Tag: drug injury
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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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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FDA Says Accutane Was Not Withdrawn Because Unsafe Drug, While Medical Journal Article Finds Link Between Isotretinoin Therapy And Ulcerative Colitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at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…
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Current Use Of Some Popular SSRI Antidepressants May Increase The Risk Of Developing Cataracts
Luvox, Effexor, And Paxil Seem To Have Highest Increased Cataract Risks, But Study Does Not Prove That Any Of These Drugs Cause Cataracts (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An article which appeared in the…
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Arava Gets Increased Warning For Liver Injury In July 2010
The Bolded Warning About Severe Liver Problems Which Was Added In 2003 Is Replaced By "Black-Box" Warning (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On July 13, 2010 the FDA issued a MedWatch Alert about a new increased…
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10,000 Avandia Lawsuits Settled For $460 Million While FDA Considers Possible Avandia Recall
During July 13-14, 2010 FDA Advisory Committee Meeting, Glaxo Settles Most Of The 13,000 Avandia Court Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Bloomberg reporters Jef Feeley and Trista Kelley broke the news of…