Some users of the rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra are taking legal action against the drug’s manufacturer after their use of it led to cardiovascular incidents. The drug has been linked to reports of stroke, heart attack, and heart failure, as well as incidences of acute pancreatitis and interstitial lung disease. There are concerns that the potentially life threatening side effects linked to Actemra were not disclosed by the drug’s maker or included on the drug’s packaging despite the manufacturer knowing …

Users of the antipsychotic medication Abilify might be eligible to receive money from a global settlement reached by the company this past February. According to the court order, issued in mid-February 2019, all lawyers for plaintiffs in the cases will need to appear for a case management conference to resolve the lawsuits pending in federal courts throughout the country. Claims administrators have been appointed to the case and settlement deadlines have been set. The terms of the settlement are private …

The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma claiming the pharmaceutical company intentionally triggered the opioid epidemic by way of their marketing campaign. Purdue Pharma recently settled a similar lawsuit and agreed to pay the state of Oklahoma, while a number of other similar lawsuits are pending in courts across the country. OxyContin Marketing Called into Question According to the New York lawsuit, Purdue Pharma’s marketing of its OxyContin painkiller triggered the addiction epidemic faced by …

Tasigna, which also goes by the name nilotinib, is a medication used to treat patients with a specific type of incessant, curable form of leukemia. Many consider it as a last-resort treatment because it is used after other treatment has been unsuccessful. What is Chromosome-positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia? Chromosome-positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a type of cancer. It’s curable but can become chronic if not treated properly. It causes a person’s bone marrow to produce too many white blood …

Byetta, a twice-daily injectable drug prescribed to diabetics to help control blood sugar levels, has been linked to an increased risk for pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, as well as other health problems. According to lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of the drug, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb, Byetta makers failed to properly test the side effects of their drug before seeking approval for sale. Then when problems were discovered with Byetta, the drug’s maker failed to provide adequate warning …

Zostavax is a vaccine intended to prevent the herpes zoster virus, better known as shingles. It’s a virus that tends to develop later in life, usually after age 50, that can be extremely painful. Like other vaccines, Zostavax is made from a live but weakened form of the virus. Though deemed safe by the vaccine’s manufacturer, Merck, many recipients claim to have developed a number of serious side effects after getting the vaccine. There are now approximately 60 federal lawsuits …