11/05/2009 - MARSHALL - A Marshall resident and an Arizona resident believe they are the victims of zinc poisoning and possible neurological damages caused by their ingestion of Super Poligrip Denture Adhesive Cream. More>>>
11/05/2009 - Three Illinois residents say they are susceptible to sudden shocks after defective implantable defibrillators manufactured by Medtronic were inserted into their hearts. Lillian Tengstrand, Effie Thomas and Marcus Williams filed a lawsuit Oct. 14 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Medtronic, Medtronic USA, Medtronic International Technology and Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations. More>>>
11/05/2009 - Some treatment plans for type 2 diabetes may need to be modified, as the FDA has prompted prescribing information changes for the popular drug Byetta. According to the FDA, from April 2005 until October 2008, 78 reports of impaired kidney function was reported. More>>>
11/04/2009 - Refusing to accept the explanation of Toyota and the federal government, hundreds of Toyota owners are in rebellion after a series of accidents caused by what they call "runaway cars." Safety analysts found an estimated 2000 cases in which owners of Toyota cars including Camry, Prius and Lexus, reported that their cars surged without warning up to speeds of 100 miles per hour. More>>>
11/04/2009 - Results of a new study suggested that prescription of antipsychotic drugs for children could be a factor in their rapid weight gain and may raise the risk for diabetes and heart disease. More>>>
11/04/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it approved a new label for the diabetes treatment Byetta, made by Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN), amid reports the medicine may cause kidney problems. More>>>
11/03/2009 - Reports about possible kidney problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. More>>>
11/03/2009 - Toyota said today that its cars don't have a rampant sudden acceleration problem for any reason other than driver’s side floor mats that can become lodged under the gas pedal. More>>>
11/03/2009 - Patients and doctors should be aware of possible kidney function problems with Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals' Byetta diabetes drug, U.S. health regulators said on Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration received 78 reports of problems with kidney function in patients using Byetta from April 2005 through October 2008. More>>>
11/02/2009 - A U.S. safety board declined further investigation into an alleged defect that may cause uncontrolled acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus ES sedans after the carmaker issued a recall this month for floor mats. More>>>
11/02/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today acted on new safety information about possible kidney function problems, including kidney failure, in patients taking Byetta (exenatide), a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes. From April 2005 through October 2008, the FDA received 78 reports of problems with kidney function in patients using Byetta. More>>>
11/02/2009 - So your doctor says it's time to consider that hip replacement. Trouble is, more than a dozen firms make artificial hips, and there've been plenty of recalls—no small inconvenience when the recalled product resides in your pelvis. More>>>
11/01/2009 - Parents say their daughter committed suicide because drug companies failed to warn them of the side effects of their acne drugs. Their daughter, whose age is not specified, killed herself after taking Claravis and YAZ for acne, the parents claim in Mahoning County Court. More>>>
11/01/2009 - Results from a retrospective study presented here at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 74th Annual Scientific Meeting suggest that use of isotretinoin is associated with the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). More>>>
11/01/2009 - Drugmaker AstraZeneca P.L.C. said yesterday that it had set aside $520 million as part of a tentative agreement to resolve an investigation by federal prosecutors in Philadelphia into the company's marketing practices. More>>>
11/01/2009 - It's been over a month since Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla heard arguments in a case over the acne drug Accutane and, with the case's Oct. 19 trial date past, he is scheduled to hear more motions in the suit on Nov. 3. More>>>
11/01/2009 - Let’s look at the numbers behind AstraZeneca’s Seroquel settlement with the U.S. Disrict Attorney in Pennsylvania. The headline number is $520 million, the amount AstraZeneca (AZN) will pay to end a probe of its marketing practices on the atypical antipsychotic, which allegedly resulted in off-label use of the drug in children and the elderly. More>>>
10/29/2009 - A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a shareholder lawsuit against Scottsdale-based Matrixx Initiatives over what company officials knew about potential dangers from its popular Zicam cold remedy. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that U.S. District Court Judge Mary Murguia was wrong to throw the lawsuit, filed in 2004, out of court. More>>>
10/29/2009 - A growing association between a widely used multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri (natalizumab) and a potentially deadly brain infection has been reflected in strengthened warnings for prescribers and patients. More>>>
10/28/2009 - From Australia comes word that San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ biggest drug, exenatide (Byetta), has been caught up in a controversy over a diabetes report co-sponsored by Amylin’s marketing partner, Eli Lilly & Co. More>>>
10/28/2009 - A Minnesota state court judge has dismissed a batch of lawsuits against Medtronic Inc stemming from the October 2007 recall of the medical device maker's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads. More>>>
10/27/2009 - Ennis & Ennis, P.A. announces today it is still investigating and accepting Accutane cases against the manufacturer of the drug Hoffman La-Roche. David Ennis states, "although Hoffman La-Roche announced in June 2009 that it will no longer sell Accutane due to generic competition and large legal costs defending the drug this does not absolve La-Roche from liability from patients who took the drug in the past and have suffered Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease". More>>>
10/27/2009 - Matrixx Initiatives Inc (MTXX.O) said the U.S. health regulator has indicated that it is unwilling to reverse its position regarding the warning letter issued on company's nasal versions of Zicam cold remedy. In June, the company voluntarily withdrew two of its existing Zicam products after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter that the products could cause a loss of smell. More>>>
10/27/2009 - Bayer faces almost 1,000 lawsuits in a Florida federal district court regarding its anti-bleeding drug Trasylol, according to the docket in the case (1:08-md-01928-DMM). While there have been sporadic reports in local media of people filing claims against Bayer alleging Trasylol contributed to renal failure, there has been little overall publicity to what is clearly a massive multi-district litigation effort going on in Judge Donald Middlebrooks’ Southern District federal court. More>>>
10/27/2009 - A federal report on the fiery, high-speed Lexus crash that killed a California Highway Patrol officer and his family found that the accelerator was stuck to an unsecured and incorrect floor mat and that the design of the gas pedal may have contributed to the crash. More>>>
10/26/2009 - Federal highway safety inspectors have released new details of a fatal car crash that triggered Toyota Motor Corp.’s largest recall, including a finding that the Lexus ES 350 sedan involved had a gas pedal design that could increase the risk of it being obstructed by a floor mat. More>>>
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