Category : Pharmaceutical Liability

Medications Purchased Online May Have Poor Safety Information

February 21st, 2012
medications purchased online

A new study finds that medications purchased online by people could be at a higher risk of side effects.

A new study finds that medications purchased online by people could be at a higher risk of side effects and other complications because the safety information that is available on the website is very limited.

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Pharma Ads Downplay Drug Injury Risks

February 2nd, 2012
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Many pharmaceutical companies have been known to downplay the drug injury risks of their products.

It’s no secret to San Diego personal injury lawyers that pharmaceutical companies prefer to downplay the drug injury risks of their products.

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Lawmaker Calls for Extra Scrutiny of Super Painkillers, Risks

January 13th, 2012
super painkillers

One such company is Zogenix, which is set to introduce its version of a pure hydrocodone painkiller.

The Los Angeles defective products  lawyers at our firm have been concerned about attempts to develop so-called super painkillers that are 10 times more powerful than existing ones already on the market.

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Older Adults Who Receive Medical Care from Senior Home Care Agencies at Risk from Unsafe Medications

December 6th, 2011
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Senior citizens who receive medical care from home care agencies may be taking unsafe medication that may have harmful health effects

A study finds that senior citizens who receive medical care from senior home care agencies are more likely to take a potentially unsafe medication that may have harmful health effects.  According to the study, approximately 40% of American senior citizens who seek medical care through a healthcare agency at home took at least one prescription drug that could have potentially harmful health effects for them.

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Allergan To Pay $600 Million for Botox Off-Label Promotion

October 4th, 2011

Pharmaceutical company Allergan  agreed to pay $600 million to settle allegations of off-label promotion of its best-selling Botox.   The company will plead guilty to one misdemeanor charge of misbranding for promoting Botox as a treatment for a number of unapproved uses, including cerebral palsy in children, and headaches.   Under the agreement that the company has now reached with the Department Of Justice, Allergan will pay $375 million in settlement of criminal fines and $225 million in settlement of civil claims.

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FDA Studies Link Yaz Birth Control Pills to High Risk of Blood Clots

October 2nd, 2011

The Food and Drug Administration has stopped short of completely confirming a link between Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals’ Yaz birth control pills, but has said that a preliminary review of data seems to indicate a high risk of blood clots from the use of these pills.  Los Angeles personal injury lawyers are investigating cases filed by women who developed severe side effects, including pulmonary embolism after using the pills.

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FDA Warns of Continued Risks from Defective Pharmaceutical Drugs Made Overseas

September 23rd, 2011
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Lack of regulation overseas allow defective prescription medications to make it to US markets.

This week, Food And Drug Administration officials speaking before a Senate committee warned that Americans continue to be at risk from dangerous, defective pharmaceutical drugs manufactured overseas.  The risk to consumers from contaminated imported drugs was brought home to Los Angeles pharmaceutical liability lawyers a couple of years ago by the Baxter-heparin incident, in which dozens of people were killed.

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Research Finds Widespread Overmedication of Hospitalized Children

September 12th, 2011
Children are often overmedicated

Children are at a high risk of overmedication.

Children who have been hospitalized are given too many medications, even though Los Angeles personal injury lawyers have safety concerns about many drugs for children.  That information comes from an analysis of more than 580,000 pediatric patients from around the country and it shows the widespread overmedication of hospitalized children.

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FDA to Require Warnings About Hormone Therapy Prostate Cancer Drugs

September 1st, 2011
Therapy for Prostate Cancer

These drugs might increase the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will require warnings to be added to hormone therapy prostate cancer drugs.  The drugs are part of a category of drugs called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists.  Some of the most common brands in this category of drugs include Abbott Laboratories’ Lupron, Astrazeneca’s  Zoladex, and Pfizer’s Synarel.

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FDA Finds Continued Complaints about Defective Hip Replacement Devices

August 27th, 2011
Hip replacement device surgery

Defective devices can cause painful and very dangerous symptoms.

Even as California pharmaceutical liability attorneys continue to investigate complaints about defective hip implants, the Food and Drug Administration has announced that it has received a spike in complaints about defective hip replacement devices.

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