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Actos And Avandia Use Associated With Diabetic Macular Edema, Which Can Lead To Blindness
New UK Study Found Three To Six Times Increased Risk Of Developing This Retinal Eye Disease Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Avandia, Actos May Raise Risk of Macular Edema…
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Actos-Related Bladder Cancer: June 2011 Review Of Regulatory Actions And Safety Warnings
FDA And Health Canada Warn About Increased Risk, While France And Germany Suspend Actos Sales (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "FDA Drug Safety Communication: Updated drug labels for pioglitazone-containing medicines" (8/4/11)…
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June 2011 FDA Warning About 80 mg Dose Of Zocor, Simvastatin, And Vytorin Cholesterol Medications
Highest Simvastatin Dosage Linked To Potentially Fatal Rhabdomyolysis Muscle Injury And Kidney Failure (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On June 8, 2011 the FDA announced new dosing restrictions for Zocor and other prescription drug…
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Acute Pancreatitis Case Associated With Victoza Use, Similar To Byetta And Januvia Case Reports
Drug Safety Issue Controversy Continues: True Serious Side Effect, Or Attributable To Type 2 Diabetes Condition (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Victoza (liraglutide [rDNA origin]) Injection: REMS – Risk of Thyroid…
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Two New Books About Drug Injury Lawsuits, “All The Justice Money Can Buy” and “The Trial”
First Covers One Of The Early Vioxx Cases, Second Is Legal Thriller Fiction With Parallels To Ketek Fiasco (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)As the summer reading season draws near, we take a break…