Drug & Device News: Studies, Recalls, Regulations, Lawsuits

Think Twice Before Stopping Your Drug Cold-Turkey – A Lesson for Toby on ‘This Is Us’

It was a dramatic moment — a selfless act he hoped would fulfill his wife’s dream of having a baby. But, was Toby’s (Chris…

Amy Keller, RN November 15, 2018
Flu Season Fears Rise After Record Death Toll Last Year

After a record 80,000 flu-related deaths last season, the U.S. faces the possibility of another intense influenza spell this fall and winter because of…

Kristin Compton October 22, 2018
Third Valsartan Recall Class Action Filed – Will There Be More?

Lawyers have filed the latest in a string of valsartan class action lawsuits. The filing in Missouri was the third in less than four…

Terry Turner September 26, 2018
Cipro, Levaquin Elevate Risk for Aortic Aneurysm, Researchers Say

Exposure to Cipro, Levaquin and other fluoroquinolones, such as Avelox, is “highly associated with risk for aortic aneurysm and dissection,” researchers found. Aortic…

Kristin Compton September 18, 2018
Transvaginal Mesh Victim ‘Satisfied’ by Revised Verdict of $20M

A woman awarded $35 million after suffering severe injuries from Johnson & Johnson’s Prolift transvaginal mesh is ‘satisfied’ by a federal judge’s revised…

Kristin Compton September 17, 2018
FDA Finds Second Cancer-Causing Impurity in Some Valsartan Heart Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found a second cancer-causing impurity in three lots of the popular blood pressure medicine valsartan. The…

Terry Turner September 14, 2018
Delaware Court Tosses Out-of-State Talc Lawsuits

A Delaware court has tossed out lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson from non-residents who claimed the company’s talcum powder caused ovarian cancer. There…

Terry Turner September 13, 2018
2018 FDA Updates on Valsartan, FAQS

Federal drug regulators continue to investigate how a cancer-causing chemical contaminated some blood-pressure medicine taken by millions of Americans called valsartan. The U.S. Food…

Michelle Llamas September 6, 2018
Abilify Test Cases Heading to Trial After Settlement Deadline Passes

A federal court’s deadline to work out a settlement in 1,600 lawsuits over antipsychotic drug Abilify has passed. No settlement has been announced.

Terry Turner September 4, 2018

Testing Positive for COVID-19: It Felt Like I Had a Compression Belt Around My Chest

COVID-19: A Consumer’s Guide to the Coronavirus

Paraquat Lawsuits Filed Over Link to Parkinson’s Disease

Erika Sward of American Lung Association Reveals the Dangers of Vaping and IQOS

Think Twice Before Stopping Your Drug Cold-Turkey – A Lesson for Toby on ‘This Is Us’

Flu Season Fears Rise After Record Death Toll Last Year

Third Valsartan Recall Class Action Filed – Will There Be More?

Cipro, Levaquin Elevate Risk for Aortic Aneurysm, Researchers Say

Transvaginal Mesh Victim ‘Satisfied’ by Revised Verdict of $20M

FDA Finds Second Cancer-Causing Impurity in Some Valsartan Heart Drugs

Delaware Court Tosses Out-of-State Talc Lawsuits

2018 FDA Updates on Valsartan, FAQS

Abilify Test Cases Heading to Trial After Settlement Deadline Passes