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I was discussing tort reform with a friend today and I heard my favorite term, Jackpot Justice. Of course I convinced my friend of the error of his ways and the utter fallacy of the tort reform movement. However, I got to thinking, what is Jackpot Justice. I better add a disclaimer, after reading this, this is truly a late night rant against the rhetoric of politicians.Now understand one...

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The diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will be labeled with severe warnings about a risk of heart failure to some patients, health officials said Tuesday. The makers of the drugs, GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., have agreed to add the "black-box" warnings, the Food and Drug Administration said. The warnings, the most severe that prescription drugs can bear, stress the...

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The New York Times just had an article about the Drug Avandia. It states that a Congressional committee hearing next Wednesday will try to determine whether federal regulators paid sufficient attention to potential risks of the diabetes drug Avandia. One witness, scheduled to appear at the hearing, claims that Avandia's maker, GlaxoSmithKline, attempted to silence his criticism of the drug....

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The widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia is linked to a greater risk of heart attack and possibly death, a new scientific analysis revealed, and the U.S. government issued a safety alert Monday. The Food and Drug Administration urged diabetics taking the pill to talk to their doctors, but stopped short of forcing a sharper warning label on the drug sold by GlaxoSmithKline PLC of LondonMore...

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On December 13, 2005, Glaxo Smith Kline released a follow up to a prior study comparing the effects of bupropion to other antidepressants. The preliminary study and it follow up are available on the GSK website [insert link to study]. Though not specifically powered to study the effects of Paxil (paroxetine), GSK concluded "In this study, the use of paroxetine in the first trimester of...

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STUDY FUNDED BY JOHNSON & JOHNSON FINDS A TWO-FOLD INCREASE IN THE RISK OF THROMBOEMBOLISM AMONG ORTHO EVRA USERSIn a study prepared by I3 Drug Safety, a service company for the pharmaceutical industry, the authors found that women using the Ortho Evra birth control were more than twice as likely to suffer venous thromboembolisms than woman using oral birth control. There was not sufficient...

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FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that companies that> manufacture and distribute pergolide have agreed to withdraw the drug> from the market. Pergolide is a dopamine agonist (DA) used with> levodopa and carbidopa to manage the signs and symptoms of Parkinson's> disease. Results of two new studies showed that some patients with> Parkinson's disease treated with pergolide had...

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In December, 2005 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Advisory regarding Paxil, which was based upon two separate studies done by U.S. and Swedish researchers. The FDA warned doctors and patients that exposure to Paxil during pregnancy posed a serious risk to the fetus and was linked to an increased risk of Congenital Heart Defects. If you or loved one have been...

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Five women who claim to have suffered harm from injections of Lupron for treatment of endometriosis are suing the drug's manufacturer, Tap Pharmaceuticals, in U.S. federal court. Samuel Bearman of Pensacola, Florida, one of two attorneys for the plaintiffs, told Redflagsdaily.com that the pre-trial discovery process is expected to begin shortly. The five women claim, for example, that Tap...

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The NuvaRing® is a hormonal contraceptive that works in a similar way to the oral birth control pill and the Ortho Evra birth control patch. The NuvaRing, however, is a flexible, soft, two-inch ring that is worn in the vagina for three weeks and removed for one week.During the fourth week, which is NuvaRing-free, the woman will have a menstrual period--like those using the pill or the patch....

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In an effort to end corruption on the Federal level for Scientists who expose political interference in their research, the house overwhelmingly passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. This is important especially in light of drug litigation where federal scientist often fear political ramifications for expousing dangerous drugs such as Vioxx, Ortho Evra et al. Hopefully this will...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested that all manufacturers of sedative-hypnotic drug products, a class of drugs used to induce and/or maintain sleep, strengthen their product labeling to include stronger language concerning potential risks. These risks include severe allergic reactions and complex sleep-related behaviors, which may include sleep-driving. Sleep driving is...

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We are now representating individuals who too Paxil during pregnancy which resulted in injuries to the newborn. If you are not aware, Paxil has been show to cause holes or other malformations in the chambers of the newborne's heart. Often the defects heal on their own, but more severe cases require surgical intervention. Specifically, Paxil causes Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the...

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Thanks to Joe Sanders out of Florida for his blog where he discusses FDA approval and what it really means as to the safety and efficacy of a drug. I think the more drug litigation I become a part of, the more questioning I become on any new drug approved by the FDA. From Fen-phen to Ortho Evra, we see more and more drugs with dangerous side effects harming the public while drug companies...

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You might take it for granted, but your sense of smell can alert you to dangers like gas leaks and can make food more flavorful and appetizing. The over the counter nasal spray Zicam has been linked to loss of smell (anosmia) and loss of taste. Zicam has been associated with the onset of a condition known as anosmia, which leaves the user with a potentially permanent loss of smell and taste....

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