Tag: drug injury
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Pradaxa Hemorrhage Cases May Occur In Oldest Patients Due To Age-Related Decline In Renal Function
QuarterWatch 2011 Quarter 2: More Pradaxa Adverse Events Reported Than Any Other Regularly Monitored Drug (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The developing drug safety controversy involving the anticoagulation drug Pradaxa (dabigatran) has been…
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Current Use Of Cipro And Levaquin Associated With Increased Risk Of Detached Retina Eye Injury
Neither Recent Nor Past Use Of These Antibiotics In Fluoroquinolones Class Was Related To Retinal Detachment (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Patients taking oral antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones such as Cipro (ciprofloxacin) and…
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Focus on Pradaxa Pradaxa® is the name under which Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets a prescription anticoagulant medication generically called dabigatran. _______________________________________________________________________________ Free Pradaxa Case Evaluation The information you provide to us for…
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Pradaxa: 2012 Label Revisions In The U.S. And Canada, Where A “Dear Doctor” Letter Was Sent Out
New Case Report About Routine Fall Involving An Elderly Patient That Results In Fatal Irreversible Brain Hemorrhage (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Pradaxa® is the name under which Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets a prescription…
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950 NuvaRing Lawsuits Pending As Of December 31, 2011 According To Merck Annual Report
820 Cases Are Filed In Federal Court NuvaRing MDL And 125 Lawsuits Are Part Of New Jersey State Court Mass Tort (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: First NuvaRing Lawsuit Trials Against Merck Are…
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Current First NuvaRing Trial Date: New Jersey State Court Bellwether Case Set For Early February 2013
Federal Court NuvaRing MDL Bellwether Trial Dates Pushed Back Several Times Previously; Perhaps It Will Be Late 2012 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ Judge Rodney Sippel's October 8, 2013 Order Rescheduling First NuvaRing…
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Pradaxa Bleeding Events: Four Major Factors Which Contributed To These Serious Side Effects
Prescriber Error, Impaired Renal Function, Patient Age, And Lack Of An Effective Reversal Agent Are Cited (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A Letter to The Editor, titled "Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran in the Frail…
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Yasmin / YAZ Litigation Update: 11,300 Lawsuits Have Been Served Upon Bayer As Of February 1, 2012
Bayer 2011 Annual Report: Settlement Agreements: 70 Cases Settled As of Mid-February 2012; Negotiations Will Continue On Case-by-Case Basis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) From February 1, 2011 to February 1, 2012 the number…