According to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine, the Mirena IUD is more effective than usual medical treatment in reducing the effect of heavy menstrual bleeding on…
According to a recent article in Bloomberg, Mirena IUD manufacturer Bayer AG’s stocks fell by 2.8 percent after a Pennsylvania woman sued the company for failing to provide adequate…
Drug company Bayer Pharmaceuticals has been knee-deep in litigation over the past several years due to the reported side effects of birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, which have been found in…
If you have had a heart valve replacement and are taking Pradaxa, speak to your doctor right away about your treatment. On December 19, 2012, the FDA issued a safety announcement warning…
According to a recent ruling by U.S. Federal District Judge Rodney Sippel, Organon USA Inc. must release documents they had previously tried to conceal concerning the safety of NuvaRing…
It's been on the market only two years—since October 2010—but the anticoagulant drug, Pradaxa, has already caused more than 500 deaths in the United States. Doctors report feeling…
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal indicates that women who use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy…
Have you bought a medical prescription drug online recently? If so, you were at a high risk of being scammed. According to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, less than three percent…
Mothers who took the antidepressant Zoloft during pregnancy may be at an increased risk of giving birth to children with birth defects, including heart, abdominal, and cranial deformities….
On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federal Zoloft lawsuits in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Since…
The Zoloft birth defects MDL, established in April 2012 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, continues to expand. It started out with 57 cases, but as of September 2012, had grown to at least…
In August 2008, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all NuvaRing lawsuits into the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Since then, the…