The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it is reviewing Takeda Pharmaceuticals' diabetes drug Actos due to concerns that the drug increases the risk of bladder cancer in patients who take it over a long period of time. … [Read more...]
Accutane Verdict Reversal Favorable To Roche
Roche Holding AG, the maker of the acne drug, Accutane, has won a reversal of a $10.5 million verdict because a judge barred the company from using evidence about the drug’s use. Lawyers for Roche should have been able to use data about how many … [Read more...]
Jury Decides Merck Must Pay $8 Million in Damages from Fosamax
Drug giant, Merck, lost its first battle in the Fosamax war. A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the osteoporosis drug was defectively designed and "unreasonably dangerous." The jury awarded $8 million … [Read more...]
Brain Damage Suffered by NFL Players
Some of you may remember Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Justin Strzelczyk who was killed in a fiery automobile crash in 2004 at the age of 36. Autopsy reports showed that the former football star had a condition similar to that generally found only in … [Read more...]
Over $5 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim
New Jersey engineering and construction firm Foster Wheeler Corp. has been ordered to pay $5.2 million to the survivors of an employee who died in 2006 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer related to asbestos exposure. Richard Walmach … [Read more...]
Dangerous Diabetes Drugs
Avandia and Actos, both drugs for the treatment of type 2 Diabetes, have been found to increase the risk of heart failure; way back in 2007, the FDA required the drugs carry a black box warning, which is the strongest warning the Food and Drug … [Read more...]
Zicam Maker Issued Warning
On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to the manufacturer of Zicam, Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., due to reports that Zicam nasal sprays, gels, and swabs are causing users of these over-the-counter homeopathic … [Read more...]
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