Category: Dangerous Drugs

Attorneys across the country are investigating claims against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and Co., manufacturers of popular diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro. These drugs may cause gastroparesis, or paralysis of the stomach. Gastroparesis is not only uncomfortable and difficult for patients to experience, but it is also an incurable condition. Manufacturers[…]

Settlement News Bayer and Johnson & Johnson agreed to resolve nationwide litigation over its blood thinner, Xarelto, for $775 million. The litigation involves over 22,000 cases in both federal and state court.  Xarelto has been linked to internal bleeding, including cerebral or gastrointestinal hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and, in some instances,[…]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017 – and the agency says synthetic opioids (e.g. Fentanyl) were involved in nearly 50,000 of them. Even more horrifying is that the number of opioid-related drug overdoses continues to grow, and Pennsylvania was one of[…]

Tris Pharma is recalling three lots of Infants’ Ibuprofen Concentrated Oral Suspension – or liquid ibuprofen – because the product may contain a higher concentration of the medication than intended, leading it to be a dangerous drug. The recalled infants’ pain reliever and fever reducer is sold at stores like CVS, Wal-Mart, and Family Dollar.[…]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants everyone – doctors, parents, caregivers and the general public – to know that using codeine and tramadol can both result in fatal consequences for kids. Because of how dangerous the two drugs can be, the administration now requires that certain information be added to the labels of the[…]