Category: Dangerous Drugs
NEW MEXICO DANGEROUS DRUGS – AVANDIA RESEARCHERS TIED TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
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May 02, 2024
According to Bloomberg News, 94% of researchers who found positive results from using Avandia had financial ties to pharmaceutical companies. Avandia is a controversial diabetes drug that has been linked to increased sharp increased risk of heart attack and death. Despite the FDA’s issuance of a formal safety alert concerning the risks associated with Avandia,… read more
FDA Removes 500 Unapproved Prescription Drugs From The Market
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May 02, 2024
The FDA has announced that it will be seeking to remove nearly 500 unapproved prescription drugs from the market. In a statement, the director of compliance at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research notes that they “don’t know what’s in them, whether they work properly, or how they are made.” If believe you may… read more
FDA’s Avandia Restrictions – A “Victory” For Consumer Safety
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May 02, 2024
In a victory for consumers, the FDA finally restricted sales of Avandia in the United States (as well as suspending all use in Europe.) However, as noted in the New York Times, the dangers associated with Avandia only came to light after a cardiologist analyzed data from clinical trials that GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of the… read more
Manufacturers of dangerous drugs should not be immune from liability
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May 02, 2024
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has recently submitted a question to the Food and Drug Administration requesting a response to its position on immunity. At issue is the claim by manufacturers that because the FDA regulates prescription drugs, once the drugs they make have received FDA “approval,” drug manufacturers cannot be held liable for… read more
Medical Malpractice Reform Should Focus On Patient Safety
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May 02, 2024
Medical Malpractice reform has been receiving much attention recently with the introduction of H.R. 5, which seeks to impose national tort reform measures, including the imposition of caps on non-economic damages as well as potentially taking away the right to trial by jury in some medical malpractice cases. As New Mexico medical malpractice lawyers, we… read more
New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – GlaxoSmithKline Has Duty To Warn Of Avandia Risks
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Mar 16, 2024
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has recently issued a report on Avandia, a controversial drug produced by GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) to control diabetes. According to the report, GSK knew of possible heart attack risks tied to Avandia many years before the information became public. The report unequivocally states “GSK had a duty to sufficiently warn patients… read more
New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – Wyeth v. Levine Should Apply To Generic Drugs
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Mar 16, 2024
In a victory for consumers, last Friday the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court that individuals may sue generic drug makers in state court for the “failure to warn” consumers of potentially dangerous side effects from taking their drugs. This decision shadows last March’s Supreme Court decision in Wyeth v. Levine,… read more
New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Gaining Momentum
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Mar 16, 2024
Last week an Ohio woman, Mae Walker, filed a lawsuit against the maker of the popular birth-control pill Yaz. She joins hundreds of women across the county claiming that the company – Bayer – failed to warn about the serious, and possibly life-threatening side effects of taking Yaz. Walker’s suit alleges that she developed deep… read more
New Mexico Women Taking Yaz At Risk For Gallbladder Disease
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Mar 16, 2024
Despite growing claims of gallbladder problems and increased litigation, Bayer Health Care Inc. continues to market Yaz and Yasmin, without adequate warning of the potential gallbladder risks. If you’ve been taking one of these birth control pills, contact a New Mexico personal injury attorney immediately for more information. The popular birth control pill Yaz, and… read more
Harvard Study Links Avandia To Increased Risk of Heart Attack
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Mar 16, 2024
A soon-to-be-published report by the American Diabetes Association has found that the number of heart attacks by diabetic patients who took Avandia is double that of those who took a different oral diabetic medication. In the study, Harvard University researchers analyzed clinical data from more than 26,375 patients from 2000 to 2006 in the Boston… read more
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