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Contraceptives were the subject of the Federal Circuit's recent decision in Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. But, unfortunately, it's a rather fact-specific case with nothing of prurient...more
Watch this news video if you or anyone you know is on a blood thinner. It could provide life saving information. Pradaxa, an anticoagulant medication, helps prevent blood clots and strokes. It’s often used with people who...more
Kristian Rasmussen accuses the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services of knowingly endangering dialysis patients’ lives. A partner at Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris in Birmingham, Ala., Kristian filed the...more
Drug manufacturer Allergan recently settled a case for an undisclosed amount, which claimed Botox caused botulism in a 5-year-old child in Oklahoma County. The boy suffered from leukodystrophy, a progressively degenerative...more
Ear infections and sinus infections are common childhood ailments. Zithromax is a household name in many families. On December 18, 2001, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zithromax (azithromycin)...more
Lawyers.com videojournalist Matt H. Mayes from Los Angeles reports that a big pharma and insurance legal dispute was allowed to deprive innocent victims of money that they were entitled to and often desperately needed. ...more
Individuals looking to quit smoking may turn to popular smoking-cessation drugs like Chantix (varenicline). Almost everyone has seen the commercials for Chantix, where a handful of people indicate that the drug has helped...more
Topamax (topiramate) was first approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996 as an anti-convulsant for the treatment of seizures. Topamax was widely used to treat epilepsy in children and adults....more
“Wait a minute, Occifer, I have a subscription for that drug” These days it seems like everyone takes a pill for something. Just go to a doctor with an ache or a pain, and walk away with a little pill to cure what...more
BioMet M2a Magnum hip replacement devices have been linked to complications including metal poisoning, hip implant loosening, fretting and corrosion, dislocation and fractures at the site of the implant....more
In This Issue: - Miracle Workers: How Utilities Can Generate More Goodwill - Z-Pack Pfizer Can’t Assume that Science Will Trump a Scare Story - The NYC Soda Ban: Another Solution in Search of a Problem -...more
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that Pfizer’s popular Z-pack antibiotic (also known as Zithromax or Zmax) may cause sudden death in some patients with preexisting heart conditions....more
Pharmaceutical companies manufacture, test and introduce new drugs regularly. Despite rigorous testing by the drug companies and monitoring by the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA), lawsuits are an inevitable...more
Whether by need or by choice, many Americans look for health in a bottle. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), in any given month during the three-year period from 2005 to 2008, almost 50...more
Use of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant Zoloft during the first trimester of pregnancy can increase a child’s risk of being born with serious heart defects or other birth defects. ...more
The Food and Drug Administration has warned that women who use the seizure and migraine drug Depakote while pregnant are more likely to give birth to a child with major birth defects than those who use other seizure drugs. ...more
Several leading medical journal have published studies about the risk of birth defects associated with taking antidepressant such as Zoloft during pregnancy. ...more
Manufactured and marketed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Zoloft (generic: sertraline) is a widely-prescribed antidepressant medication from the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. Zoloft is generally...more
Answers to frequently asked questions about birth defects lawsuits filed concerning the antidepressant Zoloft....more
Yes. The extremely popular family of anti-depressant drugs known as serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s) have been causally connected with the development of birth defects in children who’s mother’s have taken the drugs...more
The FDA is warning the public that treatment with chronic, high doses of Diflucan (fluconazole) during the first trimester of pregnancy may be associated with a rare and distinct set of birth defects in infants. Diflucan is...more
I've written a lot about the serious problems associated with use of Topamax during pregnancy. After all, the FDA ordered Topamax to be re-labelled and re-classified in March, 2011 in response to data suggesting a conclusive...more
A new FDA warning was recently published which warns women of childbearing age that their use of Topomax (and other generic variations known as topiramate) significantly increases their chances of giving birth to a child with...more
Topamax During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Cleft Lip And/Or Cleft Palate Birth Defects Oral Clefts In Babies Are 20 Times More Likely With Women Who Used Topamax (topiramate) After Getting...more
FDA Seeks Information About Topamax-Related Oral Cleft Birth Defect Cases Request For Historical Incidence Data Made In Connection With NDA For New Obesity...more
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