A trio of studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that just because a drug or medical device makes it to market does not necessarily mean it’s been tested and is safe and effective beyond all doubt. According to three published reviews, the same standards […]
There were 152 concussions reported among players for the National Football League (NFL) last year. That is the conclusion of the Concussion Watch project, an effort by Frontline, the PBS documentary series to keep track of the number of traumatic head injuries among players in the NFL. Following a documentary, […]
Acetaminophen is a commonly-used pain medication generally recognized as Tylenol and is contained in about 600 over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a warning concerning the prescription strength form of the drug and is asking doctors to stop prescribing and pharmacists to stop dispensing […]
This statement comes from the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) about the use of a midurethral sling to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI). SUI is a condition that up to one-third of women will experience sometime in their life. It is a condition where the woman will experience a leakage of […]
The Arkansas Supreme Court is ready to listen to Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a verdict and $1.2 billion fine over the illegal marketing of the drug Risperdal. Little Rock will be the setting for the oral arguments, which take place on February 27. The Arkansas Attorney General successfully sued J&J […]
According to a 30-page document filed in federal court in West Virginia on December 2, officials at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have either lost or intentionally destroyed thousands of pages of documents that are essential to the upcoming transvaginal mesh product liability trials. J&J is facing nearly 13,000 cases that […]
Lawyers for Merck & Co. are prepared to put the Fosamax chapter behind them. The company has announced it will pay $27.7 million to settle lawsuits filed by those patients on the osteoporosis drug who suffered necrosis or deterioration of the jaw bone. The settlement will affect nearly 1,200 people […]
In December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of certain guidewires made by Medtronic, Inc. Patient complication reports were reported to the FDA and the company concerning the coating on the wire’s surface that had the potential to detach and delaminate. Medtronic began notifying hospitals and […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request by drugmaker Novartis to revisit the issue of whether punitive damages can be awarded in product liability lawsuits. Claiming immunity under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Novartis claimed that the FDA preempts state tort law which does allow punitive damages when […]
It’s been twenty years since a concerted effort, and some would say push, has been on to have children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the numbers prove the push translated into big dollars for Big Pharma. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the number […]
