April 16th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Bayer has agreed to pay at least $110 million to Yasmin claimants in order to settle the first 500 lawsuits over claims that its Yasmin group of birth-control pills caused blood clots in the young women using them. According to newsinferno.com, 11,000 plaintiffs have filed suit against Bayer alleging that Yaz [...]
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April 16th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jonathan Macri, Esq. Gilenya, a relatively new drug used to treat multiple sclerosis that is put out by Novartis AG, has been linked with a potentially deadly brain infection in at least one patient taking the product. The patient had already been taking Tysabri, another MS drug, at the time she started Gilenya, and [...]
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April 16th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq. On April 12, 2012 the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issued yet another warning regarding higher than expected revision rates for metal-on-metal total hip replacement systems containing components made by Johnson and Johnson’s DePuy Orthopedics division and Stryker. The warning specifically highlights DePuy’s Mitch TRH acetabular cups and Mitch TRH [...]
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