Since the 1980s, many have turned to medications such as Prozac to combat their depression. However, those who are pregnant or attempting to get pregnant need to think again before taking these drugs. In fact, Prozac, when taken during pregnancy, has resulted in many birth defects, some of which include […]
Category: Product Defect
Big Tobacco is not only finding it hot in the great State of Florida, but also in the great State of Connecticut as well. There, a federal court judge, Hon. Stefan Underhill, was asked by RJ Reynolds to overturn a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $28 […]
If life weren’t difficult enough for depression sufferers, now there’s more to worry about. The FDA recently alerted psychiatrists and cardiologists that Celexa (Citalopram) has been linked to potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Those taking doses more than 40mg. were at increased risk of developing Torsade de Pointes syndrome which can […]
Not a week goes by without a headline reporting on yet another settlement between a multi-national pharmaceutical company and state or federal prosecutors. Medical device manufacturers are often also frequently subject to similar prosecutions. While it is laudable that governmental authorities are finally taking action against chronic wrongdoers, the frequency […]
On September 8 and 9, 2011, the Food & Drug Administration will convene a panel of experts to provide advice to the Agency with regard its regulation of gynecological medical devices. The Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will focus on evaluating the safety and […]
Diabetes is a scourge that has prematurely taken my father and other dear members of my family. It is a disease that many others in my family deal with each and every day. We leave in fear of the devastating complications suffered by our loved ones – amputations, heart attacks, […]
On August 8, 2011, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML) announced a new MDL would be created for all of the Zimmer NexGen high-flex knee implant cases that have been filed in the federal court system. At the time the petition was filed with the JPML requesting that multi-district […]
Yesterday, the FDA warned that the drug Diflucan (fluconazole) can result in rare and distinctive birth defects if taken during the first trimester of pregnancy. The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program issued this safety alert to obstetricians, gynecologists, pharmacists, and infectious disease physicians, as well as the […]
Two very popular and enormously successful diabetes drugs have come under intense regulatory scrutiny over the past year. Avandia and Actos were developed and prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. In people with type 2 diabetes the body does not make enough insulin, and the insulin that the body produces […]
Johnson & Johnson claims that its numerous product recalls last year can be attributed to poor management, staffing cuts, and integrating the consumer unit it purchased from Pfizer Inc., the company said in court papers. The report makes clear, however, that top executives are not to blame. This poses an […]
