Finding out what medications are supposed to do is a great way to know when they are going wrong. Pharmacology has given us a number of medications that have produced near miracles in patients. Think for a moment how many new treatments have emerged over the last 50 years for diseases thanks to the hard…
Keeping children safe from medication errors requires awareness. At the Showard Law Firm, we help patients who have been the victims of medications that have not performed as they were intended. A variety of medications for several different illnesses and conditions have caused serious side effects for patients, and personal injury attorneys in Tucson make…
Experience is an important element of Tucson personal injury lawyers. Each day, people in the Tucson area find a need for a personal injury attorney. In some cases, car accident victims need someone to help them get the compensation they deserve after a car accident that was no fault of their own. In other cases,…
The jury in first Actos lawsuit to reach trial has been informed that the Actos maker Takeda has allegedly been aware of a link between Actos and bladder cancer since 2004. In the first of thousands of Actos lawsuits to reach trial, the jury in the case (Cooper v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc., CGC-12-518535) has…
A woman who lost her husband to Actos bladder cancer has been awarded a total of $8 million in damages by a California jury. A woman who lost her husband to bladder cancer has been awarded a total of $8 million in damages by a California jury who, after eight days of deliberation, ruled that…
Jury selection starts today in the first trial against Takeda alleging the diabetes drug Actos caused bladder cancer. There are more than 3,000 similar claims pending. The Plaintiff, Jack Cooper, is suffering with bladder cancer and alleges that Takeda’s U. S. unit didn’t adequlately warn potential patients that Actos could cause the disease. The FDA…
A Maryland judge dismissed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over the DuPuy ASR™ hip implant after the plaintiff, a former dancer, withdrew her claim. A jury had already been chosen in Upper Marlboro, Md., when Moira Jackson’s attorney requested the withdrawal. According to the legal news website HarrisMartin.com, the lawsuit was withdrawn from state…
The third quarter Bayer stockholder’s newsletter provided the following update about the YAZ®, YASMIN®, Ocella™ and Gianvi® liability litigation ongoing in the U.S.: As of October 15, 2012, the number of lawsuits pending in the United States and served upon Bayer was about 12,400. In addition, about 720 asserted claims were pending that have not…
Qualitest, a Huntsville, Alabama, subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, has voluntarily recalled 101 lots of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets. The company said some of the tablets may contain more acetaminophen than the label claims. Hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen (the generic version of Vicodin) are used for moderate to moderately severe pain. Increased acetaminophen levels…
A new study has determined that the FDA-required patient medication guides meant to explain risks associated with prescribed drugs are “of little value” because “they are too complex and difficult to understand,” especially for those with limited reading skills. The researchers, who published their findings in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that only…