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  • How Do I Know if My Medication Has Been Recalled?

    You may not know it but drug recalls happen all the time. These can come from the FDA based on adverse side effects, labelling problems, tainted components, and more. The news lately has discussed the recall and associated dangers of the blood pressure medication called valsartan (also known as losartan). The drug was first recalled in 2018 due to contamination of a cancer-causing chemical in some ...
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  • Popular Diabetes Medication Metformin Recalled by Pharmaceutical Companies

    The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced in late May that unacceptable levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) had been found in metformin, the drug commonly used by consumers with diabetes to control blood sugar. Now, at least five drug makers have voluntarily recalled their metformin products as a result. The pharmaceutical companies that have recalled metformin include: Amneal ...
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  • 7-Year-Old Airlifted After Dog Bite to Face

    A 7-year-old girl was airlifted from the Cape Cod Airfield in Marstons Mills to the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after she suffered facial injuries from a dog attack. The victim was reportedly bitten in the face and was transferred to the hospital by MedFlight helicopters with non-life-threatening injuries. According to investigators, the dog belongs to a family member of the victim. ...
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  • FDA Requests Removal of All Zantac Products from the Market

    Earlier last month, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) requested manufacturers to recall their Zantac medications from the market immediately after tests showed the presence of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing chemical, in the drug. Zantac, or ranitidine, belongs to a group of drugs known as histamine-2 blockers, which work to reduce the amount of acid your stomach produces. ...
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  • Opioid Victims Can Now File Claims Against Purdue Pharma

    Purdue Pharma, the company that launched the pain-killing drug Oxycontin in 1996, filed for bankruptcy last September. Today it was announced that the public would finally be able to start filing claims against the company for wrongdoing. Between 1999 and 2017, 72% of deaths by opioids were linked to prescription drugs like Oxycontin. It’s estimated that over 1.7 million people are addicted to ...
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  • JUUL Products Found to Contain More Nicotine Than Cigarettes

    Last year, the FDA accused vape company JUUL of illegally marketing e-cigarettes as safe. The claim, which was made with little scientific evidence to back it up to begin with, has now been further debunked. On January 4, a study was published in Tobacco Regulatory Science illustrating how JUUL e-cigarettes deliver significantly higher nicotine concentrations to the bloodstream per puff than ...
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  • Plaintiffs Affected by Zantac Request Consolidated Pre-Trial Proceedings

    Zantac and its active ingredient, ranitidine, were first linked to the carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in September of 2019. The drug has been on shelves for more than 30 years and plaintiffs state : “ every one of the millions of the drug’s consumers have been exposed to dangerous levels of NDMA and many thousands of those consumers have contracted cancer as a result .” While legal ...
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  • Essure® Permanent Birth Control Pulled for Undisclosed Risks

    Essure®, introduced by Bayer as a method of permanent birth control for women, was pulled from shelves at the end of December 2018 due to complaints about the device’s side effects. The FDA has been monitoring the product since 2015 after patient reports signaled a possible cause for worry. To ensure that all patients were fully informed about the risk of using Essure®, the agency introduced ...
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  • Purdue Pharma Crippled by Consequences of the Opioid Crisis

    Last month, Purdue Pharma declared bankruptcy after a series of settlements and criminal probes related to its drug, OxyContin, and the company’s liability in the opioid epidemic. The trouble for Purdue started in late August, when opioid-manufacturer Johnson & Johnson was found to have partially caused the opioid crisis. Although Purdue reached a liability-free settlement in this same, seven-week ...
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  • Can Doctors Safely Prescribe Opioids?

    The answer to this question is only available on a case-by-case basis. For example, if a patient has a family history of addiction, it is never safe to prescribe them opioids. Nevertheless, opioid painkillers may be helpful for other patients, as long as they are prescribed with clear and individualized care – and according to CDC guidelines . Opioids: What’s the Risk? Opioid painkillers have a ...
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  • Pharmaceutical Execs from Drug Distributor Miami-Luken Inc. Indicted Over Opioid Sales

    On Thursday July 18 th , the Department of Justice revealed its latest step in ongoing efforts to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for their role in the opioid crisis when they released an indictment against executives from drug distributor Miami-Luken Inc. According to the indictment, Miami-Luken Inc. flooded small rural towns with massive amounts of painkillers in a willful attempt to ...
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  • Opioids Are Deadlier Than Traffic Accidents

    For the first time in history, the odds of Americans dying from an accidental opioid overdose are higher than from a traffic accident, according to an analysis conducted by the National Safety Council. This crisis has drawn the attention of lawmakers seeking tangible solutions for public health and safety. Medical professionals are responsible for prescribing these powerful drugs under controlled ...
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  • What Is The FDA’s Black Box Warning?

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves, reviews, and filters what is safely available for public consumption. It is the agency’s job to protect public health by ensuring consumers are not unknowingly exposed to dangerous or defective products or medications. The FDA issues a “black box” warning label on prescription drugs presumed to lead to serious injury or death. Any medication with ...
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  • Doctor Who Once Promoted Opioids Now Blames Pharma for Overdose Epidemic

    A doctor who was an early advocate for increasing prescriptions for highly addictive opioids like OxyContin to patients suffering from chronic pain is now switching his stance on the opioid epidemic . Dr. Russell Portenoy is now saying that major drug manufactures helped to create the epidemic because they failed to acknowledge the reality of opioid abuse. Dr. Portenoy, a medical-school professor ...
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  • FDA Investigating Factories That Manufactured Faulty Blood Pressure Drugs

    Months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a recall on 3 blood pressure medications, the federal regulatory organization is investigating factories that may have tainted the drugs with carcinogens. According to recent reports , FDA inspections of plants in India and China where the drugs were manufactured show issues going back years. Blood pressure and heart medications valsartan, ...
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  • Who Is Liable for Defective Drugs?

    Millions of Americans take pharmaceutical drugs every day to treat a variety of conditions. The majority of these medications are safe, but defective or harmful drugs do get introduced to the market. If you’ve been injured by a pharmaceutical drug, you may have an injury claim, but the details of your unique case can affect your claim greatly. Here are some of the factors that can affect your ...
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  • Injuries Caused by Pradaxa: Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

    Pradaxa is a prescription blood thinner medication manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The drug is meant to help people who are living with an increased risk of stroke or blood clots due to atrial fibrillation. However, Pradaxa has been linked to a number of dangerous and even life-threatening side effects not anticipated by users or medical providers who have prescribed the ...
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  • Can My Doctor be Held Liable for a Painkiller Addiction?

    The ongoing opioid epidemic has the entire country afraid to touch prescription painkillers. Each day, dozens of people lose their lives to opioid overdoses, the vast majority of which are unintentional and not related to illegal drug use. That is to say, people are inadvertently harming themselves and their loved ones due to an addiction to their prescribed opioid medications . This harrowing ...
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  • Valsartan Recalls FAQ

    What Is Valsartan? Valsartan is a drug designed to treat high blood pressure. It typically takes the form of a capsule or tablet and is known in the United States by the brand name “Diovan.” It belongs to a class of drugs known as angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), which force the blood vessels to relax and increase the ease of blood flow throughout the body. Doctors often prescribe ...
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  • Is Abilify Dangerous?

    Abilify (aripiprazole), an antipsychotic medication used in treating a number of mental conditions, has come under fire in recent months. Several class action lawsuits have been filed against Bristol-Myers Squibb, the company marketing Abilify. These lawsuits allege that Abilify causes damaging compulsive behaviors, which the drug maker did not warn the plaintiffs of. What is Abilify Used to ...
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  • The History of the Opioid Epidemic

    The opioid epidemic has swept across the nation, reaching into all socio-economic groups and crossing ethnic lines. It has resulted in more than half a million deaths since it began, and it is expected to cause another 650,000 fatalities in the next 10 years. How did this epidemic begin, and who is responsible for fueling this deadly crisis? The Start of the Opioid Epidemic The opioid epidemic ...
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  • Opioid MDL in Ohio

    Multidistrict litigation (MDL) allows courts to consolidate many similar cases into one action. This simplifies and speeds up the discovery and pretrial process, allowing the courts to avoid conflicting rulings, inconsistent pretrial obligations, and duplicate discovery. It also ensures consistency and accuracy of evidence, and allows plaintiffs to enjoy a more efficient process overall. In ...
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  • Top 5 Cities Affected by the Opioid Epidemic

    The opioid epidemic has resulted in more than half a million fatalities since 2000, and it is expected to cause another 650,000 deaths over the course of 10 years. Pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors have pushed the sale of prescription opioids, claiming they are safe, effective, and all-purpose pain relief solutions. However, they failed to provide adequate warning about the serious ...
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  • Common & Serious Side Effects of Invokana

    Johnson & Johnson (J&J), one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in America, manufacturers the type 2 diabetes drug Invokana. The technical name of Invokana is canagliflozin, a newly-developed drug known as an SGLT-2 inhibitor. While it has been shown to help some patients filter excess blood sugar through their urinary tract where it can safely leave the body, it has also been linked to ...
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  • Invokana Found to Increase Amputation Risk, J&J Changes Warning Labels

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently looked into the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) prescription drug Invokana and came to a startling conclusion: Invokana increases a patient’s likelihood of requiring amputation surgery. J&J has been ordered by the FDA to immediately update its warning labels to include mention of foot and leg amputation risk. This is sometimes referred to as a “black ...
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