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24 Jan 2011, 12:04 pm
Merck Case Involves Woman Who Alleges She Developed Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw (ONJ) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "Merck Wins First Fosamax ‘Jaw Death’ State-Court Trial" (2/14/2011, Bloomberg Businessweek) _____________________________________________________________________ On January 18, 2011 the first Fosamax trial involving bisphosphonate-related… [read post]
8 May 2007, 8:30 am
Recent Subjects Have Been Drug Recalls Involving IBS Medication Zelnorm And Parkinson's Drug Permax (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An April 20, 2007 FDA News item reminded doctors and other health care professionals as well as patients and interested consumers that since February 2007 the FDA has been providing its emerging drug safety information by means of audio broadcasts. [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 12:47 pm
MDL No. 2100 -- IN RE: Yasmin and Yaz (Drospirenone) Marketing and Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation -- Assigned To Southern District of Illinois (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Our Focus Page on YAZ / Yasmin / Ocella has a complete collection of our articles about these birth control pills as well as selected news reports about YAZ, Yasmin, and… [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 2:16 pm
Federal Court NuvaRing MDL Bellwether Trial Dates Pushed Back Several Times Previously; Perhaps It Will Be Late 2012 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The first NuvaRing lawsuit has been scheduled to start trial in February 2013 pursuant to In Re: NuvaRing Litigation Case Management Order (CMO) #19. [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 8:18 pm
August 2008 Senate Counterpart of HR 6381, Medical Device Safety Act 2008, Which Was Sponsored By Congressmen Waxman And Pallone (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In a June 27, 2008 article, "Newly Introduced Legislation Would Protect Legal Rights of Patients Harmed By Defective Medical Devices", we said that soon after the July 4th Congressional recess there would be a bill introduced by Senators Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) [read post]
1 Jul 2009, 1:06 pm
Will Warn About Risk Of Serious Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Including Agitation, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, And Attempted Suicide (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On July 1, 2009 the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory about Chantix (varenicline) as well as Wellbutrin (bupropion) and Zyban (bupropion) which announced that these smoking cessation drugs will be getting a so-called "black-box" warning: ...highlighting the risk of serious neuropsychiatric… [read post]
16 May 2011, 1:03 pm
A Pulmonary Embolism Case Is Selected By Judge Herndon; More Than 6600 Lawsuits Filed Against Bayer As Of May 2011 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In May 2011 federal court Judge David R. [read post]
25 Sep 2007, 3:00 pm
FDA Post-Marketing Safety Review Adds Liver Problems To Previous Reports Of Kidney Failure Associated With Exjade (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the first edition of FDA Drug Safety Newsletter (Volume 1, Number 1), which was posted on the FDA's web site September 18, 2007, there is an article about the agency's post-marketing safety review of Exjade (deferasirox). [read post]
22 Apr 2007, 12:35 pm
FDA Staffers' Letter To Editor Defends Steps Taken Over Time As Regards This Controversial Sanofi-Aventis Antibiotic (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the April 19, 2007 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) appears "The FDA and the Case of Ketek", by David B. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 2:52 pm
December 2011: Some Recent Medical Studies About These Bisphosphonate-Related Subtorchanteric Or Atypical Femoral Fractures (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Here are some recent reports about medical studies concerning the association, or link, between bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax and Boniva that are used to treat osteoporosis and the risk of a rare but serious type of thigh bone fracture known as an "atypical femur fracture. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 12:52 pm
Reports About Sudden Breaking Of Thigh Bone In Patients Using Fosamax For Five Years Or More (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The side effects of Fosamax include osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), esophageal irritation, and musculoskeletal pain. [read post]
15 May 2009, 10:10 am
Some Ways That Free Drug Samples Can Harm Patients (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) PLoS Medicine-- which is a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science -- published an essay by Susan Chimonas and Jerome P. [read post]
21 Aug 2007, 8:26 am
This Second Edition Has Detailed, Useful Information For Doctors And Pharmacists (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The August 9, 2007 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has an insightful book review by John P. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 1:45 pm
Medical Journal Letter To Editor Stated That Exact Mechanism Of Hepatotoxicity In Subject Patient Was Unknown (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As we reported, on August 24, 2009 the FDA issued its "Early Communication" notification about an ongoing safety review of the obesity drugs Xenical (orlistat 120 mg) and Alli (orlistat 60 mg). [read post]
14 Nov 2008, 3:23 pm
Federal Government Seeks A Permanent Injunction Against This Drug Company That Produced Defective Digitek Pills (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A November 13, 2008 Bloomberg article, "Actavis Sued by U.S. [read post]
16 May 2007, 10:34 am
Plaintiff Simon Developed Breast Cancer After Using HRT Drugs Prempro, Premarin, And Provera (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On May 15, 2007 a Pennsylvania state court jury handed down a mixed verdict in the latest hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products liability case to go to trial, Simon v. [read post]
21 May 2007, 10:41 am
(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On May 21, 2007 the Los Angeles Times published an Associated Press (AP) article entitled "Diabetes drug linked to heart attack risk" which broke the story about a new analysis of Avandia data that was published online earlier this same day by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 2:10 pm
Neither Recent Nor Past Use Of These Antibiotics In Fluoroquinolones Class Was Related To Retinal Detachment (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Patients taking oral antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones such as Cipro (ciprofloxacin) and Levaquin (levofloxacin) are at an increased risk for developing a detached retina, an eye injury which can lead to permanent blindness if not medically treated in a timely manner. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 1:16 pm
Ten Strategies Intended For Pharmacists Can Help Patients Stay Safe, Also (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) It is relatively well-accepted in the healthcare community that medication errors involving prescription drugs happen more often than they should but the incident rate could be reduced if both pharmacists and patients took certain precautions. [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 12:00 pm
EMA Cites The Increased Risks Of Liver Injury, Lung Side Effects, And Cardiovascular Adverse Events (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In late September 2011 the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended that the use of Sanofi's antiarrhythmic medication Multaq (dronedarone) be restricted to certain patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation. [read post]
