The FDA is issuing new rules to pharmaceutical companies regarding how they are to interact with consumers on social media. The rules will not yet have an impact though as companies say they need more clarification from the FDA before they’re comfortable getting back online again, according to The American Medical Association (AMA). The agency’s [...]
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Novartis To Pay A Whopping $99 Million In Class Action Lawsuit
Novartis is getting ready to shell out a lot of dough! In a recent lawsuit brought by sales representatives who claimed they were denied overtime pay, the plaintiffs won a judge’s preliminary approval of a $99 million settlement. The class-action settlement, tentatively approved on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, by U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan, covers [...]
Johnson & Johnson Suffering From Manufacturing Issues and Recalls
The drug & medical device giant Johnson & Johnson seems to be a name that is coming up a lot lately; from the controversial chemicals found in baby products to the major artificial hip recall surrounding DuPuy Orthopaedic’s, they continually seem to be on the radar. Now, in their just released last quarter financial statement [...]
72 More Plavix Victims Allege Drug Makers Were Aware Of Danger And File Lawsuit
At least 72 more people across the country have filed a lawsuit against the makers of the top-selling anti-blood clot drug Plavix claiming they have either suffered or been put at risk of serious bleeding episodes, strokes, heart attacks and death. According to a report from madisonrecord.com, the 72 people who’ve suffered serious adverse reactions [...]
Late Breaking News Concerning Breast Implant Scandal- CEO Arrested & US Women Are Warned Of Dangers
Recently we reported about the now defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) that manufactured defective silicone implants. We told you about other countries around the world and how they each are responding to the anxieties over the defective products. Now, as of today, January 26, 2012, the former head of a French company at [...]
One Study Claims Microwave Popcorn To Blame For Vaccines Not Working In Some Children! Are You Serious?!
We’ve heard a lot of reasons for and against childhood vaccinations. Some people don’t think they work, and that they are unnecessary. Now, another reason you can add to your list of reasons you should consider not vaccinating, apparently according to 1 study, if your child eats microwave popcorn, the vaccine might not work! Yes, [...]
FDA Announces New Test To Detect Rare Brain Infection In Connection With Tysabri, A MS Treatment
The FDA has just issued new information regarding the “last resort” drug Tysabri, that is marketed by Cambridge, Mass-based Biogen Idec and Elan Pharmaceuticals. Tysabri is prescribed as a “last resort” drug because it is widely considered a dangerous prescription drug that carries a risk of numerous serious side effects. It is used in the [...]
Lawmakers Seeking Safety Review In Regards to Transvaginal Mesh & Lap-Band Medical Devices
For the second time, four Democratic lawmakers are seeking hearings into two controversial medical devices, the Lap-Band surgical weight loss device, made by Allergan Inc. and transvaginal meshes made by Johnson & Johnson. In a letter sent last week, the group, led by U.S. Representative Henry Waxman of California, asserts that both transvaginal mesh [...]
DES Daughter Lawsuit Moving Forward As Judge Finds In Favor Of Plaintiffs & Orders Mediation
We recently reported about a DES Daughter that was suing drug manufacturers for their role in her sickness. Now, this first of it’s kind lawsuit is going a step further. The judge in the case has recently ordered the parties to go to mediation, and is also allowing expert testimony for the women who believe [...]
FDA Warns DuPuy Company To Stop And Comply Or Face Consequences
Johnson & Johnson in the hot seat again, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued a warning to Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics for marketing a number of unapproved medical device components. The drug and device giant’s subsidiary sold more than a dozen different orthopedic devices without ever having received required regulatory [...]
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Heightened Thrombosis Risk with Birth Control Patch and Ring
A BMJ study has found more evidence that women using the transdermal contraceptive patch or vaginal ring do indeed face higher thrombosis risks than those taking their contraceptive orally. Using Danish national registries, researchers studied over 1.5 million women without prior thrombotic disease or cancer, who were not pregnant. Overall, the incidence of venous thrombosis [...]
Is Your Heartburn Medication Putting You At Risk?According to a new study, your heartburn medication could be putting you at risk for a nasty stomach bug! The infection, Clostridium difficile infection, also called C. difficile or CDI, is a hard-to-cure infection that causes severe diarrhea that has recently been linked to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), the most powerful class of antacid drugs. [...]
Cipralex and Abnormal Heart RhythmsHealth Canada is informing Canadians of a labeling update for the prescription drug Cipralex (Escitalopram) regarding a dose-related risk of abnormal heart rhythms. The risk is dose-related, 20 mg per day is still the maximum recommended dose for most patients. Before starting Cipralex, talk to your healthcare professional. If you have had any heart problems, what other medications you [...]
Florida Compounding Pharmacy Linked To Rare Fungal Eye InfectionsWhats that in my eye?! Thirty-three cases of a rare, but serious, fungal eye infection have been confirmed across seven states. Federal officials are announcing that the infection stemmed from products mixed in a Florida compounding pharmacy. it seems the victims underwent some sort of an eye procedure, either a surgery or injections. Of these, [...]
Multaq and Death By Heart ProblemsMultaq, also known as Dronedarone, is used to treat heart patients that had atrial fibrillation, which is a rhythm disorder that could make the heart beat fast and irregular. It’s also used to treat atrial flutter, which also causes the heart to beat fast, but is still considered regular. However, this drug is known to [...]
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More Sufferers File Lawsuits Against DePuy Orthopaedics
Two more people who’ve suffered serious injuries blamed on the defective and recalled DePuy Orthopaedics ASR hip implant are the latest to join a growing federal class-action lawsuit against the medical device firm and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson. The plaintiff’s are being represented by the law firm of Parker Waichman LLP and are [...]
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Finds No Increased Cancer Risk?We have written countless articles discussing the dangers of metal-on-metal implants, yet a new study is downplaying the potential dangerous effects, such as the risk of cancer. The recent study was published in the British Medical Journal which analyzed cancer rates among patients with metal-on-metal implants versus patients with other types of implants as well [...]
St. Jude’s Wants Study Retracted Due To InaccuracySt. Jude Medical has asked the Heart Rhythm Journal to retract a study published last month that linked its Riata line of internal defibrillator leads to more 20 deaths. In a statement issued by St. Jude, the company asserted the Riata lead study was biased and based on inaccurate facts. According to the Heart Rhythm [...]
Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Claim Painful Erosion, Organ DamageAn estimated 35,000 women who suffered through bladder control problems brought on by aging, child birth, and a variety of other causes. The lives of those who had adverse reactions to vaginal mesh were literally ruined as many experienced crippling pain and permanent scarring damage from the procedures involved in the insertion and necessary removal of the vaginal mesh.
If you or a loved one suffered vaginal erosion call us immediately at 1-800-810-3457.
FDA Reposts Thoratec HeartMate II LVAS Class I RecallA recall of Thoratec’s HeartMate II Left Ventricle Assist System (LVAS) that was first announced in February has been designated Class I, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) most serious type of recall. The HeartMate II LVAS is a heart pump which is used as a bridge to transplantation in heart transplant candidates at [...]
