Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly were ordered by a Louisiana jury to pay $9 billion in damages over Actos being linked to bladder cancer. Takeda, a Japanese drug maker, allegedly knew about the potential serious link between the drug and cancer, but did not inform…
A court order filed on April 2, 2014 showed that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, settled 76 Topamax cases in Philadelphia, according to The Legal Intelligencer. Plaintiffs claimed the drug, taken while pregnant, resulted in birth defects. Terms of the settlement have yet…
A study in the American Society of Clinical Oncology published by a group of German researchers found “no increased risk [of prostate cancer] in hypogonadal men on long-term testosterone treatment.” The study, “Long-term treatment with testosterone undecanoate injections and its effect of prostate c
Recent studies have suggested that Risperdal (risperidone), a medication prescribed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, can cause serious side effects, including abnormal breast development in boys and teens (gynecomastia). Over 400 individuals who used Risperdal and then experienced allege
On March 28, 2014 a motion was filed to combine all of the lawsuits filed against AbbVie Inc., and Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturers of Androgel, a testosterone therapy treatment. Plaintiffs asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to centralize all the cases to the…
Over 400 Risperdal lawsuits have been filed against drug maker Janssen Pharmaceuticals and parent company, Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Over 100 of those involve claims of “gynecomastia,” or abnormal breast enlargement in males. How is this antipsychotic drug tied to gynecomastia? Risperidone Prescribed
On January 31, 2014, the FDA released a drug safety communication concerning testosterone products like AndroGel and Testim. They stated they were investigating the “risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in men taking FDA-approved testosterone products.” They based the release of the communication
After a recent study raised concerns about testosterone replacement therapy and the risk of heart attacks, health experts are weighing in on the potential misuse of the therapy. AndroGel, for example, was initially approved in 2000 for the treatment of primary hypogonadism (a condition in…
Several studies over the last few years have linked antipsychotic drugs like Risperdal (risperidone) to serious side effects like gynecomastia (abnormal breast growth in males) and diabetes. To date, over 400 Risperdal lawsuits have been filed in courts across the nation, with plaintiffs claiming th
Risperdal manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) faces over 400 lawsuits alleging it failed to warn patients and healthcare providers about the serious side effects of the drug. Now, according to court documents, another Risperdal lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of California. Benjamin
The FDA is currently investigating the risk of heart attack, stroke and death among individuals using a form of testosterone therapy treatment. The FDA made it clear that testosterone products are approved “only for use in men who lack or have low testosterone levels in…
Approved in October 2010, Pradaxa is prescribed to patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, to help reduce the risk of stroke. A blood thinner similar to warfarin, Pradaxa was initially marketed as being superior to warfarin because it required no dietary restrictions or blood monitoring. Wit