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Yearly Archives: 2014

JPML Asked to Consolidate Benicar Lawsuits

12/28/2014
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Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. developed the prescription medication Benicar (Olmesartan Medoxomil) to treat high blood pressure. In April 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Benicar. Since that time, it has become a widely prescribed blood pressure medication. However, researchers have discovered Benicar use has a high association with […]

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Is mHealth “Big Pharma’s” Nemesis?

12/18/2014
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Marketing study after marketing study shows mobile is the future for all industries – “big pharma” included. But marketing study after marketing study also shows drug companies fall far behind in making their Web sites compatible with smartphones, tablets and other devices. One-third of Web sites belonging to 150 leading […]

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“Big Pharma’s” Resistance To Go Mobile Multifaceted

12/16/2014
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The reasons the seemingly cutting-edge pharmaceutical industry lags behind in the mobile-application domain are far and wide, say medical marketers, who predict that, in the end, companies’ bottom lines, doctors’ choices and patient health will suffer. Let’s look at the facts: First, one-third of drug-makers’ Web sites are optimized for […]

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Cymbalta Withdrawal Cases May Soon Have an MDL

12/10/2014
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Eli Lilly & Co., the producer of the popular antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine), is facing a spate of litigation over injuries associated with the drug. Plaintiffs allege that Cymbalta can cause severe withdrawal symptoms, including dizziness, nausea, headache, fatigue, paresthesia, vomiting, irritability, nightmares, insomnia, diarrhea, anxiety, hyperhidrosis, and vertigo within 12 […]

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New FDA Alert on Power Morcellators

12/1/2014
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On November 24, 2014, the Food & Drug Administration made another significant step in improving the safety of women. The FDA issued its latest safety alert relating to the widespread use of power morcellators. A power morcellator is a medical device that is used during a number of gynecological surgeries – the removal of […]

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A Short History of Erectile Dysfunction and Viagra

11/19/2014
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A Short History   Viagra (sildenafil) was a breakthrough in the pharmaceutical world when it was first researched and released to the public. Never before had a pill been able to produce an erection. A groundbreaking (and likely very uncomfortable) presentation at the 1983 Urodynamics Society conference in Las Vegas […]

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