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Heart Attacks
Antidepressants Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
Mar 11, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
A new study has concluded that women with no history of cardiac problems but who use antidepressants are at an increased risk for sudden cardiac...
Late Treatment with Stents Questioned
Feb 19, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Cardiac stents have been the subject of much controversy in recent months and, now, two emerging studies have found that patients do not fare better...
FDA Asks Novartis to Suspend Marketing of GI Drug Zelnorm
Apr 2, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation that the company must cease its marketing of Zelnorm...
Zelnorm is taken off the market
Mar 31, 2007
| Los Angeles Times
A widely prescribed drug for severe constipation is being taken off the market after it was linked to a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes,...
Novartis to stop constipation drug sale
Mar 30, 2007
| AP
Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG will stop selling a drug to relieve constipation after it was linked to a higher chance of heart attack,...
Jury awards $47.5 million in Vioxx case
Mar 13, 2007
| AP
Merck & Co.'s painkiller Vioxx contributed to an Idaho postal worker's heart attack, a jury in Atlantic City ruled Monday, reversing the verdict...
Vioxx Jury Awards $20M to Idaho Couple
Mar 12, 2007
| AP
Merck & Co.'s painkiller Vioxx contributed to an Idaho postal worker's heart attack, a jury in Atlantic City ruled Monday, reversing the verdict...
Merck Slapped with $47 Million Verdict in Vioxx Case
Mar 12, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
On Monday, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. was ordered to pay $47.5 million in damages after a New Jersey jury decided that the company’s...
Merck Slapped with $47 Million Verdict in Vioxx Case
Mar 12, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
On Monday, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. was ordered to pay $47.5 million in damages after a New Jersey jury decided that the company’s...
Merck Slapped with $47 Million Verdict in Vioxx Case
Mar 12, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
On Monday, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. was ordered to pay $47.5 million in damages after a New Jersey jury decided that the company’s...
