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Truvada Maker Gilead Faces Patent Lawsuit From U.S. Government

Dangerous DrugBy Sarah Showard January 16, 2020

Truvada maker Gilead Sciences, Inc. has recently become the target of over 1,000 lawsuits alleging bone loss and related injuries. However, the company is facing a new lawsuit of a different sort – and from an unlikely party. On November 6, 2019, the United States, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services,…

California Court OKs TDF Toxicity Lawsuits Against Gilead

Dangerous DrugBy Sarah Showard March 7, 2019

Earlier this month, the Superior Court of California ruled that personal injury lawsuits filed against Gilead Science, Inc. over its drug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) can proceed. The company had attempted to dismiss the cases, which allege that HIV/AIDS medications based on TDF cause permanent kidney and bone damage. The court rejected all but one…