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The Food and Drug Administration is warning that azithromycin (sold as Zithromax or Zmax), also commonly called a Z-Pack, could cause irregular heart rhythms in patients. The medication can cause abnormal changes in the heart’s electrical activity that may result in a fatal heart rhythm. Zithromax or a “Z-Pack” is an antibiotic typically prescribed to […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys report a jury verdict totaling $109 million, including interest, for a teenage girl who suffered life-threatening injuries after she took Motrin to reduce a fever in 2003. Samantha Reckis was seven years old when her parents gave her the Motrin. She lost most of her skin as a result of a […]
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A study completed by two Boston hospitals revealed that one in every 15 patients who were treated with acetaminophen got more than the maximum daily recommended dose at least once. Acetaminophen, sold as Tylenol, has the potential to cause liver damage and even death when taken in large doses. The maximum daily dose is 4 […]
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Personal Injury Attorneys: Prempro Cases Have Cost Pfizer $896 Million Personal injury attorneys have learned that, according to documents filed by Pfizer, the drug company has paid $896 million to settle about 60 percent of the cases involving its menopause drug, Prempro. The cases are a result of claims made by Prempro users alleging the […]
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Personal Injury Attorneys Notify Avandia and Actos Patients of Macular Edema Risk Philadelphia personal injury attorneys have recently come across a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reporting that the diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia were found to increase the risk of macular edema in type 2 diabetes patients. Macular edema is a condition […]
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Personal Injury Attorneys Alert Consumers of Another Johnson & Johnson Defective Product Recall Philadelphia personal injury attorneys recently learned that Johnson & Johnson’s parent company, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, has announced that it is recalling 53,892 packages of Imodium Multi-Symptom Relief, an over-the-counter medicine for diarrhea, gas, bloating and cramps. According to Johnson & Johnson, the […]
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Personal Injury Attorneys: Jury Awards Connecticut Woman $4 Million in Damages in Case Against Pfizer Personal injury attorneys report that a jury ruled that Pfizer must pay at least $4 million in damages to a woman who developed breast cancer after taking Prempro. Prempro is a menopause drug manufactured by Wyeth, a unit of Pfizer. The […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys of Messa & Associates report that McNeil Consumer Healthcare has announced a recall of seven lots of grape-flavored Infants Tylenol. Approximately 574,000 1 oz. bottles of Oral Suspension Infants’ Tylenol are included in the recall. McNeil has received complaints from consumers having difficulty using the Infants’ Tylenol SimpleMeasure dosing system. The […]
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Avandia manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has agreed to settle more than 20,000 pharmaceutical and drug injury cases on behalf of patients claiming the drug causes heart attacks. Avandia was once the world’s best-selling diabetes pill, generating $3 billion in annual sales, but was withdrawn from the market in Europe and firmly regulated in the U.S. because […]
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