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730 NuvaRing Lawsuits Filed As Of December 31, 2010 Per Merck Annual Report
610 Cases Were In Federal Court NuvaRing MDL And 110 Complaints Filed In New Jersey State Court (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: First NuvaRing Lawsuit Trials Against Merck Are Currently Scheduled…
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Another Rather “Odd” YAZ Label Change By Bayer: March 2011
Provides New Warnings About Certain Side Effects As Regards ALL Birth Control Pills (Not Specific To YAZ) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The bottom line is this: There is nothing specific about YAZ…
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Generic Drug Company Should Not Be Allowed To Use Federal Preemption To Defeat Lawsuits
U. S. Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments On This Legal Issue In Drug Injury Lawsuit Involving Gladys Mensing (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: The Pliva, Inc., et al. v. Mensing case was…
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Topamax During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Cleft Lip And/Or Cleft Palate Birth Defects
Oral Clefts In Babies Are 20 Times More Likely With Women Who Used Topamax (topiramate) After Getting Pregnant (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In early March 2011 the FDA announced that the prescribing information…
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Zithromax Label Adds Warning About Drug-Induced Liver Injury In February 2011
Adverse Reactions And Warnings Sections Now Include Hepatotoxicity, From Hepatic Dysfunction To Liver Failure (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The association between the antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin) and drug-induced liver failure first received some real…