Presently, there are over 800 AndroGel lawsuits pending against manufacturer AbbVie, all of which are seeking compensation for expenses and damages incurred as a result of alleged side effects linked to the testosterone therapy. These claims, which have been consolidated along with other lesser-known claims against testosterone replacement products, are awaiting... Read more »

Off-label use of prescription medications, a common practice that healthcare providers have long relied on and that pharmaceutical companies have profited from, has become the subject of a great deal of controversy. Billions in settlements have been paid out to patients who were allegedly harmed as a result of the off-label... Read more »

Heart disease is one of the leading killers of both men and women in the United States, and experts across several medical fields have spent entire careers studying the direct or indirect causes of this destructive and chronic illness. In a recent study conducted by leading endocrinologists, researchers have uncovered... Read more »

JAMA Internal Medicine recently published a study by Charles Seife that highlights a profound flaw in how consumers obtain information about clinical drug trials. According to the New York University professor, only 4 percent of questionable practices or violations discovered by health regulators during pharmaceutical trials ever reaches the public.... Read more »

On March 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on the testosterone heart attack risk for males using supplements to combat low levels of testosterone caused by aging. The FDA has required a labeling change to inform patients and the medical community of the possible increased risk... Read more »

For aging men, testosterone replacement therapy can help combat some of the physiological symptoms of decreasing testosterone levels – a condition known as “Low-T.” However, much like female hormone replacement therapy, Low-T treatments have come under increasing scrutiny for potential side effects and unexpected life-threatening ailments in patients receiving therapy... Read more »

Twelve plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, claiming the drug caused their spouse or themselves to develop bladder cancer. Each Actos lawsuit will be added to the ongoing multidistrict litigation in the Western District of Louisiana. Actos is an oral diabetes medication used to control blood sugar levels in... Read more »

Testosterone replacement therapy has been touted as the key to male vitality, enhanced libido and physical performance. After all, this powerful male hormone helps guys maintain muscle mass, sperm production and the all-important sex drive. Some four percent of men in their 60’s are taking testosterone supplements, according to a... Read more »

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has relied in recent years on The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System, also known as FAERS, to generate data for its QuarterWatch drug safety reports. FAERS is the federal government’s primary watchdog program for identifying adverse patient events from... Read more »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve any type of testosterone replacement therapy as a treatment for age-associated low testosterone levels, otherwise known as “Low T.” Yet manufacturers of testosterone supplements have aggressively marketed products like Androgel to thousands of middle aged American men who believed they... Read more »