Recent Posts in Pharmaceutical Injury Category
Posted on May 7, 2012 By Medical Injury Attorney
A new study published by researchers at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals that at least half of the drug labels they reviewed did not contain any information related to the safety of the ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Medical Injury Attorney
Idaho has reached a $2.6 million settlement agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a major pharmaceutical company accused of selling their products at falsely inflated prices. The agreement is the ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Pharmaceutical Injury Lawyer
A new Canadian study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that incidents of off-label prescription drug use are higher than ever before. The study reviewed 250,000 prescriptions for ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By Pharmaceutical Injury Lawyer
Yaz and Yasmin are two combined hormonal oral contraceptive pills marketed by Bayer. The major active ingredient in both pills is Drospirenone (DSRP), a type of progestin that prevents pregnancy and ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2012 By Pharmaceutical Injury Attorney
New Jersey's Attorney General is investigating a CVS pharmacy that mistakenly gave children a breast cancer drug instead of fluoride pills. The attorney general's consumer affairs department ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2012 By Pharmaceutical Injury Lawyer
Illegal online pharmacies are on the rise, and now the government is trying to do something about it. Bipartisan bills were introduced in both the House and the Senate this week, proposing to create a ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Dangerous Drug Lawyer
Patients don't understand the drug safety information provided with their prescription medications, a new study presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 28th annual meeting has ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Pharmaceutical Injury Attorney
Popular Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), used to treat heartburn, acid reflux, and ulcers, were found to increase the risk of hip fractures in women smokers who take them. The study was performed by ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Pharmaceutical Injury Attorney
In Florida, a multidistrict litigation for Accutane side effects is proceeding to the U.S. District Court. A multidistrict litigation (MDL) occurs when civil actions involving a particular issue are ...
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