Consumer Alert! Chantix Cardiovascular Warnings
As my regular readers are aware, I have always maintained the position that Chantix was a drug that simply didn’t need to be on the market. Sure, smoking is an independent risk factor for a number of serious medical conditions. But with the high risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts that so frequently occur in
Read MoreActos Bladder Cancer Warning
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. This is just horrible news. Today the FDA issued a distrubing warning of an association between the drug Actos and bladder cancer. The warning comes after a review of data from a five-year analysis of an ongoing study of Actos by
Read MoreFDA Says Antiepilepsy Drugs Topamax and Depakote Cause Birth Defects
It is a confirmed fact that women with epilepsy comprise one-half of a percent of all pregnancies in America. These women are often treated with the antiepilepsy drugs such as Topamax or Depakote. The highest doses of Depakote (1500 mg per day or greater) and phenobarbital (150 mg per day or day or greater) pose
Read MoreBaycol All Over Again – New Zocor Rhabdomyolysis Warning
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney at The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. In 2001, I had the privilege of representing hundreds of victims of the statin drug Baycol. All of my clients suffered rhabdomyolysis, and I was a lead attorney in the consolidated litigation that was based in the Philadelphia Court of Common
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