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Sprint Fidelis Litigation Update: 225 Lawsuits Filed In State Courts And Federal MDL As Of June 2008
3 Jul 2008, 2:20 pm
Medtronic Wants Court To Reject All Injury And Death Cases Based On Riegel Preemption Ruling; Federal MDL Motion To Dismiss Hearing Scheduled For November 2008 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)A July 3, 2008 online article, "MEDTRONIC: Faces Pending 225 Suits Over Recall of Fidelis Leads", published by Lloyd's Corporate Litigation Reporter, gives us this update on the number of Sprint Fidelis lawsuits that have been filed, and where: Approximately 225… [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 12:23 pm
March 2009 Drug Safety Update Article And BMJ Case Reports Item Bring Attention To Fosamax-Related Atypical Stress Fractures Or Insufficiency Fractures Of Femur (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) There is an article in the March 2009 edition of the Drug Safety Update (UK) newsletter that gives us the latest run-down about femur, or thigh bone, fractures in patients using Fosamax (alendronic acid). [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 4:06 pm
October 2008 Federal Register: FDA Seeks Public Comments On A New MedWatch Portal; December 22 Deadline (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) According to a Notice in the October 23, 2008 edition (Volume 73, Number 206) of the Federal Register, the FDA is proposing to change its MedWatch web site and the manner in which it collects information about suspected adverse events involving prescription drugs and other regulated products. [read post]
8 May 2008, 8:58 am
Women Have Developed Serious Side Effects Like Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) After Using This Birth Control Patch (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On May 8, 2008 Public Citizen's Health Research Group (HRG) sent its "Petition to the FDA to Ban Ortho-Evra" to Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach. [read post]
3 Apr 2009, 11:45 am
In April 2, 2009 Letter They State There Is "systemic corruption and wrongdoing that permeates all levels of FDA" Which Needs To End(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ABC News has posted on their website a slightly redacted copy of an April 2, 2009 letter by nine FDA staffers -- apparently in the FDA's Office of Device Evaluation -- to President Barack Obama. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 11:37 am
Public Workshop On January 29, 2008 To Focus On Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In recent years the FDA has been roundly criticized for its failure to timely recognize emerging drug safety issues. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 2:45 pm
July 2009 Pediatrics Medical Journal Article Finds Most Cases Involved Infants Less Than One Year Of Age (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The article "Cardiovascular Medication Errors in Children" was published in the July 2009 edition of the medical journal Pediatrics. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 1:09 pm
Medical Journal Article Points To Imbalance Between Bone Resorption And Bone Formation At Affected Bone (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the October 2009 edition of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research we found an article which advances the epidemiology of bisphosphonate-related femur fractures. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 10:46 am
Amgen-Sponsored Study Was Testing Aranesp In Cancer Patients Who Developed Anemia (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An April 17, 2007 Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article about the results of a new study concerning Aranesp revealed more bad news for Amgen Inc., the maker of this anemia drug:Amgen's drug Aranesp didn't reduce the need for blood transfusions in anemic cancer patients and was linked to a nearly 45% increase in deaths compared with patients taking a… [read post]
17 Nov 2008, 10:37 pm
Levine's Drug Injury Situation (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) I received an email earlier this afternoon from Kyle Murphy, Communications Specialist for the Alliance for Justice (AFJ), in Washington, D.C., that informed me about two items concerning Diana Levine -- named plaintiff in the relatively well-known Wyeth v. [read post]
17 Oct 2008, 12:54 pm
Company Will Pay $745 Million In Settlements To Conclude 90% Of These Lawsuits (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An October 17, 2008 Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article, "Pfizer to Settle Celebrex and Bextra Suits", broke the news and provided the details: Pfizer Inc. has agreed in principle to pay $894 million to settle litigation related to its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra. [read post]
16 May 2008, 7:30 am
Six Months After It Announced Start Of This Investigation, FDA Gives An Update On Status Of Maxipime Safety Review (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In mid-November 2007 the FDA announced the start of its investigation into the safety of Maxipime (cefepime), and said their safety evaluation should take about four months to complete. [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 3:36 pm
Organon's Contraceptive Vaginal Ring Uses Etonogestrel, A Metabolite Of Dangerous Progestin Desogestrel (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) NuvaRing is a contraceptive vaginal ring that was approved by the FDA in October 2001. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 1:55 pm
MHRA Warns UK Doctors To Monitor Cancer Patients For ONJ Where There Is Concomitant Use Of These Drugs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On November 30, 2010 the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued two new safety warnings to doctors and other healthcare providers in the UK concerning the cancer drugs Avastin and Sutent. [read post]
2 Oct 2008, 7:54 pm
September 2008 Dear Doctor Letter From Pfizer Follows 2007 EMEA Safety Review Of Cabergoline (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Pfizer's Dostinex (cabergoline) remains on the market despite the January 2007 reports in the New England Journal of Medicine that Dostinex, like Permax, was linked to valvular heart disease. [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 12:39 pm
The Pharm Tech Blog Presents A Top 50 List Which Includes Many Fine Pharma Sites, And Drug Injury Watch (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Earlier this week I learned that the Drug Injury Watch blog -- which I started in April 2005 -- was listed as one of "The Top 50 Pharmaceutical News and Research Blogs" by The Pharm Tech Blog. [read post]
26 Aug 2008, 5:51 pm
Ruling By Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Will Result In Transfer Of All NuvaRing Federal Court Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On August 22, 2008 the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) granted a petition filed by plaintiffs in 11 NuvaRing federal court lawsuits seeking creation of a NuvaRing multidistrict litigation (MDL). [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 1:05 pm
NuvaRing Contraceptive Vaginal Ring Associated With Blood Clots In Arteries That Might Cause Thrombotic Strokes And Myocardial Infarctions (MI) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A Danish study published in June 2012 by The New England of Medicine shows that a woman's use of the NuvaRing birth control product can produce arterial clots leading to a blood-clot related stroke or heart attack. [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 1:05 pm
NuvaRing Contraceptive Vaginal Ring Associated With Blood Clots In Arteries That Might Cause Thrombotic Strokes And Myocardial Infarctions (MI) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A Danish study published in June 2012 by The New England of Medicine shows that a woman's use of the NuvaRing birth control product can produce arterial clots leading to a blood-clot related stroke or heart attack / myocardial infarction (MI). [read post]
9 May 2011, 2:13 pm
One Sees Mixed Findings About These Fosamax Side Effects From Various Research Reports And Case Studies (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Last month we wrote about the status of the thousands of Fosamax lawsuits that have been filed against Merck alleging that the use of this bisphosphonate drug by osteoporosis patients resulted in either atypical low-stress femur fractures or osteonecrosis of the jaw, commonly called ONJ. [read post]
