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01/27/2012 - There have been numerous Actos lawsuits filed throughout the country. Due to the large and growing number of Actos claims, those claims filed in federal court have been consolidated to the Western District of Louisiana. Due to the large number of users of the drug, the number of legal claims is likely to grow exponentially in the coming months and years.
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01/25/2012 - A group of Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to Republican committee leaders Jan. 20, urging them to hold hearings to examine medical devices that have developed serious defects after being implanted in patients.
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01/24/2012 - The company's DePuy Orthopedics unit in 2010 issued a massive recall of its "metal-on-metal" hip-replacement devices after they shed metal fragments, causing disabling injuries. "J&J is getting ready to offer some settlements" with patients who received an estimated 93,000 of the artificial hips, Morningstar analyst Damien Conover predicted. The fourth-quarter charges will allow money to be set aside for patients and lawyers involved in ongoing product liability litigation.
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01/24/2012 - Last year during my annual exam, when I complained to my doctor about my terrible PMS, she was quick to pull out her pad and give me a prescription for the birth control pill Yaz. "You're going to love this," she said. "All of my patients that are on it think it's the best. It's even helped some of them lose weight!"
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01/24/2011 - The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investor NYSE COO stocks filed a lawsuit against certain directors at the Cooper Companies, Inc. over alleged breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the recall of Avaira Toric and Avaira Sphere contact lenses.
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01/23/2012 - Pregnancy is when women are meant to bloom, and many do as the levels of progesterone rise. However for women who already have a history of depression and are taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Paxil and Prozac, there is mounting evidence that they should be taken with extreme caution – if at all – during pregnancy because of the health risks they pose to their unborn babies.
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01/21/2012 - House Democrats called for congressional hearings on a gastric band made by Allergan Inc. and transvaginal meshes of the kind made by Johnson & Johnson, saying the devices are hazardous to patients. U.S. Representative Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, and three colleagues urged Republicans who control the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold the hearing and demand documents from manufacturers.
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01/21/2012 - A watchdog group is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to throw out a joint committee's vote in support of a controversial oral contraceptive because four members of the committee – including a Stanford University professor of obstetrics and gynecology – had ties to the maker of the birth control pill that were not disclosed to the public during the meeting.
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01/19/2012 - A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary sold more than a dozen types of orthopaedic devices without getting the necessary approval from regulators, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter released this week. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., based in Warsaw, Ind., also had a quality system that didn’t comply with all of the FDA’s requirements, according to the warning letter.
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01/19/2012 - William R. Greenlee and his wife, Diana, filed a complaint Jan. 4 in Madison County Circuit Court against Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Eli Lilly and Company.
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01/18/2012 - A new study warns that mothers who take a common class of antidepressant medication may increase the risk of giving birth to children with high blood pressure in the lungs. Swedish researchers say that while the risk is small, mothers who take a serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) late in pregnancy appear to double the risk in comparision with non-exposed cases.
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01/18/2012 - Several additional Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) executives were deposed for questioning in the ongoing lawsuits regarding subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics' ASR metal-on-metal implants. Set to take place in February and March, the new depositions may reveal more information about the controversial implants, implicated in patient injury lawsuits alleging that DePuy knowingly sold a defective product.
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01/18/2012 - Florida drugstore chain Rexall Inc is recalling softgel vitamins because their mislabeled bottles contain tablets made from crustacean shells, a potential allergen, the company said.
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01/17/2012 - In December 2011, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 15-11 that the benefits of drospirenone-containing birth control pills, such as Yaz and Yasmin, outweigh the risks. Interestingly, though, an investigation by the Washington Monthly and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that at least four members of the committee have either done work for the drugs’ manufacturers or licensees or received research funding from them. The FDA made none of those financial ties public.
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01/16/2012 - A recent research paper published in the British Medical Journal reported that taking serotonin reuptake antidepressants (SSRIs) like fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft) during the second half of a woman’s pregnancy could more than double the risk that babies will develop persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). This finding supports a warning issued by the FDA during 2006 that alerted women that those taking SSRIs were six times more likely to deliver babies with PPHN.
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01/14/2012 - Several members of the FDA advisory committee that endorsed drospirenone-containing birth control pills had ties to Bayer, the company that makes the two most popular drospirenone-containing drugs, Yaz and Yasmin, according to a media report.
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01/14/2012 - Increased reports of complications have prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to order new postmarket surveillance (522) studies of surgical mesh implants used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.
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01/14/2012 - Allergies to Plavix®, also know by its chemical name, Clopidogrel occur in about six percent of patients given the drug, vital for the prevention of life-threatening stent thrombosis after angioplasty and percutaneous coronary interventions. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University found that a combination of steroids and antihistamines can successfully alleviate the allergic reaction and enable patients to remain on the drug. Until now, hypersensitivity required drug interruption, placing the patient at risk for restenosis or a major coronary event.
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01/13/2012 - A watchdog group on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to hold a new vote about blood clot risks from popular birth control pills, after advisers to the agency were shown to have ties to the pillmakers. The FDA asked outside experts in December to discuss the safety of birth control that contains the compound drospirenone, including Bayer's Yaz and Yasmin.
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01/13/2012 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying the public that two additional cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but serious brain infection that can result in death, have been reported with the lymphoma drug Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin). Due to the serious nature of PML, a new Boxed Warning highlighting this risk has been added to the drug label. At the time of Adcetris' approval in August 2011, one case of PML was described in the Warnings and Precautions section of the label.
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01/10/2012 - Novartis Consumer Health Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of over-the-counter products Exedrin, Bufferin, Gas-X Prevention and NoDoz. Reports were received of chipped and broken pills and inconsistent bottle packaging clearance practices at the Lincoln, Nebraska facility, which could result in the bottles containing foreign tablets, caplets, or capsules.
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Zocor Rhabdomyolysis side effects Lawsuit. Zocor has been found to cause Rhabdomyolysis especially in high doses over long periods of time.
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| Accutane and it's generic versions (Amnesteem, Claravis, Isotretinoin, Roaccutane and Sotret) have been known to cause severe side effects such as liver failure, kidney failure, inflammatory bowel disease and ulcerative colitis. |
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| Avandia side effects may include: congestive heart failure (CHF), heart attack and stroke. If you or a lovedone have been injured as a result of Avandia side effects you may be entitled to compensation. |
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| DePuy Pinnacle Ultamet Hip Implants are similar to the DePuy ASR because both are metal-on-metal implants. There have been a large number of complaints about the DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant including: hip pain, loosening, metal fragments and a need for additional revision surgery. |
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| DePuy ASR Hip Implants have been withdrawn from the U.S. market due to numerous reports of high failure rates in some patients which may lead to other injuries, excessive pain and the need for additional replacement surgery. |
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| The FDA has recently warned about Transvaginal Mesh Implant complications and side effects. If you have been injured you may be entitled to compensation. |
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| Fosamax is a Bisphosphonate which is used in the treatment of Osteoporosis. Cases of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Low Energy Femur Fractures have been reported with Fosamax use. |
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Wright Medical Conserve Plus & Profemur Hip Implants have had numerous reports of high failure rates in some patients. This may lead to other injuries, excessive pain and the need for revision surgery. |
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Maytag Refrigerator Fire Recall:
On March 10, 2009 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with Maytag Incorporated issued a voluntary recall on 1.6 million refrigerators due to a fire hazard. |
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| Woman who get pregnant while using the popular SSRI drug Paxil may experience Paxil Birth Defects particularly heart related birth defects as a result of Paxil use during pregnancy. |
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| Plavix side effects may include heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular disease and even death. Plavix has also been indicated to increase the risk of developing Intracranial bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding, lycophytic colitis and ulcerative colitis.. |
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Dometic / Norcold RV Refrigerator Fire Recall:
Norcold and Dometic have recalled several models of RV refrigerators due to risk of fire that can result in serious injury or death to consumers. |
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| Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella are a type of birth control that have been linked to serious side effects such as heart attack, blood clots, stroke, and death in addition to other Yaz side effects. |
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| Sales of defective Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Replacements have been suspended due to complaints of failure and crippling pain. Revision surgery may be needed in some patients to correct the problem. |
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| Depakote Side Effects may include serious birth defects, Spina Bifida and even fetal death when taken by pregnant mothers. |
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| Zimmer NexGen Knee Implants may fail early due to a design flaw which may cause it to losen, cause pain and may require revision surgery. |
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| Zoloft birth defects may include: congenital heart defects, persistent pulmonary hypertension, abdominal defects and cranial defects. |
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| Prozac birth defects have been reported when Prozac has been used during pregnancy. |
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| Effexor Birth Defects have been reported when Effexor is used before conception or during the first trimester of pregnancy. |
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| Transvaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuit. The Bard Avaulta Plus Biosynthetic Support System has been recalled due to side effects resulting from the implant. |
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| The Gynecare Prolift Pelvic Floor System, like many other popular brands of vaginal mesh, has recently been linked to several complications. |
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| Topamax side effects may include birth defects such as cleft palate, cleft lip and genital malformations such as Hypospadias. |
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| Lasko Box Fan Fire Recall. 4.8 million Lasko box fans have been recalled due to a fire hazard caused by the motor. |
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| Ford Motor Company has recalled millions of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles due to a faulty cruise control switch that may cause the vehicles to burst into flames. Click here for more information about the Ford Fire Recalls. |
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| The FDA has cited a serious and potentially life threatening design flaw in the Medtronic SynchroMed II Pain Infusion Pump and has issued a recall. |
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Propecia Sexual Dysfunction Lawsuit. Propecia (Finasteride) have been linked to erectile dysfunction that may be permanent. |
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BOB Stroller Choking Hazard Recall Lawsuit.
BOB strollers has issued two choking hazard recalls. Logo patches and drawstrings on certain model strollers pose a choking hazard.
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| CooperVision’s AVAIRA Toric Soft Contact Lenses Recall issued due to an unintended presence of silicone oil residue, which can cause hazy or blurry vision, discomfort to the eye and injuries requiring medical treatment. |
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| The Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft has been linked to serious and potentially life threatening complications when used in surgeries of the cervical spine, around the neck. |
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If you or a loved one have experienced medication side effects or an injury from a defective medical device or product, you may be entitled to compensation. Call the lawyers of Ennis & Ennis, P.A. or fill out the form on this page for a free legal consultation.
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