The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard arguments at a hearing on March 31, 2016, about the need for national coordination of Viagra claims. Pfizer, the manufacturer of Viagra, did not oppose this request by the Plaintiffs. Pfizer’s attorneys also agreed with the Plaintiffs’ suggestion that all of the pending Viagra […]
Author: Brenda Fulmer
Serious Side Effects Associated with Popular Antibiotic Google “fluoroquinolones,” and page after page of search results come up about the dangers, risks and side effects of the antibiotic. Articles appear citing arrhythmia, nerve damage and type 2 diabetes all being associated with the pills sold commercially as Avelox, Cipro and […]
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research recently reassessed the efficacy of bisphosphonate, long hailed as a wonder drug for patients with osteoporosis, and its risk factors. Through the course of two clinical trials by the society’s Professional Practice Committee, it was determined that bisphosphonate therapy should be evaluated […]
More than 1,200 pending lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson involving the company’s iconic baby powder and other products received a big boost when a Missouri jury awarded the family of an ovarian cancer victim $72 million in damages. The case of Jackie Fox, of Birmingham, Ala., who died in October […]
A new report criticizing pharmaceutical companies for releasing incomplete data about the side effects of certain medications should raise a red flag for consumers. The report, issued February 10, 2016, describes information required to be provided to the agency by drug manufacturers as “poor” because it contains holes in key […]
A gross discrepancy in the number of fetal deaths attributed to the birth control device Essure has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to analyze the data and decide whether to change the way the product is marketed. The agency has reported five fetal deaths – along with the […]
Cyber attacks have broken free from their initial molds of carting off with consumer credit card numbers or stealing someone’s identity. The act of digitally digging into cyberspace has hit the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and some of its 11 government agencies. Instead of hackers hounding out […]
The nominee for the top job at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being held hostage by Congress until the agency agrees to revamp its approval process for opioid painkillers. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has led the delay in appointing Robert Califf to the position of commissioner until the […]
A medical device created by Brainlab and marketed as easy-to-use, intuitive, precise and tailored to surgeons’ needs has been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Cranial-navigation systems sold by Brainlab, a German manufacturer that develops software-based applications for brain surgeons in addition to surgeons in other disciplines such […]
In 2004, a Georgia resident was diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence. On July 16, 2004, she was implanted with a Mentor transobturator sling. In December 2010, she began experiencing pain in her thigh and saw an orthopedic surgeon, who diagnosed her with a groin strain. In March 2011, she experienced […]
