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Oberheiden P.C.

Ozempic Lawsuit Update: New Study Links Semaglutides to Increased Risk of Vision Loss

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More plaintiffs are continuing to join the diabetes drug Ozempic lawsuits against Novo Nordisk; and, until a couple of weeks ago, some court watchers were estimating that the total number of federal lawsuits involving Ozempic...more

Napoli Shkolnik

What Is Polypharmacy And Why Should You Care?

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Polypharmacy is Medspeak for taking more than one prescription medication at a time. About one in five Americans over age 49 is a polypharmicist, of sorts....more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Mounjaro, Ozempic Lawsuits Allege Weight Loss, Diabetes Drugs Linked to Serious Gastrointestinal Problems

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Lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of Ozempic, Mounjaro, and other weight control and diabetes drugs have alleged that these medications can cause serious gastrointestinal side effects, including gastroparesis, stomach...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Lack of “Newly Acquired Information” Defeats Plaintiffs’ Claims in Zofran MDL

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Zofran (ondansetron) has often been used to combat nausea during pregnancy. It has never been approved by the FDA for that indication, but clinical experience has not supported an association with pregnancy-related risks –...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

The Use of Depakote by Pregnancy Women Linked to Serious Birth Defects

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Over ten years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that pregnant women who take Depakote (valproate) have a much higher chance of giving birth to a baby who suffers low IQ or a birth defect. In response,...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Truvada Lawsuit Update

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What You Need to Know About Kidney Damage and Bone Loss Claims - For individuals who either live with or are at risk of contracting HIV, a medication that provides both (partial) treatment of HIV symptoms and pre-exposure...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Did Bayer Hide Behind Sealed Court Documents To Tout Essure?

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Contraceptive Is Linked to Injuries and Deaths and Now Is the Subject of Lawsuits - Bayer, the company that manufactured and marketed the dangerous birth-control device Essure, is looking more and more like a bad actor as...more

Carlton Fields

Consolidated Cholesterol Drug Cases Lack Critical Mass for CAFA Jurisdiction

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The Central District of California district court recently weighed in on the limits of mass action jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). The matter began as various individual state court actions alleging...more

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USA vs. Europe: Patients Hang in Balance as Big Pharma Reports Drug Side Effects Differently to FDA, EMA

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A newly published study shows that drugmakers are doing a disservice to patients by inconsistently reporting side effects of medications depending on whether the information is being filed with the U.S. Food and Drug...more

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Big Pharma Should Take Reporting Adverse Events to FDA More Seriously

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that pharmaceutical companies report dangerous side effects cause by medicines they manufacture is being flouted by a few bad actors. Such violations of the federal law are...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2013)

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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

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