Posts tagged drug products

• $4.5 Million Awarded To Former Vioxx User

  M. Brandon Smith | April 06, 2006 9:52 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new Jersey jury found Vioxx had concealed the dangers of its painkiller Vioxx and awarded one of the two plaintiff's $4.5 million dollars in compensatory damages. A second trial for the sole purpose of determining if punitive damages should be awarded is scheduled to start today. Generally, punitive damages, if awarded, can range anywhere from two to ten times the award given in compensatory...

• Baycol Class Action Settlement Approved

  M. Brandon Smith | March 22, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A state judge in Philadelphia approved a class action settlement against Bayer, the German manufacture of Baycol, that would re-pay unions, employers and various health plans for money spent on the withdrawn drug Baycol. The national class action suit could result in a settlement that exceeds $10 million according to lawyers handling the suit.Accodring to ABCNEWS.com:Stewart Cohen, a lawyer for...

• Dietary Supplement or Illegal Steroid?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 14, 2006 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA recently warned several manufactures and distributors to stop selling unapproved drugs that contain steroids promising increased muscle, strength, and weight loss. The FDA expressed concerns that products such as Anabolic Xtreme Superdrol or Methyl-1-P by Legal Gear may cause long-term health problems for the unwary consumer. For more on Illegal Steroids click here..

• Advair and Serevent Get New Black Box Warning

  M. Brandon Smith | March 08, 2006 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA has announced that the popular asthma medications Advair and Serevent will now contain a new "black box" warning after discovering the medications may cause an increased risk of asthma-related death. Black box warnings are the most severe warnings the FDA can require of prescription drugs. According to Newsday.comAdvair should be used only by patients when other asthma drugs, such as...

• New Jersey Vioxx Trial Begins Today

  M. Brandon Smith | March 06, 2006 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In the latest round of litigation surrounding the controversial drug Vioxx, jurors in New Jersey heard opening statements from both sides today in what could be the most pivotal Vioxx trial yet. Merck, the former producer of Vioxx, has received two defense verdicts involving the pain killer to date but lost a third trial that resulted in a $253 million dollar jury verdict for the widow of a...

• Celebrex: Not A Safe Alternative For Some

  M. Brandon Smith | March 02, 2006 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  After Vioxx was removed from the market in 2004, many former Vioxx users started taking Celebrex as a safer alternative for arthritis pain. A recent study from the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand has shown that Celebrex may not be as safe as once thought when compared with other arthritis treatments. Institute Director Richard Beasley noted: "These findings are critical as the risk is...

• Time Limits For Next Vioxx Trial Set

  M. Brandon Smith | March 01, 2006 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The next Vioxx trial, which will begin on March 6, 2006, will be on an entirely new time frame from any other one before it. Manually operated clocks, like those used in a chess game, will be utilized by both sides in order facilitate the pace of the trial. Lawyer's for the Plaintiffs will have 40 hours to present their case, not including opening and closing statements. Counsel for the...

• NeutroSpec Warning Leads to Recall

  Richard Schlueter | December 20, 2005 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On December 19th the FDA identified that serious safety concerns exist with a drug administered to patients for diagnostic imaging. This drug has been approved for marketing only since June 2004 and is administered intravenously. The drug is used to detect appendicitis in patients five years of age and older. The drug Neutrospec is manufactured by Palatin Technologies. The FDA received...

• Bextra Lawsuits Mounting

  Richard Schlueter | December 13, 2005 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (Ten) are commonly associated with an accute drug reaction. Bextra is known to be a risk factor. Despite the drug having been pulled from the market, many patients or representatives of the patients have sought legal help in prosecuting legal claims.The likely delay of many to understand the causal link and ability to make a claim...

• Vioxx Lawsuit Ends In Mistrial

  Richard Schlueter | December 13, 2005 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In the first Federal Vioxx trial, a Houston judge was forced to declare a mistrial when the jury decided they would not be able to reach a unanimous verdict. According to abcnews.com, eight jurors decided it was not Merck's (the maker of Vioxx) fault that Richard Irvin, Jr. died after taking the drug for less than a month to treat his back pain. However, according to the article,one juror, who...