Benicar is prescribed for high blood pressure and is used to help lower blood pressure. It is based on olmesartan and stops blood vessels from narrowing, which lowers the patient’s blood pressure and increases blood flow. It is manufactured by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. In April 2002, Benicar received clearance from […]
Author: Cal Warriner
In a strange twist of fate, a class of drugs that help reduce the painful burning feeling in your chest caused by indigestion (if you suffer from a disease like gastroesophageal reflux disease) may also increase your risk of a heart attack. A new study conducted by a team of […]
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a class of prescription medicines that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. Obesity is a leading cause of type 2 diabetes. When untreated, type 2 diabetes can lead to serious problems such as blindness, […]
The power morcellator, a surgical device used to mince large masses of tissue inside the body so the material can be extracted through small incisions, has been the center of a debate in the medical community since the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) discouraged its use in April, 2014. The FDA discouraged the use […]
When did Olympus first learn about the design problems inherent in the specialized medical scopes it peddles? Did they have plans to redesign these scopes to make them safer for patients? These are the questions at the top of U.S. Representative Ted Lieu’s (D-CA) mind after he sent a letter […]
New Medications Meet Unmet Patient Needs The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of 41 novel new drugs in 2014 made it a banner year for the pharmaceutical industry. The class of 2014 included biologicals, drugs that treat cancer and infectious diseases (bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral) and therapeutic drugs. The […]
In January 2011, Martha Salazar was implanted with the Obtryx, which was manufactured by Boston Scientific. Following the surgery, she asserts that she had experienced dyspareunia, pain, and nerve damage. She has undergone multiple surgeries to remove the polypropylene mesh and walks with a limp due to her right hip […]
Judge Goodwin is presiding over seven different federal multidistrict litigation established for similar cases filed against various medical device manufacturers, including American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific, Coloplast Corp., Cook Medical, Ethicon , C.R. Bard, and Neomedic. Each of the complaints involves allegations by women who experienced painful complications following the […]
Debra Kilmer filed suit against Stryker Corporation, Stryker Sales Corporation and Howmedica Osteonics Corporation (“Defendants”), asserting that she had been injured by a defective knee implanted in her in Florida state court. Defendants removed the action to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida citing diversity […]
Several plaintiffs that were implanted with Boston Scientific’s Obtryx transobturator Mid-Urethral Sling System alleged in their lawsuits that the manufacturer, Boston Scientific, ignored warning that devices containing polypropylene should not be implanted in humans. These plaintiffs assert that Boston Scientific was aware that the polypropylene used in the Obtryx device […]
