Lawsuit Alleges Crestor Hid Diabetes Risks
Crestor Increased Risk Of Diabetes. A new lawsuit accuses AstraZeneca LP, and its distributor, McKesson Corp., of hiding ties between its cholesterol-lowering drug, Crestor (rosuvastatin), and increased risks for developing diabetes. The lawsuit was brought by a group of consumers over allegations that AstraZeneca and McKesson … [Read more...]
Vaccine Maker Immunity Questioned
Vaccine Maker Immunity. Security, according to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal. The pharmaceutical industry disagrees. SmartBrief pointed that a relatively recent ruling found that families of autistic children are not eligible for compensation under the program, which has many wondering to whom the program offers the most … [Read more...]
Defective Fan Maker Fined $500,000
Lasko Pay Civil Penalty For Defective Fan. Lasko Products will pay $500,000 in a civil penalty for its failure to report defective fans, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The CPSC has provisionally accepted the fine to be paid by Lasko, which settles allegations that Lasko failed to immediately … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Maker Paid $68.7M Settlement
Ortho Evra Maker Paid $68.7 Million. Ortho Evra maker Johnson & Johnson has spent just over $68 million so far to settle hundreds of lawsuit. The defective birth control patch has been linked to a variety of health ailment, including blood clots, heart attacks and strokes Johnson & Johnson has been named in more than 4,000 … [Read more...]
Stanford Limit Drug Maker Financing of Education
Drug Maker Financing of Education. Over growing concern about the influence drug makers have on medical education, Stanford University is expected to announce it will severely restrict industry financing of doctors’ continuing education at its medical school. Drug makers have long been funding those annual refresher courses that … [Read more...]
FDA May Outsource Overseas Drug Maker Inspections
Overseas Drug Maker Inspections. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is said to be considering a plan that would outsource the inspection of overseas drug makers to private entities. The FDA outsourcing proposal is drawing criticism, however, because a similar program for foreign medical device makers has been a failure. The … [Read more...]
Consumers Lawsuit Against Contact Lens Maker
Chinese Citizens Suffered Eye Infection Caused By Contact Lens Maker. Nearly 80 Chinese citizens who claim they suffered eye infections caused by a contact lens solution made by Bausch & Lomb plan to sue the company in the United States. They believe they contracted fungal keratitis, which can lead to blindness, after using … [Read more...]
Maker Cites Heart Risk in Celebrex
Heart Risk in Celebrex. The National Cancer Institute halted a three-year international study using Celebrex because long-term use of the painkiller at high doses more than tripled risk of heart problems, the drug's manufacturer said yesterday. But a second study using lower doses of Celebrex did not similarly increase … [Read more...]
Slam Vioxx-maker delays
A Report Blast Vioxx Maker. The troublesome painkiller Vioxx should have been yanked from the market several years ago when growing evidence already pointed to a significant risk of heart attacks, according to a damning new report that blasts both the drugmaker and U.S. health officials. The combined results of 29 studies and … [Read more...]
Maker of Vioxx Is Target of Suit
Maker of Vioxx Merck Is Being Sued. Click here for Free Vioxx Lawsuit Case Evaluation A Lexington, Mo., woman on Friday sued Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co. over the 2002 death of her daughter. The lawsuit was filed a day after the drugmaker pulled the arthritis medication off the market because it might increase the risk of … [Read more...]
Drug Maker Issues Asthma Drug Warning
Asthma Drug Adverse Reactions. The maker of the asthma drug Accolate is advising patients using it and their doctors to be on the lookout for signs of liver problems, following some reports of adverse reactions. AstraZeneca Canada said in a release today that analysis of safety databases has shown that some patients taking … [Read more...]
Antitrust Probe Against OxyContin Maker
Probe Against OxyContin Maker. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is calling on other states to join an investigation into Purdue Pharma, the Stamford, Conn.-based maker of the controversial painkiller OxyContin, the Associated Press reported Jan. 8. Blumenthal said his antitrust probe would determine whether Purdue … [Read more...]
Oregon Filed Against Baycol Maker
Baycol Maker Face Lawsuits. Lawsuits totaling approximately $15 million have been filed in state and federal court in Oregon on behalf of four people who claim they suffered serious health problems after taking the drug Baycol to lower their cholesterol. The lawsuits, filed Tuesday, assert that German pharmaceutical company Bayer … [Read more...]
FDA Sends Warning Letter To Vioxx Maker
Vioxx Maker Misleading Information. The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Merck, maker of the blockbuster painkiller Vioxx, to issue a letter to doctors "to correct false or misleading impressions and information" stemming from the drug's promotional campaign. Merck's marketing efforts, aimed mainly at doctors, have … [Read more...]
