Published April 26, 2012 by Bloomberg Bayer AG (BAYN) said settlements of U.S. lawsuits claiming that its Yasmin line of birth-control pills caused blood clots in women have increased to $142 million. Bayer, based in Leverkusen, Germany, has resolved 651 cases alleging its Yasmin and Yaz contraceptives caused sometimes- fatal clots that can lead to Full Article…
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Abbott to Pay $1.6B to Settle Depakote Claims
Published May 7, 2012 by Chicago Tribune Abbott Laboratories said Monday it will pay $1.6 billion to settle federal and state claims that it illegally marketed the anti-seizure medication Depakote for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. As part of the settlement agreement, North Chicago-based Abbott said it would pay $800 million Full Article…
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Not Enough Is Known About Prescription Drug Use In Pregnancy
Published April 27, 2012 on Health Canal Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, according to a new review by academics at the UCL Institute of Child Health. The research is published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) today. Full Article…
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Lawsuit against Pfizer sent back to St. Louis Circuit Court
Published April 20, 2012 on St. Louis Business Journal A lawsuit against Pfizer Inc., maker of the antidepressant drug Zoloft, which was originally filed in St. Louis Circuit Court and removed to federal court by the drugmaker, was ordered back to the state court last week, officials from St. Louis–based law firm Carey, Danis & Full Article…
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Defective Drugs Trigger Avalanche of Lawsuits
Published April 20, 2012 on JD Supra A lawsuit against drug manufacturer Pfizer is simmering in St. Louis, bouncing between state and federal courts while judges decide who will have the pleasure of trying the case. The class action suit is on behalf of 21 mothers who contend that their children were born with birth Full Article…
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FDA Orders Warning Label Change over Yaz Blood Clots
Published April 19, 2012 on PR Web Orlando, FL (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 As reports indicate drug maker Bayer has started settling some of the estimated 10,000 lawsuits filed over alleged side effects from its oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin, the FDA stepped in this month to order more protection for potential users of the Full Article…
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Bayer Yasmin Lawsuit Settlements Climb to $142 Million
Posted April 26, 2012 by Bloomberg Bayer AG (BAYN) said settlements of U.S. lawsuits claiming that its Yasmin line of birth-control pills caused blood clots in women have increased to $142 million. Bayer, based in Leverkusen, Germany, has resolved 651 cases alleging its Yasmin and Yaz contraceptives caused sometimes- fatal clots that can lead to Full Article…
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Former Takeda Employee Links Actos to Epilepsy and Seizures
Posted April 22, 2012 by drugwatch The controversial type 2 diabetes drug Actos has a strong link to suicide, schizophrenia, epilepsy and grand mal seizures when compared to its dangerous predecessor, additional claims in a federal whistleblower lawsuit said. Dr. Helen Ge, who once worked for the drug’s manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, said the rate of Full Article…
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Zoloft Lawsuit Underscores Parents’ Heartbreak
Posted March 18, 2012 on Lawyers & Settlements St. Louis, MO: The recent filing of a Zoloft birth defects lawsuit underscores the pain, heartbreak and frustration evident in the plaintiffs—parents of innocent children who came into the world saddled with life-altering defects allegedly at the behest of the SSRI antidepressant, Zoloft. It is no secret Full Article…
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Studies Warn of Antidepressant Birth Defects
Posted April 12, 2012 on PRWeb Orlando, FL (PRWEB) April 12, 2012 In January of this year, the British Medical Journal published a study linking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drugs like Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft to the lung defect Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborns (PPHN) in infants of mothers who took the drugs Full Article…
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