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For patients suffering with heart problems like atrial fibrillation, the prescription drug Pradaxa seemed like a perfect resolution. But when the drug started causing injuries for those who use it on a daily basis, they soon understood how dangerous it could really be. Serious side effects include things such as bilirubin and hepatic dysfunction, myocardial [...]

A pseudotumor is a medical condition that presents as a tumor, but is not. This false tumor is an enlargement in the body that resembles a tumor and is typically inflammation or an accumulation of fluid. Hip implants that are metal on metal are consistently linked to these fake rumors. Metal on metal implants include [...]

by: Michael Werner, Esq. It is becoming apparent that certain doctors and hospitals may have written an excessive number and/or dosage of anemia drug prescriptions for their own monetary gain. It is alleged that drugmakers—working in concert with doctors and hospitals—took numerous measures to ensure that anemia drugs Epogen, Procrit and Aranesp were often and [...]

by: Jonathan Macri, Esq. Yet another weight loss drug is hitting the market soon, but already there have been suspicions raised about possible harmful side effects. Qsymia, a new weight loss drug which the Food and Drug Administration approved this week for distribution, has shown in studies that it may increase weight loss by up [...]

by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. In April Johnson and Johnson voluntarily recalled over 53,000 Duragesic pain-relief skin patches after one or more of the patches was found with small crystals of the active ingredient.   A notice of this recalled was posted on the FDA website in June.  It was labeled a Class III recall, which means [...]