Last week, the FDA said it had received reports of six new cases of pancreatitis – including two deaths – associated with the diabetes drug Byetta. Today, Amylin and Eli Lilly said that they had reported four additional deaths to the agency as well, which the FDA hasn’t yet made…
Duragesic brand and generic fentanyl pain patches have been associated with cases of overdose and death. Poor design, inadequate warnings and poor quality controls during the manufacturing process could result in excessive amounts of fentanyl entering the body. Lawsuits have been filed throughout the United States for users who have…
Mesothelioma is a rare form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos and breathing asbestos fibers. It is a very serious disease, which is often at a very advanced stage when a diagnosis is made. The disease is uniformally fatal. The first asbestos lawsuit was filed in 1929, and…
The FDA today said it plans to strengthen warnings about life-threatening pancreas problems linked to the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta after getting two reports of deaths and four other hospitalizations in Byetta users. Those patients had hemorrhagic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas with bleeding) or necrotizing pancreatitis (in which…
Byetta is an injectable therapy to improve blood sugar control in patients with Type II diabetes, which is most often prescribed for patients who have not been able to achieve adequate control on metformin and/or a sulfonylurea, two often prescribed diabetes medications that are taken orally. Byetta has been prescribed…
A California man, filed a personal injury claim against Yamaha Motor Corporation in California Superior Court. The lawsuit alleged that the Yamaha Rhino side-by-side is a dangerously unstable and defective all terrain vehicle. In 2006, the 42 years old, was a passenger in a 2006 Yamaha Rhino when it tipped…
Actavis Totowa a New Jersey based company, earlier in the year started a nationwide recall of all strengths of the Digitek pills, which are distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc. The maker of the heart drug Digitek faces several federal lawsuits in New Jersey, including one where…
Two months after a Digitek recall was issued due to manufacturing problems that allowed double strength tablets to be commercially released, at least three lawsuits have been filed. A number of additional cases are expected to be filed in the coming weeks, as hundreds of potential cases are currently being…
Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group petitioned the FDA to pull the birth control patch, Ortho-Evra off the market, warning that it was far riskier than the pill. Complaints about the Ortho-Evra weekly patch have risen since a 2005 investigation by The Associated Press found that patch users had higher…
Chantix the anti smoking drug, has been linked to an increased risk of psychiatric and mental health problems including suicides, suicide attempts, aggressive and unusual behavior. The FDA has received many reports involving serious and sometimes fatal injuries linked to Chantix to psychiatric side effects. Lawsuits have been filed on…