FDA Issues New Labeling for Fluoroquinolone Drugs
A few months ago, I told you how popular Fluoroquinolone antibiotics like Cipro and Avelox were associated with an increased risk of dissection and aneurysm within 60 days of using the medication. Now, the FDA is changing the labeling but not to warn of aneurysms. There is a new concern with fluoroquinolone drugs – severe,
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Zyprexa Can Cause Deadly Skin Disease and More
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for the Michael Brady Lynch Firm. The FDA just issued another warning for a drug that has a history of dangerous side effects. The antipsychotic drug, olanzapine, which is also known by brand name Zyprexa can lead to a deadly skin condition called Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia
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FDA Confirms Abilify Leads to Compulsive Gambling
It sounded too sensational to be true. How can an FDA approved medication produce such a strange side effect? People thought the victims of Abilify were simply lying. Now, thousands who tragically developed compulsive gambling behaviors from taking Abilify feel vindicated. The FDA announced that they would change the labeling on Abilify to reflect not
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Taxotere Disfigures Breast Cancer Survivors
One in eight women will receive the horrendous, life-crushing news that they have breast cancer. Almost 300,000 U.S. women every year are diagnosed with this frightening and awful disease. The biggest wish these women have is to beat cancer and get their life back. They want to go back to feeling and looking like the
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Prilosec and other PPIs Double the Risk of Deadly Kidney Damage
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. The FDA oversees advertising claims for prescription drug ads. Segments must list all the risks associated with the drug in an effort to educate consumers. What happens when a drug is available without a prescription (i.e. over-the-counter, OTC)? The FDA doesn’t
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FDA Finally Admits Onglyza Causes Heart Failure
Two years after the FDA promised to look into claims of heart failure in patients taking medications containing saxagliptin such as the popular diabetes medications Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR, the agency at long last acknowledged the risks that consumer advocates have warned about for years. The FDA finally mandated a labeling for all drugs containing
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Praxbind: A Band-Aid for Pradaxa’s Bleeding Epidemic
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. FDA and Pradaxa manufacturer, Boehringer Ingelheim are scrambling to rectify a huge mistake when Pradaxa the FDA agreed to fast-track the drug. Faulty studies and negligent marketing labeled Pradaxa as the safest and most effective blood thinner on the market. Now,
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Women are Dying from Talcum Powder and J&J Doesn’t Care
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for the Michael Brady Lynch Firm. It took one brave individual to stand up and say, “How can you put a value on a life?” This heroic person is Deana Berg. Johnson & Johnson offered her over a million dollars out of court to settle her case
Read MoreAbilify Linked to Gambling Addiction
Each year many brave Americans seek help and treatment for their mental illnesses. This is a courageous step, and each hopes to restore the balance and stability in his or her life. They trust the meds prescribed to them since their lives depend on it. For many, this particular medication is Abilify. It is prescribed
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Jury Orders DePuy to Pay $502M in Defective Hip Implant Lawsuit
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for the Michael Brady Lynch Firm. For years, thousands of people have filed lawsuits against manufacturer DePuy Orthopedics and parent company, Johnson & Johnson stating serious injury inflicted from the major design flaws of their metal-on-metal hip replacement systems. Finally, justice has been awarded. DePuy will pay
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