Category: Side Effect: Cardiovascular (heart attack, stroke, heart failure, PE, DVT)
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Possible Avandia Recall: Liver Failure Cases May Tip Balance Of Risk vs. Benefit
October 2008 Public Citizen Petition Wants Glaxo's Diabetes Drug Banned Due To "New" Side Effect, Liver Toxicity (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On October 30, 2008 Public Citizen's Health Research Group (HRG) submitted a…
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New Warning About Dostinex Side Effect Fibrotic Cardiac Valvulopathy In U.K.
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…
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August 2008: NuvaRing MDL Created In Federal Court System, Eastern District Of Missouri
Ruling By Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Will Result In Transfer Of All NuvaRing Federal Court Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Our Focus Page on NuvaRing has a complete collection…
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July 2008 Journal Article: Bextra And Vioxx Increase Risk Of Cerebrovascular Events, Or Strokes
Study Published In Stroke Shows Risk Not Increased With Celebrex Nor With Other Medications In NSAIDs Class Of Drugs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An article in the July 2008 edition of the medical…
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Permax Update: Two June 2008 Medical Journal Articles Link Permax To Valvular Heart Disease, Again
Reports Of Heart Valve Damage In 2007 Gave Rise To Permax Recalls In U.S. And, Later, In Canada; What About Dostinex, Which Had Similar Reports? (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In January 2007 the…
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Another “Double-Dose” Pill Problem Demonstrates How And Why The Digitek Recall Is So Unusual
June 2008 Drug Recall By ETHEX Is Similar To Digitek Recall, But Here The Drug Company Is Able To Provide Specific Information About Dates And Lot Numbers, Unlike Actavis (Posted by Tom Lamb at…
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Ortho Evra Recall Requested By Public Citizen Due To Blood Clot Risks
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…
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Ortho Evra, Preemption, And The New York Times: Another Drug Company Response Letter
And, We Learn About More Of Merck’s Vioxx Shenanigans — Another Benefit Of Pharmaceutical Product Liability Litigation (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) For the second time in as many weeks, it was the…
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Ortho-McNeil’s Response To April 2008 NYT Article About Ortho Evra And FDA / Federal Preemption
New York Times Reporters Gardiner Harris and Alex Berenson Bring Attention To How This Emerging Legal Issue Would Affect Drug Injury Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) To our pleasant surprise, we saw…
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April 2008 FDA “Patient Safety News” Videos For Doctors Online
Covers Chantix And Ortho Evra, As Well As Botox And Myobloc (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The FDA’s Patient Safety News (PSN) is a series of monthly video news shows intended primarily for…