Category : Pharmaceutical Liability

FDA Warns against Presence of Controlled Substances in Weight-Loss Products

The Food and Drug Administration is warning against the presence of controlled substances in weight loss products and the use of a popular brand  of slimming capsules and slimming gels because these contain a controlled substance that has been removed from the market for safety reasons.

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FDA Warns Against Possible Falsified Drug Test Results

The Food And Drug Administration is warning about drug tests conducted by a Texas-based clinical testing company.  According to the agency, it has found significant violations in tests conducted by the company, Cetero Research in Houston and they believe they might be dealing with falsified drug test results.

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AstraZeneca to Add Cardiac Injury Warning Labels to Seroquel

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is adding new cardiac injury warning labels outlining the risks of cardiac injury of their antipsychotic drug Seroquel, after being ordered to do so by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Inadequate Drug Labels for Prescription Medications Are a Health Safety Hazard

An investigation by consumer safety organization Consumer Reports found that drug labels often come without adequate safety warnings, and that some pharmacies don’t even bother to include the proper medication guides that are required by the federal administration.  Los Angeles product liability attorneys believe that this poses a serious health safety hazard to consumers.

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Tylenol Recall Drugs Due to Foul Smell

Johnson & Johnson has issued yet another Tylenol recall because these came with a musty odor.  It’s a stinky problem that has plagued Johnson & Johnson earlier too.  In the past, the company has been forced to recall thousands of bottles of other medications because of the musty odor.

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More Evidence Shows that Chantix Side Effects Include Cardiac Injuries

An investigation into the antismoking drug Chantix side effects implying that the drug might be responsible for causing cardiac injury has just been published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.  The results only seem to confirm every Los Angeles product liability lawyer’s worst fears – the antismoking drug substantially increases cardiac side effects by as much as 72%.

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FDA Issues Warning about Actos and Bladder Cancer

Last week, Los Angeles product liability attorneys had drawn attention to a study that showed a slightly higher risk of contracting bladder cancer in persons who used the anti-diabetes drug, Actos.  The Food and Drug Administration has now confirmed that it is also concerned about the link between Actos and bladder cancer.

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FDA Panel Recommends Instructions for Acetaminophen to Prevent Over dosage in Infants

A Food and Drug Administration panel has recommended that the packaging of acetaminophen-containing medications come with special dosage instructions for children below the age of two.  The recommendation is aimed at reducing the numbers of infants who are rushed to hospitals every year from acetaminophen overdose.

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FDA Decides to Pull Avandia from Pharmacies Due to Heart Attack Risks

After years of procrastination, the Food and Drug Administration has finally decided to severely limit access to diabetes drug Avandia by pulling it off pharmacy shelves.  Come November, the drug will only be available through a special mail-order program drastically limiting its availability to patients, and limiting its health risks.

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Jury Awards $10 Million to Family of Child Who Suffered Motrin Injuries

A jury in Pennsylvania has awarded damages of $10 million to the family of a 13-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries after she took Johnson & Johnson’s Motrin.  The child had been administered Motrin when she was a 2½-year-old baby.  She suffered serious side effects from the drug, including a condition called Stevens – Johnson syndrome.   The condition left her with serious eye damage that left her blind in one eye.  She also suffered burn injuries throughout the body, rashes, skin lesions and lung damage.

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