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Paxil , specifically regarding the risk for paxil suicide behavior amongst youth, is shedding light on the veracity of a well-known Paxil study. In 2001 "Study 329" led to the antidepressant being prescribed to millions of adolescents. And for more than a decade, reported paxil side effects have resulted in paxil violence lawsuits and paxil suicid... - Burn Injury Lawsuit
Burn injuries are among the most painful of injuries and can take a long time for recuperation and rehabilitation. Although a burn injury can be non-life-threatening, depending on the severity of the injury, the damage caused by the burn accident can be permanent and require years for recovery. Unfortunately, not everyone involved in a burn accident, w... - $2.4B Settlement to Proceed in Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: A previously announced $2.4 billion settlement has been approved by enough plaintiffs in a mass torte against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, to enable the deal to proceed. The plaintiffs had filed Actos bladder cancer lawsuits, across the country, totalling over 8,000 product liability complaints. They alleged that Takeda withheld informa... - Effexor Side Effects May Not Include Increased Suicide Risk
Feb-29-12 Chicago, IL Certain antidepressant drugs may not actually raise the suicide risk in young people, a new study says, according to HealthDay News, but there are still Effexor side effects that may affect newborn children. The news source reported that the latest findings may lead to a reassurance for doctors who prescribe antidepressants to youngste... - Yasmin Birth Control FAQ
What are Yasmin and Yaz? Yasmin and Yaz , made and marketed by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, are combination oral contraceptives (COC) to prevent pregnancy. They contain both ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen component, and drospirenone, a progestin. Drospirenone is a fourth-generation progestin. Yasmin was introduced to the market in 2001 whil... - Depakote Birth Defect FAQ
What is Depakote and why is it prescribed? Depakote, known generically as divalproex, is an anti-seizure oral drug that is used to treat epilepsy or other seizure disorders and bipolar disorder. The active ingredient in both products is valproic acid. (Divalproex is converted to valproic acid in the stomach.) Depakote was originally manufact... - Yasmin Side Effects - Yasmin Lawsuit, Yaz Lawsuit, Ocella Lawsuit, Yasmin Attorney
Yasmin birth control pills and Yaz birth control pills have been associated with serious Yaz and Yasmin side effects, including Yasmin blood clots, Yaz blood clots and Yasmin DVT. Ocella side effects have also been reported. Yasmin lawyers are currently negotiating Yaz and Yasmin settlements—namely Yaz and Yasmin DVT and Yasmin pulmonary embolism... - Depakote side effects | Depakote birth defects | Depakote Lawsuit
Depakote (also known as valproate semisodium or divalproex sodium) is a popular drug used to treat epilepsy and manic episodes of bipolar disorder. Unfortunately, there are many Depakote side effects associated with the anti-convulsant such as spina bifida that have resulted in Depakote lawsuits , including a class action lawsuit in the UK. The Food... - Investors Want to Hold J&J's Feet to Levaquin Tendon Fire
Jan-14-12 Newark, NJ It seems like Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the makers of Levaquin through its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, has more to worry about than tens of thousands of levaquin lawsuits . Now, in a move that is not unprecedented but is nonetheless rare, an investment firm with shares in J&J is trying to force the manufacturer to be held... - Your Reglan Lawsuit: Is Time Running Out on You?
Jan-1-12 Washington, DC Reglan side effects—some of them extremely serious and debilitating—have resulted for many in a Reglan lawsuit , as plaintiffs attempt to pursue compensation for a life and lifestyle negatively, and often permanently, impacted by taking the drug as prescribed. Reglan tardive dyskinesia, for example, can prevent one from doing... - Cymbalta Linked to Heart Birth Defects, PPHN and Withdrawal Symptoms
Cymbalta (duloxetine) is in a class of drugs known as SNRIs (Selective Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors), similar to SSRIs. It is an antidepressant used to treat depression and anxiety. It is also used to manage osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and other painful conditions. Cymbalta side effects include severe psychiatric problems such as suicid... - J&J Offers $6.48 Billion to Settle Ovarian Cancer Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Jun-29-24 Trenton, NJ In May, Johnson & Johnson offered to pay roughly $6.48 billion over 25 years to settle all current and future talcum powder lawsuits . These lawsuits allege that baby powder containing asbestos-contaminated talc caused ovarian cancer. Erik Haas, J&J's worldwide vice president of litigation, insists that this offer is fundamentall... - New Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Approved
Mar-26-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved another MRI contrast agent that contains gadolinium, despite a black box warning alerting patients to the risk of MRI contrast side effects. The new MRI contrast agent will also include the warning about the risk of gadolinium kidney failure, although the FDA reports that it is thoug... - Two-Year Anniversary of Reglan Black Box Warning Almost Up
Feb-20-11 Portland, OR For patients who have been waiting to see how Reglan side effects lawsuits play out, the time is almost up to contact an attorney. Patients who developed Reglan drug side effects but do not contact an attorney by February 26 may lose the opportunity to file a Reglan lawsuit. Patients who took Reglan for longer than three months and suffere... - Darvon and Darvocet, Darvocet Side Effects, Darvon Recall, Darvocet Lawsuit
The FDA has announced that Darvocet and Darvon have been pulled from the market after a recent study showed Darvocet pills and Darvon medication included serious Darvocet side effects , including potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormalities. As well, Darvon and Darvocet overdose have been linked to thousands of deaths each year, although Darvon and Dar... - Takeda to Pay $6B Settlement in Actos Cancer Lawsuits
Lafayette, LA: Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, has been ordered to pay $6 billion in punitive damages in settlement of allegations the company concealed information regarding the risk for cancer associated with its diabetes drug Actos. Eli Lilly and Co, a co-defendant in the case, was ordered to pay $3 billion in punitive damages a... - Health Canada Issues Black Box Warning for Champix / Chantix
Jun-26-10 Ottawa, ON Taking a cue from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the governing health authority in Canada is slapping a black box warning on Champix, the name under which Chantix is sold both in the UK and in Canada. The Globe and Mail reported earlier this month that Health Canada first started issuing warnings about Champix in 2008—just a ye... - SJS: Where Is the Justice?
May-24-10 Princeton, NC "Is there any justice for victims of Stevens Johnson Syndrome ?" asks Marcia Toler-McCullen, whose mother suffered SJS as a side effect from Z-Pak. Marcia gave the hospital explicit instructions not to give her mother any drugs with blue dye, "but I don't think they bothered to read her chart thoroughly and I know they don't take time to r... - Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Sufferer: "I'm Angry"
Apr-1-10 Reno, NV Laura Tennant is angry that she wasn't informed about the potential side effects of Reglan , despite the fact they were known at the time the medication was prescribed to her. "I'm angry because I appear to be suffering from permanent central nervous system damage associated with the prescribed drug Reglan (brand name for metoclopramide) prescr... - "Chantix Nearly Killed My Wife"
Feb-4-10 North Fort Myers, FL "My wife, Louella, was a life-long smoker, so our doctor convinced her that she has to quit," says Jim. "He prescribed Chantix last April but she got weird—bizarre mood swings, and everything made her angry. Louella had tried quitting before, so it wasn't because of nicotine withdrawal, not this kind of anger." Jim had a...