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Manufacturers of dangerous drugs should not be immune from liability
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
FDA AVANDIA Hearing – Day Two update
The officials voting today were presented with multiple choice questions. Question three had a choice of A. The data provides sufficient evidence to raise significant safety concerns in diabetes type 2 patients taking Rosiglitazone (Avandia). B. The data does not provide sufficient evidence to raise significant safety concerns in diabetes type 2 patients taking Avandia…. read more
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Today officials meet again in Gaithersburg, Maryland to discuss the fate of the diabetes drug Avandia. FDA decision-makers are given instructions to answer multiple-choice questions that start with the following: Please select the following: A. Avandia (Rosiglitazone) should continue on the market and the black box warning should be removed. B…. read more
Today, July 13th, 2010, the FDA is currently hosting a hearing regarding the dangerous drug Avandia. Please see our links in MEDIA to view recent news clips from CNN. As Albuquerque personal injury attorneys, we believe Avandia is harmful and consequently should be removed from the market. If you or a loved one has taken… read more
New Reports Link Avandia To Increased Risk Of Heart Attack
This past week new studies reported that Avandia poses a substantially greater risk of heart attacks for its users. Avandia is a diabetes drug prescribed to thousands of diabetics in New Mexico and throughout the United States. In one study, published by the AMA, researchers studied more than 227,000 people who took Avandia and found… read more
Chondrolysis linked to intra-articular infusions
Medical Article Published in June of Nursing 2010 by Joan Ferlo Todd, RN. The article discussed the injury caused to people who have undergone shoulder arthroscopy. **this article is no longer available.
Please see our Avandia information page to learn about the most up-to-date news on the harmful diabetes drug. The attorneys and lawyers at the Branch Law Firm can help you take action against the pharmaceutical giant Glaxo Smith Kline, makers of the diabetes drug Avandia; also known as Rosiglitazone.
Reglan is a prescription drug pushed by pharmaceutical companies to patients to treat Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Many studies dating back from the 1970s have shown that Reglan is ineffective in resolving GER and GERD. A 2006 study published in Nature Clinical Practice: Gastroenterology & Hepatology concluded that “the evidence base for… read more
Tragic New Mexico Car Accident Kills Cyclist
A 19-year old bicyclist riding cross-country to raise money for breast cancer research died after being struck by a car. He was part of a team of cyclists riding to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The car/bike collision occurred near Laguna, New Mexico, about 50 miles west of Albuquerque. Witnesses report that… read more
Traumatic Brain Injuries In Thousands of Troops Go Undiagnosed
Recent studies have revealed that the military medical system has failed to diagnose traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s) in hundreds, if not thousands, of troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many times, these individuals receive little or no treatment for the effects of these debilitating injuries. TBIs from the war are often mild and occur… read more