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  • Cancer Fears Force 3 Companies to Recall Blood Pressure Medications

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that a recent recall of drugs used to control high blood pressure and prevent heart failure was due to an impurity that could possibly cause cancer. According to the FDA, the products they recalled may contain N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a possible human carcinogen. Major Pharmaceuticals, Solco Healthcare, and Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. were ...
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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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  • Topical Antibiotic Recall

    Phillips Company has issued a voluntary recall of topical antibiotics produced by the company. The recall comes after an FDA inspection uncovered a number of manufacturing procedures which may compromise the safety of the medications made by the firm for the past 3 years. These practices were not adequate to control the quality and consistency of the product. This may have affected the safety and ...
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