Category Archives: Dangerous Drugs
Woman files Malpractice Lawsuit after Improper Pseudotumor Cerebri Treatment causes Blindness
Earlier this month, a woman filed a medical malpractice lawsuit based on claims that a doctor’s failure to properly her pseudotumor cerebri resulted in her blindness. Jenoise Callahan filed the malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Scott Bledsoe and Wesley Medical Center on May 13 in Kansas. Here, she claims that she … read more
Family Files Invokana Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The diabetes drug Invokana and other drugs in the SGLT2 inhibitor class have been associated with a number of very serious and potentially fatal side effects, including diabetic ketoacidosis, heart attacks, stroke, and kidney damage. Recently, the family of a woman named Ide Mae Jones Jackson filed a wrongful death … read more
FDA Warns Diabetes Medications could cause Dangerously high Blood Acid Levels
In recent years, multiple diabetes medications have been linked with serious and even fatal side effects. Now, the FDA warns that some members of a newer class of type 2 diabetes medications may cause ketoacidosis, a condition where levels of blood acids become dangerously high. On May 15, 2015, the … read more
Takeda Pays $2.37 Billion for Actos Cancer Lawsuits
On Wednesday, April 29, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. agreed to pay $2.7 billion to settle lawsuits brought in the United States by plaintiffs who claim that the diabetes drug Actos caused their bladder cancer. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, Takeda agreed put the money aside for plaintiffs if the … read more
Government Recovers $3 Billion Paxil, Avandia Settlement for Illegal Promotion, Failure to Report
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline agreed to plead guilty and to pay $3 billion in fines over its handling of some of the company’s blockbuster medications. According to The New York Times, the drug maker plead guilty to criminal charges involving the illegal promotion of popular antidepressants including Paxil and a … read more
NaturaLyte Liquid Bicarbonate Recalled for Risk of Infection
The FDA announced a recall of NaturaLyte Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate, 6.4 liters made by Fresenius Medical Care North America due to a higher risk for infection. According to the recall, affected lots may develop higher bacteria levels than allowed by the drug maker. According to reports, lab results identified the … read more
FDA to Review Diabetes Drug Saxagliptin Heart Risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement announcing that it will be investigating a possible link between the diabetes drug saxagliptin and an increase in the risk for heart failure. According to the agency, its decision to investigate is based on results from a study published last … read more
FDA to Review Link Between Testosterone Therapy and Heart Attack
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will be reviewing the safety of testosterone therapy after reading results from two recent studies showing it could increase the risk for heart attack and other cardiovascular problems. “FDA is investigating the risk of stroke, heart attack and death in … read more
Pfizer Accused of Deceptively Marketing Lipitor
A new whistleblower lawsuit accuses Pfizer Inc., manufacturer of the cholesterol-lowering prescription drug Lipitor, of deceptive marketing practices resulting in fraud. The lawsuit was filed by Health Support Awareness Inc. on behalf of the federal government under the federal False Claims Act that permits entities or private citizens to bring … read more
