Category: Dangerous Drugs

NEW MEXICO DANGEROUS DRUGS – AVANDIA RESEARCHERS TIED TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS

According to Bloomberg News, 94% of researchers who found positive results from using Avandia had financial ties to pharmaceutical companies. Avandia is a controversial diabetes drug that has been linked to increased sharp increased risk of heart attack and death. Despite the FDA’s issuance of a formal safety alert concerning the risks associated with Avandia,… read more

New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – FDA Conflicts of Interest Compromise Our Safety

Recent allegations of research collaboration between the FDA’s top drug official – Dr. Janet Woodcock – and a pharmaceutical company underscore the potential for conflicts of interests and the high stakes involved in drug marketing. In fact, over the years the FDA has been involved in many conflicts of interest involving dangerous drugs. In August… read more

New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – GlaxoSmithKline Has Duty To Warn Of Avandia Risks

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has recently issued a report on Avandia, a controversial drug produced by GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) to control diabetes. According to the report, GSK knew of possible heart attack risks tied to Avandia many years before the information became public. The report unequivocally states “GSK had a duty to sufficiently warn patients… read more

New Mexico Women Taking Yaz At Risk For Gallbladder Disease

Despite growing claims of gallbladder problems and increased litigation, Bayer Health Care Inc. continues to market Yaz and Yasmin, without adequate warning of the potential gallbladder risks. If you’ve been taking one of these birth control pills, contact a New Mexico personal injury attorney immediately for more information. The popular birth control pill Yaz, and… read more

Harvard Study Links Avandia To Increased Risk of Heart Attack

A soon-to-be-published report by the American Diabetes Association has found that the number of heart attacks by diabetic patients who took Avandia is double that of those who took a different oral diabetic medication. In the study, Harvard University researchers analyzed clinical data from more than 26,375 patients from 2000 to 2006 in the Boston… read more

New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – Wyeth v. Levine Should Apply To Generic Drugs

In a victory for consumers, last Friday the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court that individuals may sue generic drug makers in state court for the “failure to warn” consumers of potentially dangerous side effects from taking their drugs. This decision shadows last March’s Supreme Court decision in Wyeth v. Levine,… read more

New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Gaining Momentum

Last week an Ohio woman, Mae Walker, filed a lawsuit against the maker of the popular birth-control pill Yaz. She joins hundreds of women across the county claiming that the company – Bayer – failed to warn about the serious, and possibly life-threatening side effects of taking Yaz. Walker’s suit alleges that she developed deep… read more