Category: Defective Drugs
FDA Proposes $6.4B Plan to Speed Up Review Process
May 22, 2012 -- The FDA has proposed a new plan to charge drug and medical device companies user fees. In exchange, the FDA will agree to speed up the review process. The proposed plan would also impose new requirements,...
Actonel, Fosamax linked to Atypical Femur Fractures
May 21, 2012 -- A new study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine adds evidence to the growing body of scientific literature regarding the risk of femur fractures with long-term use of bisphosphonate osteoporosis drugs. This drug class...
Texas Safyral Hyperkalemia Lawyer
Safyral may cause hyperkalemia, a serious disorder in which a woman has too much potassium in her blood. It is life-threatening, because Safyral hyperkalemia may have no symptoms, and then suddenly cause a severely irregular heart beat. This can cause...
Texas Beyaz Hyperkalemia Lawyer
Beyaz is a new oral contraceptive that may increase the risk of hyperkalemia. Women who suffer from Beyaz hyperkalemia have high levels of potassium in their bloodstream. Without treatment, the amount of potassium may get so high that it disrupts...
Judge Signs Order to Expedite Actos Lawsuits
A judge overseeing thousands of Actos lawsuits has signed an order to expedite the litigation.
FDA Alert on Zithromax (azithromycin) Increased Risk of Deaths
May 18, 2012 -- The FDA will be updating the label on Zithromax (azithromycin) to warn of the risk of cardiovascular death. The updates are in response to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers found...
Texas Gianvi Hyperkalemia Lawyer
Gianvi (generic Yaz) is an oral contraceptive that can cause hyperkalemia, a life-threatening medical emergency in which potassium levels are too high in the bloodstream. Without immediate treatment, Gianvi hyperkalemia can disrupt the normal heart rhythm. A sudden, severely irregular...
Texas Ocella Hyperkalemia Lawyer
Ocella can cause hyperkalemia. This life-threatening side effect occurs when a person has significantly higher-than-normal levels of potassium in their blood. If the condition is not treated immediately, high potassium can interfere with the electrical activity in the heart, causing...
Texas Tylenol Liver Damage Lawyer
Tylenol (acetaminophen), the most popular painkiller in the world, can cause liver damage and liver failure. Approximately 30,000 suffer from a Tylenol overdose every year, making this one of the most common drug injuries in the United States. Many people...
Risk Factors Predict PML Risk with Tysabri
May 17, 2012 -- Tysabri (natalizumab), a multiple sclerosis treatment, has come under scrutiny after it was linked to hundreds of cases of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML), a deadly brain disease. Tysabri is thought to cause PML by activating the...