THE OPIOID CRISIS 50,000 people die in the United States each year due to opioid overdoses. That is almost the equivalent of the total number of U.S. soldiers who died during the entire Viet Nam war. How did this happen? At one-point in the not too … [Read more...]
Taxotere and Permanent Hair Loss
Chemotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for a wide range of cancers, but it comes with an often-traumatic side effect: hair loss. Patients who experience hair loss lose hair all over their bodies, but it typically regrows after treatment … [Read more...]
Zostavax Shingles Vaccine Linked to Serious Side Effects
When you get a vaccine, you typically don’t expect to actually get the disease the vaccine is meant to prevent. But many users of Zostavax, a vaccine manufactured by Merck & Company to prevent shingles (herpes zoster), have reported contracting … [Read more...]
Onglyza® Heart Failure Cases Increasing
Onglyza® (saxagliptin) is an oral medication prescribed for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, otherwise known as Adult Onset Diabetes. It has been linked by studies to serious side effects, which can result in heart failure and death. In April 2016, based … [Read more...]
Nexium®, Prilosec, Prevacid®, and Kidney Damage
Life is stressful, and in many cases, that stress shows up in our stomachs in the form of heartburn and other stomach distress. That’s ok, because we can just go to the corner drugstore and pick up some medication for the acidic stomach. Our society has … [Read more...]
Abilify® Settlement Negotiations Underway
Abilify® Settlements Reached With Three Plaintiffs We talked about Abilify® (aripiprazole) and its connection with impulsive gambling previously on this blog. We also reported that the manufacturers, Bristol-Meyers Squibb (BMS), and Otsuka Pharmaceutical … [Read more...]
Tasigna® Leukemia Medication Linked to Atherosclerosis
Lawsuits are mounting in the U.S. from patients or their surviving families against Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis Pharma Stein AG due to complications suffered after use of their leukemia treatment Tasigna® (nilotinib). Lawsuits allege that … [Read more...]
Invokana® Cases Heading to Trial in 2018
Dangerous side effects due to the use of the prescription drug Invokana® have been identified. Since the last time we wrote about Invokana less than a year ago, the number of Invokana cases in the federal court system has increased from 288 to the current … [Read more...]
Is Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) a case of selling snake oil?
If it were, the traveling salesmen of yesteryear would be envious. Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) treatments have generated billions of dollars in revenue, with estimates of over $5 billion in 2017 alone. These products are manufactured and … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Taxotere Trials Set for September 2018
We’ve previously discussed the breast cancer chemotherapy drug, Taxotere (Docataxel) on this blog. This product is marketed and distributed by Sanofi S.A., a French pharmaceutical manufacturer, which also identifies itself as Aventis. The product has been … [Read more...]
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Taxotere Linked to Permanent Hair Loss
Hair loss is not uncommon as a side effect of chemotherapy. Most patients, however, can expect their hair will grow back after the therapy is complete. Complete and permanent hair loss, also known as alopecia universalis, however, is uncommon as a result … [Read more...]
NEXIUM, PRILOSEC AND PREVACID LINKED TO SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS
Some of the most commonly taken medications in the United States are treatments for acid reflux or heartburn and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). These include a class of drugs called Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI). Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid are … [Read more...]
Onglyza Linked To Heart Failure And Pancreatic Cancer
Onglyza the oral diabetes treatment designed to control blood sugar in patients with Type 2 diabetes, otherwise known as adult onset diabetes, has been linked by studies and lawsuits to serious side effects, which can result in death. Once heralded as the … [Read more...]
New Xarelto Lawsuit Filed
On August 29, 2014, Shirley Boynton filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Eastern New York alleging that her use of Xarelto caused permanent and debilitating injuries. She alleges that the manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, Janssen … [Read more...]
I’m Pregnant… What I Wish I Knew About Taking SSRI Antidepressants
Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors or SSRI’s are used for treatment of depression and anxiety. Common SSRI’s preparations are Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, Paxil, and Prozac among others. Serotonin is a substance that plays a role in moods, and is … [Read more...]
Pradaxa Case Filings Increase
The number of lawsuits filed against the manufacturer of the blood thinning agent Pradaxa has increased dramatically over the last month. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pradaxa is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) medication … [Read more...]
FDA Declares Oxyelite Pro and Versa-1 Adulterated Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have deemed the dietary supplements OxyElite Pro and VERSA-1 to be adulterated products and ordered that they be removed from store shelves and that … [Read more...]
Fungal Meningitis: Still Spreading and Still Killing
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)continue to monitor and update results on the fungal meningitis outbreak, which began when the now defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) shipped … [Read more...]
Granuflo and Naturalyte Recalled by the FDA
The products Granuflo® and Naturalyte®, used in dialysis treatment for acute renal (kidney) failure, has had a Class I recall issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as of March 29, 2012. A class I recall, the most serious type of recall, is … [Read more...]
When Do I Need a Defective Product Attorney?
Most of us have seen commercials about defective product and product liability attorneys. Why would we need this type of lawyer? When a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, retailer, or anyone makes a product available to the public that is determined … [Read more...]