Two new start-up companies now allow users to search the Food and Drug Administration’s drug and device databases to see side-effects and malfunctions experienced by others. For years, the FDA has accepted reports from patients, doctors, and manufacturers, and stored detailed information as part of its effort to monitor the thousands of drugs and medical devices in use across the country. While the data are available on its web site, a user is required to download dozens of large files ...
continue reading...Stryker’s Custom Cranial Implant
Posted November 5, 2009 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
Note to Reader: The FDA classified the recall as a Class I recall, meaning that Stryker’s Custom Cranial Implant Kit could predictably cause serious harm or death.
If you or someone you know has been implanted with a Stryker cranial implant and is suffering side effects or injuries, an individual’s legal rights incur time limits, contact our law firm at once.
Stryker’s Custom Cranial Implant Kit is used during ...
continue reading...Stryker’s Custom Cranial Implant
Posted November 5, 2009 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
Note to Reader: The FDA classified the recall as a Class I recall, meaning that Stryker’s Custom Cranial Implant Kit could predictably cause serious harm or death.
If you or someone you know has been implanted with a Stryker cranial implant and is suffering side effects or injuries, an individual’s legal rights incur time limits, contact our law firm at once.
Stryker’s Custom Cranial Implant Kit is used during ...
continue reading...Psoriasis Drug Linked to Brain Infection and Death
Posted February 23, 2009 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
Raptiva is an injectable drug used for the treatment of psoriasis. It has been discovered to cause a serious brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML. The FDA has confirmed at least three cases of patients who died from PML after using Raptiva more than three years. According to the National Institutes of Health, PML usually lasts for months, 80 percent die within the first six months, and those who survive can be left with severe neurological disabilities.
In October ...
continue reading...Anti-Parkinson’s Drug Leads to Compulsive Behavior
Posted February 19, 2009 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
FEBRUARY 17, 2009 – Requip, a drug designed to treat Parkinson’s Disease and also sold as a treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome, has been linked to compulsive behaviors, including gambling. This is similar to the effects of the drug Mirapex, another dopamine agonist for treating Parkinson’s. As early as 2003, these drugs were known to cause pathological gambling and other compulsive behavior.
continue reading...Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling causes pain and scarring
Posted December 8, 2008 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
December 8, 2008 – The Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling is a medical device used to treat female stress urinary incontinence. The device replaces eroded or weakened muscles in the urethra to support the bladder and reinforces the muscles that control the flow of urine from the body. Many women have had adverse reactions to this device, including impaired healing, vaginal extrusion, and urinary tract erosion. Women who have undergone implanting and removal of the device have suffered ...
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