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Will The FDA Follow The EMA And Order A Meridia Recall After Its September 2010 Advisory Committee Meeting
NEJM Editorial: There Should Be A Meridia Recall As The Risk Of Heart-Related Side Effects Is Greater Than Any Weight-Loss Benefit (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Abbott Pulls Meridia in U.S. Amid FDA Safety…
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An Increase In Complications Due To Surgical Revision Of Defective Sprint Fidelis Leads
Lead Wire Extraction Surgery Might Be More Hazardous Than Once Thought, Including Serious Cardiovascular Injuries And Deaths (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)The Sprint Fidelis lead wire, a heart defibrillator cable made by Medtronic, was…
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Digitek MDL Federal Court Judge Goodwin Issues Litigation Stay In August 2010
October 2010 Meeting With State Court Judges Is Postponed; Fate Of Digitek Bellwether Trials Uncertain (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On August 12, 2010 U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin issued Pretrial Order #62 (Re:…
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Popular Seizure And Bipolar Disorder Medication Lamictal Associated With Aseptic Meningitis In August 2010
FDA Working With GlaxoSmithKline To Update Label, Or Package Insert, And Patient Medication Guide To Warn About This Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On August 12, 2010 the FDA announced that Lamictal…
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August 2010 Status Update For The Yaz / Yasmin / Ocella Federal Court MDL Litigation
More Than 2600 Lawsuits Have Been Filed To Date; First Trial May Be As Soon As September 2011 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On August 11, 2010 Judge David R. Herndon held a Status Conference…
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Mixed Signals About The Safety Of Acne Medication Accutane (Isotretinoin) Continue To Emerge In Summer 2010
FDA Says Accutane Was Not Withdrawn Because Unsafe Drug, While Medical Journal Article Finds Link Between Isotretinoin Therapy And Ulcerative Colitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)When we last wrote about the acne medication Accutane…