Posts tagged defect

• SSRI Usage During Pregnancy Linked to Increase Risk for Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension

  Jeremy Thurman | January 16, 2012 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  WebMD just released a report stating Pregnant women who use certain popular antidepressants may have a twofold increased risk for delivering babies with a rare but serious lung disorder, a...

• Topamax birth defect litigation

  Noble McIntyre | June 14, 2011 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In March of this year, the FDA issued a drug safety communication highlighting the connection between topiramate (marketed as Topamax) and the risk for serious birth defects if taken during...

• Paxil Usage During First Trimester Shows Increased Risk for Birth Defects

  Jeremy Thurman | December 14, 2010 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Paxil Ingestion Poses Serious Risk During First Trimester There is no greater joy for a parent than the birth of his or her child. A parent also wants nothing more than his or her child to enter...

• Hip Replacement Failures - You May Be Entitled To Compensation

  David Bernstein | November 16, 2010 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsNorman, OK Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  In 2005, the FDA, without first doing clinical trials, cleared the DePuy ASR Acetabular Cup System for use in traditional hip replacement. Since 2008, the FDA has received numerous complaints...

• The Staggering Cost of Care Should be Paid by GSK

  Jeremy Thurman | January 31, 2010 5:50 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  All parents of children with serious birth defects understand the staggering cost involved in obtaining optimal care for their children. In many cases insurance benefits are capped shifting the care...

• Studies Confirm Paxil Causes Birth Defects

  Jeremy Thurman | January 30, 2010 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Since 2005 there have been a number of studies which concluded that Paxil increases the risk of certain birth defects. What follows is a concise summary of some of the most significant...

• Exposure To Paxil During Pregnancy Causes Birth Defects

  Jeremy Thurman | January 29, 2010 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The overwhelming majority of scientists have concluded that Paxil causes birth defects, particularly congenital heart defects when taken during pregnancy. Paxil earned more than 11.7 billion...

• Paxil CEO Testifies in First Paxil Birth Defect Case

  Jeremy Thurman | October 16, 2009 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Another tragic story about a company that is more concerned about profits than the safety of its customers: Officials of GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the U.K.'s largest drugmaker, said in 2001 that a...

• A Lawyers Utopia - My Rant Against Tort Reform

  Jeremy Thurman | March 08, 2008 1:21 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I was discussing tort reform with a friend today and I heard my favorite term, Jackpot Justice. Of course I convinced my friend of the error of his ways and the utter fallacy of the tort reform movement. However, I got to thinking, what is Jackpot Justice. I better add a disclaimer, after reading this, this is truly a late night rant against the rhetoric of politicians.Now understand one...

• Avandia Receives Black Box Warning

  Jeremy Thurman | August 15, 2007 3:14 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will be labeled with severe warnings about a risk of heart failure to some patients, health officials said Tuesday. The makers of the drugs, GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., have agreed to add the "black-box" warnings, the Food and Drug Administration said. The warnings, the most severe that prescription drugs can bear, stress the...