Weight Loss Drug Pulled From Market After Being Linked to Cancer
The FDA recently issued a request for the manufacturer of the weight loss drug Belviq and Belviq XR (Lorcaserin) to be voluntarily pulled from the market after ...
Judge Decides on $6.8 Million in Punitive Damages for Risperdal Victim
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has come under fire for the deceptive marketing of their antipsychotic drug Risperdal. Maryland res...
Lawsuits Filed Over Possible Link Between Zantac Antacid and Cancer
Notable drugstores such as CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens across the country are suspending the sale of Zantac due to health concerns related to contamination. Rec...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Zostavax Injection
On April 28th, 2015, Darlene Howard was given the Zostavax shingles vaccine at a Walgreens Pharmacy. One month later, she was infected and covered head-to-toe w...
Losartan Recalled Due to Traces of a Hazardous Carcinogen
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited, the manufacturers of the blood pressure drug Losartan, has announced that they will begin recalling their product after trace ...
Lawsuit Against Gilead Sciences Claims Misconduct with HIV Medication
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the pharmaceutical producer Gilead Sciences, alleging that the company did not inform consumers of potential risks or ...
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...
