Posts tagged defective drugs

• Study Cites Increased Death Risk From Asthma Drugs

  James Sabatini | June 12, 2006 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Accoring to a new analysis of 19 studies, popular asthma medicines such as Advair and Serevent pose a substantially increased risk of hospitalization and death to users compared with placebos. This new analysis raises the possibility that the drug should be taken off the market if it continues to be so widely used.The Washington Post quoted the lead author of the new analysis, Shelley Salpeter...

• Merk Admits Data Error on Vioxx

  James Sabatini | May 31, 2006 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Vioxx admitted that its statistical analysis test does not support the company's 18-month theory about Vioxx.Since pulling Vioxx from the market, Merck has argued that only continuous use of VIoxx for over 18-months can lead to heart problems. The company cited to its 2005 statistical test results to support its theory. Now Merck admits that the test was wrong. This admissions only fuels what...

• Bausch & Lomb Recall Saga Followed Closely

  Staff Writer | May 22, 2006 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fellow InjuryBoard.com blogger, Sarasota lawyer Joe Saunders, has been following the Bausch and Lomb Renu news with quite a watchful eye and made several posts about the link between the contact lens solution and the fungal infection fusarium keratitis.Last week, the CDC released an update on Renu with moistureloc and fusarium keratitis which announced the agency had received reports of 130...