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An estimated 29.1 million Americans live with diabetes, a condition that inhibits the body from properly regulating glucose levels. Medications can help patients live comfortable lives, but taking certain versions of these drugs—such as Actos®—can come with serious health risks. Multiple studies have linked Actos to an increased risk of developing bladder cancer. In fact, some researchers believe the risk...
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If you've been injured by a medication, you may have the right to file a civil lawsuit for compensation. But the Nashville drug injury lawyers at Ponce Law explain that it’s crucial to make a claim in a timely manner. A statute of limitations is a law that limits the amount of time an injury victim has to file a...
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Research has shown that heart attack and stroke patients who take the anticoagulant drug Xarelto® to prevent blood clots are at an increased risk of suffering severe bleeding. But one new study is showing there could be more Xarelto side effects than previously believed. JAMA Internal Medicine recently published the results from a case study that shows taking Xarelto could...
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In 2012, a Fungal Meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroid injections was responsible for claiming dozens of lives and leaving hundreds of others ill. Now, it seems progress is being made in criminally prosecuting those responsible for creating the contaminated drugs. According to WKRN 2 News, the pharmacist responsible for creating the contaminated steroid injections that were manufactured at the...
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Sometimes the prescription drugs we depend on to treat us have harmful side effects on patients. Take for instance a recent study linking the use of sildenafil—marketed as Viagra® by Pfizer, Inc.—to an increased chance of developing melanoma. Researchers pinpointed the risk by examining the medical records of more than 25,000 men who used the drug. They were able to...
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When drug manufacturers fail to ensure their drugs are safe, they may face criminal and civil penalties. This may be the case for the New England Compounding Center (NECC)—the Massachusetts compounding facility responsible for contaminated steroid injections that led to a Tennessee meningitis outbreak. A total of 751 people were sickened and another 64 died as the result of drug...
