest a medication. And as dangerous as some meds appear to be, you benefit from a second pair of eyes with decades of medicinal trench warfare behind them. However, how safe are over the counter medications ? And who,... - Did SSRI Cause Child's Birth Defects?
Jul-14-08 Oklahoma City, OK Paxil and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been in the news a lot recently because they have been linked to serious birth defects. However, women have taken these drugs for a long time and now many women who took the antidepressants years ago are wondering if the drugs may have caused their children's birth def... - Kate Gillespie: Preparing for the Battle Over Paxil and Birth Defects
Jul-12-08 Los Angeles, CA Like many personal injury lawyers, Kate Gillespie started her career a few years ago working for the other side. Then about 18 months ago, she joined Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, one of the biggest personal injury and wrongful death firms in California. "I found my home here, and fighting the good fight. It is nice to be doing p... - Paxil Birth Defects
Jun-20-08 Washington, DC Following the recent news that GlaxoSmithKline may have purposely misrepresented information about the suicide risk for Paxil, patients who took the antidepressant are wondering what else the company may have kept hidden from regulators. Women who took Paxil while pregnant and delivered babies with birth defects are likely not surprised... - Paxil and Other Drugs to Get Labeling Change
Jun-2-08 Rockville, MD The FDA has determined that current labeling for drugs like Paxil is too confusing. The organization has now proposed a change to drug labeling to make it more clear which drugs are safe for women who are pregnant and/or breastfeeding. Although the move will likely help many women in the future, it comes too late for those who took Paxil an... - Drug Companies Sued Over SSRIs
May-2-08 Philadelphia, PA GlaxoSmithKline currently faces a number of lawsuits regarding its SSRI antidepressant, Paxil. Recently, a Philadelphia judge denied GlaxoSmithKline's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company's antidepressant, Paxil caused a man to commit suicide. Meanwhile, the drug company faces lawsuits from women who took Paxil while pregna... - Sheldon Bradshaw - Bush Administration Preemption Gang
Mar-4-08 Washington, DC: Sheldon Bradshaw stepped in to replace the pharmaceutical industry's inside guy, Daniel Troy, in the Office of Chief Counsel at the FDA in April 2005, and the Bush Administration's steadfast protection of the industry did not miss a beat. On September 20, 2005, an article by Lily Henning entitled, "Is FDA's New Chief Counsel a Change in... - Daniel Troy - Bush Administration's Preemption Gang - Part I
Feb-25-08 Washington, DC: Judging by the line-up of current and former Bush Administration attorneys representing the pharmaceutical industry against private citizens in courts all over the country, no conflict-of-interest regulations apply to attorneys who work for Bush. The self-identified primary author of the preemption language in the new drug labeling rul... - Chantix: Driven to Quit, Driven to Despair
Feb-21-08 Washington, DC The on-line posts and the stories just keep coming—disgruntled users of Chantix who report depression, aggression or even suicidal thoughts themselves, or similar behavior from friends and loved ones taking Chantix in an effort to quit smoking. Others appear fine on Chantix. The anti-smoking drug from Pfizer, which is not a pat... - Lawsuit Filed Against GlaxoSmithKline by Heart Bypass Patient
Feb-16-08 Philadelphia, PA On February 12, 2008, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by Pat and Sandra Kelly of Grove, Oklahoma against GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of the poplar diabetes drug, Avandia. The lawsuit states that GSK was negligent, committed fraud, breached its warranty, failed to warn about the risks a... - Lawsuit Against GSK Alleges Avandia To Blame For Injury Requiring Heart Bypass Surgery
Feb-13-08 Philadelphia, PA: Pat Kelly and his wife Sandra Kelly of Grove, Oklahoma, filed a lawsuit on February 12, 2008, against Philadelphia-based GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK"), the maker of Avandia , in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Case 2:08-cv-00667-RK, accusing GSK of causing serious injury to Mr. Kelly due to its negligence, fr... - Lawmakers Catch Glaxo Hiding Paxil Suicide Risks - Again (Part II)
Feb-13-08 Washington, DC Apparently, GlaxoSmithKline is still trying to hide damaging information about Paxil, because 9 pages of a report released from under a court order last month, are not available to the public. However, Senator Charles Grassley has instructed Glaxo to provide him with the full report by February 14, 2008. In the report, which is dated roug... - Lawmakers Catch Glaxo Hiding Paxil Suicide Risks - Again (Part I)
Feb-12-08 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline recently received greetings from a Congressional Committee, asking the company to explain the findings in a report unsealed last month in a lawsuit which shows that Glaxo knew as early as 1989 that Paxil increased the risk of suicidal behavior in patients by more than 8-fold compared to patients who received a placebo. In... - Trasylol Fiasco - FDA Fails To Protect Americans Again - Part I
Feb-1-08 Washington, DC: On November 5, 2007, the FDA announced that Bayer Pharmaceuticals had suspended the marketing of Trasylol after preliminary results of a Canadian study indicated that patients may also have a greater risk of death than patients taking either of two other drugs. The Canadian study, Blood Antifibrinolytics Randomized Trial (BART), led... - Jury Trials in 2008 Expected to Expose SSRI Maker's Dirty Secrets
Jan-23-08 Washington, DC: The blockbuster sales figures for the new generation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants ( SSRI 's), which have resulted from their promotion for so many unapproved uses, represents the most profitable off-label marketing coup in the history of modern medicine. Sales total about $21 billion a year, according to IMS Hea...