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As many may have heard over the past several months Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix has been linked to serious side effects including suicidal thought and suicidal behavior. When evidence...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an “Early Communication” about a possible link between the blockbuster cholesterol medication Vytorin and an increased risk of cancer. The...

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Over the past year problems with Chinese products being imported to the United States have been well documented. Whether it was the seemingly never-ending recalls of Chinese-made toys...

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Last week 10 former and current editors and authors of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine showed exactly how they feel about the issue of preemption by filing a brief in the Supreme...

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Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis is a rare fibrosing disorder that develops in the context of renal insufficiency. This extremely debilitating and painful disease has been strongly linked to the...

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Late last week generic drug maker, Actavis Totowa, announced a voluntary recall of all medications produced at their Little Falls, New Jersey facility. The recall was issued after an FDA...

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Levaquin is and antibiotic medication that was recently given a “black box” warning from the FDA. Levaquin is in a class of antibiotic medications known as fluoroquinolones that are used to...

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A federal judge in Indiana has vacated his previous ruling that wrongful death claims brought against the makers of Paxil were preempted by federal regulations. This reversal will now allow...

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Last week the FDA announced that fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs, like Levaquin and Cipro, would now carry the agency’s strictest warning. Antimicrobial drugs are used to treat or prevent...

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Yesterday as the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs was holding a hearing on why veterans were being given the “suicide-inducing drug” Chantix, an Alabama attorney was busy filing the first...

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A new report from the Washington Times today claims that former Veterans' Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi called on his friends at the VA for answers concerning Pfizer’s smoking cessation...

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A new study out of Spain has tied a popular class of antidepressant medications, which includes Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, and Prozac, to yet another dangerous side effect. The class known as...

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Preemption has been a hot topic throughout the pharmaceutical and legal fields for some time now and as we move closer to monumental decision from the Supreme Court on the issue it has become...

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The administrix of the estate of Elizabeth Starr has filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania based Mylan Pharmaceuticals. The company was responsible for the distribution of improperly...

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Over the last decade the number of Americans affected by diabetes has drastically increased. According to a new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 24 million...

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