Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit has lost its second drug injury verdict in a month-this one for $11 million. Haley Powell claimed that anti-seizure medication Topamax caused her son to be born with a cleft lip. The ruling comes not long after another jury ordered Janssen to pay $4.06…
Tens of millions of women across the United States use contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Many of these women use long-term, reversible intrauterine devices (IUDs) which are intended to prevent pregnancy for up to five years by emitting hormones. This method is often chosen as a more convenient option compared…
According to a new study just published online in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, women who took Percocet, Oxycontin, or Vicodin during their early stages of pregnancy are two times as likely to deliver babies with serious neural tube defects, including spina bifida. However, researchers qualified this doubled risk as…
While the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is not a new topic, it continues to be a growing concern for mothers all over the world. Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not entirely discourage women from using antidepressants, it has issued a warning that use of certain SSRI’s…
In one Massachusetts drug defect lawsuit, Kimberley A. Yout is suing Elan Pharmaceuticals and Biogen Idec Inc. for over $1 million in damages. Yout, 45, contends that taking Tysabri to regulate her multiple sclerosis caused her to develop progressive multifocal leukoencephalopath (PML), which is a rare brain infection. Yout, is…
Johnson & Johnson says that it is adding red warning alerts to the caps of its Extra Strength Tylenol and the majority of other Tylenol bottles. The warning will make it clear that the over-the-counter medication contains acetaminophen, which is designed to relieve pain but also has become the number…
What is Lipitor? Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) is a popular prescription statin drug used to treat high cholesterol. More than 29 million people across the United States alone have been prescribed to Lipitor. In conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise, Lipitor works to block the cholesterol-making enzyme found in…
Data published by the United States Food and Drug Administration suggests that the taking the drug Topamax (topiramate) while pregnant, increases the risk for birth defects, including oral cleft defects and organ malformations. Topamax is a product of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson. Topiramate is…
In over 180 dangerous drug cases, plaintiffs are suing drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for severe liver damage that they say was caused by Tylenol. The complaints contend that J &J did not warn about the risks involved with taking the popular main medication. One plaintiff, Regina Jackson, says she…
Plaintiff Dottie Dodson is suing Novartis AG for dangerous drug injury compensation. In her products liability lawsuit, she contends that she developed kidney damage from taking Valturna. Dodson claims that the drug maker did not adequately warn users about the possible side effects of the hypertension drug, which contains aliskiren,…