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What Other Birth Defects Accompany Cleft Palate?
When your child is born with a cleft palate, you likely have a lot of questions. You want to make the best decisions possible for your child, but first you need to understand your child’s condition or...
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What is Effexor?
Approved by the FDA in 1993, Effexor is an antidepressant categorized as an SNRI, Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. SNRI’s are used to treat major depression and mood disorders, but can...
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3 Things You Should Know About Lawsuits for Effexor
You want to celebrate the birth of your baby with unmitigated joy. You don’t want to think about a drug that you may have taken during pregnancy that might have resulted in a serious, potentially...
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What Moms to Be Should Know About Effexor Side Effects and Effexor Birth...
Many drugs have risks some of which are known, and some of which are unknown, when you decide to take the drug. Typically, a prescription drug is suggested by your doctor because your doctor believes...
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Why is Actos Still on the Market?
If you have diabetes, or love someone with diabetes, then you have likely read an article, spoken with a doctor, or heard a news story about Actos that caught your attention and you likely have...
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What OxyElite Pro and Jack3d Users Should Know About Two Potentially...
You may want to take OxyElite Pro or Jack3d to promote weight loss or body building. However, before you take the supplement it is important to understand the potential risks. While different side...
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Should You be Concerned About the Latest Zithromax Study?
The drug, which first gained FDA approval more than two decades ago, was the subject of a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that patients who took...
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Zoloft Birth Defects Cases Filed
Nineteen cases have been filed against the pharmaceutical company Pfizer after mothers claim that taking Zoloft during pregnancy caused birth defects in their children. The mothers believe that the...
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Actos Generic has the Same Risks with No Recourse
The pharmaceutical company Mylan announced that the FDA has approved a generic version of the oral anti-diabetes drug Actos, but there is a crucial fact of this release that people should know. While...
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NuvaRing and Blood Clots
Find out about the serious blood clot risks associated with NuvaRing before beginning or continuing a prescription. Nuvaring side effects can be dangerous. Last year a study by the Food and Drug...
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SSRI Use during Pregnancy and Long-term Side Effects
A class of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can cause an increased risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, persistent pulmonary hypertension, neonatal health complications and long-term...
View ArticleFirst Actos Bladder Cancer Trial Begins
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is facing its first trial of more than 3,000 lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) alleging that Actos –once the world’s bestselling diabetes drug – may cause users to...
View ArticleMerck Wins Federal Fosamax Femur Fracture Trial
A jury found the ninth Fosamax case of Glynn v. Merck in favor of drug manufacturer Merck in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey this week. About 4,560 Fosamax cases have been filed...
View ArticlePossible Link between Autism and SSRIs, Studies Say
As more antidepressant study findings emerge, pregnant mothers must weigh the benefits of their medication with even more side effects that can be life changing for her and her child. Two studies have...
View ArticleFirst Actos Trial Ends in Favor of Plaintiff But Gets Overturned
Last month, a victory came for type 2 diabetes patients who took Actos and then developed bladder cancer. It wasn’t a cure for bladder cancer, but justice against defendant Takeda Pharmaceuticals when...
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Actos MDL Status Conference Scheduled for Next Week
The next scheduled status conference regarding the Actos multidistrict litigation (MDL) is scheduled for July 25. This meeting is another step in the litigation that involves about 1,500 Actos lawsuits...
View ArticleDecongestants Linked to Birth Defects
Use of certain over-the-counter decongestants during the first trimester of pregnancy may raise an unborn child’s risk of certain birth defects, a new study found. Popular phenylephrine and...
View ArticleBreakthrough Therapy Status: Expedited Cure or Rush to Market Dangerous Drugs?
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pharmacyclics Inc. may push an experimental cancer drug to market two years faster than projected after new legislation allowed the agency to give the drug a...
View ArticleIndian Drugmaker Warned by FDA about Quality Control
An Indian drug ingredient manufacturer will risk losing U.S. Food and Drug and Administration (FDA) approval for its products unless they address several documentation and quality-control issues. The...
View ArticleJudge Returns Fosamax Lawsuits to Courts
U.S. District Court Judge John Keenan ordered 200 Fosamax lawsuits a month be returned to the courts where they were initially filed. The order comes after a recent stalemate in mediation efforts...
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