Allegations that Bayer’s birth control pill Yasmin caused blood clots in young women are now pending in Switzerland and France. The latest news comes from the Swiss where according to Reuters, Switzerland’s biggest health insurer CSS is supporting a young woman in her claim against Bayer, as the fall-out from alleged side effects of the German drugmaker’s contraceptive …
Experts are questioning the widespread use of Digoxin for atrial fibrillation (AF), in the wake of findings that patients who used the drug were more likely to die. Digoxin, a drug widely used to treat heart disease, increases the possibility of death when used by patients with the common heart rhythm problem, according to new …
Johnson & Johnson has won a partial court victory in its long-running battle over the antibiotic Levaquin. The drugmaker has faced thousands of lawsuits claiming Levaquin caused tendon injuries–and that J&J didn’t do enough to warn patients and doctors of the risk. Just last month, J&J settled at least 845 of the more than 3,400 …
The FDA has said that smokers who use Chantix (varenicline), a drug used to help smokers quit, may be at higher risk for heart attacks and strokes compared to those who don’t take the drug. A meta-analysis ordered by the agency and conducted by drugmaker Pfizer found a higher occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events — including death and stroke — with the drug than with a placebo.