Nexium Lawsuit Consolidation in Federal Multidistrict Litigation Sought
A panel of federal judges has scheduled oral arguments for late next month to consider whether to consolidate all federal Nexium lawsuits, which involve common allegations that AstraZeneca failed to...
View ArticleActos Hip Fracture Warnings Should Be Updated Due to Severe Risk: Study
The warning label for the popular diabetes drug Actos, as well as the already heavily restricted drug Avandia, should be updated to include stronger warnings about a potential increased risk of hip...
View ArticleNexium Injury Lawsuits Centralized in Federal Multidistrict Litigation
A federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) has been established for all Nexium bone fracture lawsuits, centralizing all complaints filed in U.S. District Courts throughout the country before Judge Dale...
View ArticleProlia Femur Fracture Warning Issued to Doctors in Canada
A warning has been provided by Canadian health officials about the potential risk of sudden femur fractures associated with side effects of Prolia, an osteoporosis drug sold by Amgen. However, it does...
View ArticleNexium Lawsuit Filed By 512 Plaintiffs Over Fractures, Bone Problems
A massive product liability lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of more than 500 plaintiffs who allege they suffered fractures and bone...
View ArticleFederal Trial Over Fosamax Femur Fracture Set to Begin Next Week
The first federal trial over claims that Fosamax causes sudden femur fractures is set to begin next week. Following a mistrial declared last month in a New Jersey state court lawsuit, a case filed by...
View ArticleFracture Risk from Nexium, Other Heartburn Drugs Draw Warning in Canada
Canadian health officials are warning citizens that certain heart burn drugs, such as Nexium and Prevacid, could increase the risk of bone fractures. Health Canada issued a warning on April 4,...
View ArticleJury Returns Defense Verdict in Fosamax Femur Fracture Lawsuit
Following more than three weeks of trial, in what was the first complete Fosamax femur fracture lawsuit to go to court, a New Jersey jury has returned a defense verdict in favor of Merck, determining...
View ArticleMagnesium Sulfate Could Damage Newborns’ Bones During Pre-Labor
Magnesium sulfate injections used to treat pre-term labor could cause bone problems in newborns, according to new warnings issued by federal drug regulators. In a new drug safety communication issued...
View ArticleProlia Side Effects Increase Risk of Low-Trauma Fractures: Public Citizen
A prominent consumer watchdog group is warning that the Amgen bone drug Prolia could increase the risk of sudden bone fractures, which may occur with little or no trauma at all. In the latest edition...
View ArticleFDA Sued For Not Warning of Nexium, Prilosec Health Risks
The prominent consumer watchdog group Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seeking to force the agency to add black box warnings to Nexium, Prilosec, and...
View ArticleTrampoline Fractures Sent More than 250K People to ER Over Past Decade
While health experts have been warning parents for years about the risks associated with home trampolines, a new study indicates that more than a quarter million people were sent to the emergency room...
View ArticleAntipsychotic Drug Side Effects May Increase Risk of Elderly Falls,...
Canadian researchers indicate that new-generation antipsychotic medications, such as the blockbuster drugs Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel and others, appear to increase the risk of falls and bone...
View ArticleInvokana Fracture Problems, Bone Strength Risks Draw FDA Warning
Federal health regulators have announced new warnings about the potential side effects of Invokana and Invokamet, indicating that the new-generation diabetes drugs will carry stronger information about...
View ArticleInvokana Risks Continue to Emerge As More People Switch to New Diabetes...
Although Invokana has only been on the market for two years, it has already become one of the top selling brand-name diabetes drugs on the market in the U.S. However, as more and more patients are...
View ArticleFlomax, Rapaflo Side Effects May Increase Fall and Fracture Risks For Older...
New research suggests that side effects of certain prostate medications, such as Flomax, Uroxatral, and Rapaflo, may increase the risk of falls and fractures among elderly men. In a study published...
View ArticleBariatric Weight Loss Sugery May Increase Fracture Risk: Study
New research suggests that patients who undergo bariatric surgeries for weight loss may face a much higher risk of fractures than patients who do not have bariatric surgery. In a study published in...
View ArticleActos Side Effects May Increase Risk of Bone Fractures, Weight Gain: Study
The findings of a new research raise further concerns about the potential side effects of Actos, suggesting that the diabetes drug already linked to a risk of bladder cancer may also increase the risk...
View ArticleKidney Risks with Nexium, Prilosec, Other PPIs Highlight Concerns Over...
Concerns are mounting over the potential risk of kidney injury from side effects of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), raising questions about the long-term use of the popular class of heartburn drugs,...
View ArticleInvokana Case Alleges Diabetes Drug Caused Kidney Failure, Bone Fracture,...
According to allegations raised in a recently filed product liability lawsuit, side effects of Invokana caused a Tennessee woman to suffer kidney failure, a bone fracture and other injuries after she...
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