The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new drug safety communication regarding Invokana and Invokamet (canagliflozin). The safety announcement, which was released on September 10, 2015, adds a new warning to the drug’s label and updates the adverse reactions section with regard to the risk of bone... Read more »

In the August 20, 2015 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, FDA researchers published an article that expressed their concerns regarding testosterone therapy side effects. Specifically, they are concerned about the use of these products by men who have declining testosterone caused by the natural aging process, rather... Read more »

The use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has been increasing, yet some have expressed concerns about potentially life-threatening side effects of testosterone gels, creams, patches, and other products. Cardiovascular complications are of particular concern. Some men have filed lawsuits against a handful of TRT product manufacturers, claiming that the drugs... Read more »

On August 13, 2015, two New York residents filed an AndroGel lawsuit, alleging that the drug caused a stroke on multiple occasions. The plaintiffs, Denis Sitruk and Suzanne Sitruk, have added their complaint to the multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2545, which is proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the... Read more »

Thirteen plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants, claiming that Xarelto, a blood-thinning medication, caused serious and sometimes fatal internal bleeding. The lawsuit names as defendants Janssen Research & Development LLC, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and demands that these parties be held accountable for... Read more »

Some consumer health advocates are staunchly opposed to a new bill that was unanimously approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 21, 2015. H.R. 6 is the 21st Century Cures Act that is being touted by its proponents as being a bipartisan reform package to facilitate medical... Read more »

The surviving spouse of a Mississippi man, Marshall Russell Phillips, has filed a lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care, alleging that Naturalyte caused a fatal heart injury. Nellie Phillips, the widow, and Nelda Neal, the anticipated personal representation of the decedent’s estate, filed the lawsuit on July 1, 2015 in the... Read more »

Defendants named in multiple talc body powder lawsuits have filed a formal request for case centralization. The defendants have asked that the lawsuits filed in New Jersey, which total over 100 with more than 156 plaintiffs, be consolidated into a multicounty litigation (MCL) in the Atlantic County Superior Court before... Read more »

An Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), alleging that Zofran caused heart defects that led to the death of an infant. The Zofran lawsuit is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division. The plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial... Read more »

A Minnesota family filed a Depakote lawsuit against drugmaker Abbott, alleging that the defendants failed to properly communicate the serious risks of using the drug during pregnancy – which is similar to claims made in lawsuits filed with regard to the dangers of Zofran use during pregnancy. The child, a 12-year-old... Read more »