Pennsylvania Mirena Lawsuit filed for Uterine Perforation
November 25, 2013 -- The Pennsylvania Record reports that a lawsuit has been filed by a woman from who suffered a uterine perforation caused by a Mirena IUD in spring 2011. The plaintiff, Sherry Broadwater of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, filed her...
Hawaiians With Liver Damage File OxyElite Pro Lawsuits
November 22, 2013 -- USPLabs, LLC, has been hit with several OxyElite Pro lawsuits. One lawsuit was filed by a 22 year-old man from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, who developed liver problems in August, one month after starting OxyElite Pro. Kenneth Waikki...
Texas Smith & Nephew R3 Hip Implant Lawyer
In June 2012, Smith & Nephew issued a global recall for a metal liner used exclusively with the R3 Acetabular Hip System. The recall was issued after patients reported a higher rate of problems with the R3 than with other...
Texas Adenoscan Lawyer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that Adenoscan (adenosine), an intravenous medication used during cardiac stress tests, is associated with a risk of heart attacks and death. From 1995 - 2013, the FDA received 6 reports of...
Texas Lexiscan Lawyer
Lexiscan (regadenoson) was associated with 26 heart attacks and 29 deaths from June 2008 to April 2013. The FDA warns that patients may be at risk of death during cardiac stress tests, which are used to measure blood flow to...
Compounding Pharmacy Bill Increases FDA Oversight
November 19, 2013 -- The New York Times reports that President Obama is expected to sign into law a bill that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) significantly more authority over compounding pharmacies. Small-scale compounding pharmacies act...