A multibillion-dollar trial involving the drug Actos, manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, resumes today in a Las Vegas court. Actos is a single-ingredient drug used in conjunction with diet and exercise to help manage blood sugar levels in patients with type-2 diabetes. In the lawsuit, Bertha Triana, 80, and Delores Cipriano,…
A jury says that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson unit, must pay $3 million for not warning a woman that using Topamax during pregnancy could cause birth defects. The plaintiffs contend that 5-year-old Payton Anderson was born with a cleft lip because her mother was prescribed the drug for…
Jurors in a state court have awarded Kamie Kendall Rees $1,587,928 in her Accutane injury lawsuit against drug maker Hoffman La Roche Inc. The ruling comes in a retrial after an appeals court threw out the original verdict of $10.5 million on the grounds that a judge was improper in…
Indian drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. is facing harsh criticism after issuing a recall for more than 60,000 bottles of its generic cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor. The recall was issued because of a dosage mix-up. A pharmacist discovered a 20-milligram tablet in a bottle marked for 10-milligram tablets. The company confirmed…
A recent study published in PLos One, the Public Library of Science Journal, is linking testosterone therapies to stroke, heart attack, and related deaths in older males. According to the findings, the heart attack risks went up significantly in men older than 65, as well as those under that age…
According to a new study, the children of moms who took acetaminophen while pregnant may have a 40% greater risk of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than kids whose moms didn’t take the drug. Acetaminophen is found in Panadol, Tylenol, Excedrin, Midol, NyQuil, Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine,…
Testosterone is a natural male hormone, and as men age their testosterone levels (t-levels) begin to decrease. Numerous factors can influence the decrease in testosterone levels, however low t-levels are often associated with medical conditions including testicular failure caused by genetic issues, cancer and chemotherapy. Testosterone therapy is often used…
With the number of transvaginal mesh cases continuing to grow-some believe that the quantity of claimants could reach over 100,000. Currently, there are over 40,000 defective medical device claims in federal and state courts involving plaintiffs seeking compensation against American Medical Systems Inc., Johnson & Johnson Inc., Ethicon Inc., American…
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that drug maker Wyeth must deal with products liability claims alleging that the warning labels on a popular diet drug were defective. In a 4-2 vote in Lance v. Wyeth, the majority rejected the claim that inadequate warnings and manufacturing defects are the only…
The next trial over a Fosamax femur fracture claim will start in May as part of Multidistrict Litigation in district court in New Jersey. Meantime, the drug’s manufacturer, Merck & Co., has agreed to a proposed $27.7 million to settle ONJ lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who say that the bisphosphonate…