News & Commentary on Prescription Drug & Medical Device Lawsuits
Last Wednesday (11/6/2013), Reuters reported that the approval of a new cancer drug by Curis Inc. has stalled after a patient died while taking the drug.
Curis Inc. is a company that develops many new drugs used for in cancer treatment. In collaboration with other major drug companies, Curis created Erivedge, the only medication for…
On 11-9-2013, the FDA announced a recall of dietary supplement OxyElite Pro (USPlabs LLC, Dallas) “after officials linked it to cases of liver failure and acute hepatitis in 29 people” in Hawaii, CNN reports.
Several sources now report that one of two patients who required liver transplants has died. WebMD writes that other people “are…
A November 7th New York Times article by Sabrina Tavernise discusses the recent FDA ruling surrounding trans fats.
Nutrition is an ever-changing area of research. Many of the guides to healthy cooking and eating methods once thought ideal are now seen to be quite unhealthy and harmful to our health. During the 1950’s, 1960’s…
According to a recent report by HealthToday.com, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration believes certain commonly-used drugs that should be more difficult to obtain. Painkillers such as Lortab and Vicodin contain hydrocodone (a synthetic opiate) which is often abused and highly addictive; tighter controls on these types of prescriptions may be a good way to…
A Knox County, Tennessee dairy farm has recently come under harsh scrutiny since an E. coli outbreak hit Mascot last Thursday. Health officials have reported that a few children have become sick from the E. coli outbreak and that the proper authorities will contact anyone who may have exposed. Investigators collected samples from the farm…
The wide range of tools the internet can provide has proven problematic in the regulation of prescription drugs that are sold from online pharmaceutical companies based in foreign countries. Counterfeit drugs have exploded onto the scene and as reported by Forbes, the worldwide market for these drugs is estimated to be worth 75 billion…
Due to a possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, Boston Salads and Provisions Company is recalling 222,959 pounds of ready to eat chicken salad products. As reported by FoodSafetyNews.com, the contaminaited chcken salad prodcuts in question were made August 23rd, 2013 to October 14th, 2013 and were shipped to wholesalers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Despite…
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Eli Lilly and Company is a pharmaceutical company with offices all over the world. Recently, the company developed a single-agent treatment for gastric cancer; a drug called Ramucirumab. Ramucirumab is used if cancer continues to progress after initial chemotherapy. And according to a report published 10-24-2013 by PharmaceuticalBusinessReview.com, the company recently…
On October 11th, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 317 people have become sick across the country in a recent outbreak of salmonella “tied to a California poultry producer.” As reported by the American Association for Justice, “nearly half of the cases required hospitalization” and about three-quarters of the cases…
On October 11th, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 317 people have become sick across the country in a recent outbreak of salmonella “tied to a California poultry producer.” As reported by the American Association for Justice, “nearly half of the cases required hospitalization” and about three-quarters of the cases…