Lawsuits against Pfizer alleging that its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor (a torvastatin) – a statin taken by millions of Americans – caused Type 2 diabetes continue to mount, as the first bellwe...
Medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard may have known about its Recovery inferior vena cava (IVC) blood filter’s risks for complications before receiving permission to market it, according to an NBC Ne...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that Type 2 diabetes drugs in the Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors class may cause severe joint pain. A new warning will be added to the lab...
Testimony from a Johnson & Johnson biochemist revealed the company hid study results linking its antipsychotic drug Risperdal to dangerous hormonal levels from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first drug to treat loss of female sex drive this week. The agency’s approval of Addyi (flibanserin) – dubbed by the media as the “little pink...
When the U.S. House of Representatives approved the 21 st Century Cures Act on July 10, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ability to protect consumers was one step closer to losing strength. Th...
The manufacturers of endoscopes linked to superbug outbreaks failed to receive clearance before marketing their devices, failed to issue adequate cleaning instructions and failed to report adverse eve...
Prescription drug abuse reached epidemic levels in the U.S. in the last decade. As the world’s leader and trendsetter in a multitude of areas, the country has a history of setting examples for the res...
Victims of transvaginal mesh injuries earned another victory over device manufacturers. C.R. Bard agreed to pay $200 million to settle roughly 3,000 cases, concluding about 20 percent of remaining law...
Medical device giant Zimmer took a loss over the Durom Cup hip replacement system after a Los Angeles jury awarded $9.2 million to a man who says the implant caused him permanent injuries. Gary Kline,...
