New language has been added to leading shingles vaccine Shingrix over concerns that the injection may be responsible for an increased risk of a rare neurological autoimmune disease known as GBS, or Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
GBS occurs when the patient’s immune system attacks their nerve cells. It is diagnosed just 3,000 to 6,000 times a year and has been linked as a side effect of other vaccines as well, including ...
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It’s been a good year for GlaxoSmithKline. Just one year after its Shingrix shingles vaccine was approved by the FDA, the drug is in such high demand that availability has become an issue and the drug manufacturer is ramping up production to meet the growing need.
“We understand that this is a challenging situation to manage, and GSK is fully committed to expediting resupply throughout 2018. Going forward, providers and ...
continue reading...After considering the data, every member of an FDA advisory panel convened this month voted to recommend the approval of Shingrix – a new shingles vaccine developed and marketed by GlaxoSmithKline.
Data was not based solely on efficacy, or effectiveness. Rather, the data also took the vaccine’s safety into consideration. Panel members were “very impressed” with that data on both fronts and – according to Reuters – believe that ...
continue reading...Some would say that when the manager of biostatistics of a multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical corporation tells you that there is something wrong with the data you’re using to bring a drug to market, you might want to listen to that person. However, if allegations in a new lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline are proven true, the other option is to try to get away with firing the biostatistician and move on.
Such are ...
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Reuters reports that Zofran maker GlaxoSmithKline has asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to centralize all pending Zofran birth defect lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation. The pharmaceutical giant has requested the Zofran lawsuits be consolidated in federal court in Pennsylvania, near the company’s U.S. headquarters.
Zofran is an antiemetic drug used to treat nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery patients. Zofran is also frequently prescribed ...
continue reading...Recognizing the number of cases currently filed against it; and the potential for a significant number more, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmtihKline has requested that all Zofran birth defect lawsuits be consolidated into one multi-district litigation, or MDL.
MDLs are generally used as a tool for increasing the efficiency of of legal proceedings when a number of similar lawsuits are filed. When a large number of lawsuits are filed across a range of ...
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