Consumers Sue Big Pharma Companies for Selling Contaminated High Blood Pressure Drug, Valsartan
Recently, a Mississippi resident filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company, Aurobindo Pharma, because he developed colon cancer after using their produ...
Newborn Gastroschisis Linked to Opioids in CDC Study
A recent report released by the Center for Disease Control concluded that areas with high rates of opioid prescriptions have an increased prevalence of gastrosc...
FDA Warns Certain Antibiotic Can Cause Aortic Rupture
The Food and Drug Administration is updating warnings placed on fluoroquinolone antibiotics due to an increased chance of aortic dissections. The federal agency...
Walgreens & CVS Blamed for Opioid Deaths
The state of Florida is suing Walgreens and CVS, two of the largest national drugstore chains, over a failure to properly address the demand and supply of opioi...
Johnson & Johnson to Face New Lawsuits from Risperdal Mass Tort Cases
Johnson & Johnson in conjunction with its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals will soon be facing lawsuits demanding punitive damages following complaints o...
FDA Approves Opiate 10 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl
In a press release earlier this month, the FDA announced that it had voted 10-3 that they would push forward a contentious new pharmaceutical into the market de...
FDA Approved Diabetes Treatment Invokana Causing Major Risks
Invokana has been approved to help those with Type 2 diabetes reduce their risk. This medication is a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor that work...
Nexium and Prilosec Manufacturers Named Defendants in Negligence Case
Stewart Williams, a Maryland citizen, filed a lawsuit on Oct 11 in New Jersey district court claiming the use of Nexium and Prilosec caused him to develop stoma...
FDA Recalls Blood Pressure Medication for Potential Cancer Risk
Several common drugs that contain valsartan, which is used to control blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart failure, have been recalled due to possible co...
Almost a Third of FDA-Approved Medications Have Safety Risks
Marking one of the most disturbing trends of our time, a recent study has shown that nearly one-third of the drugs the Food and Drug Administration approve show...