http://pharmaceutical.injuryhelpline.com/ Connecting you to a personal injury lawyer. http://www.injuryhelpline.com/images/ihlp-rss-icon.gif http://pharmaceutical.injuryhelpline.com/ Personal Injury - Pharmaceutical Malpractice en-us Copyright 2005 Injury HelpLine http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=court+rules+on+use+of+experts+in+ephedra+litigation&id=1895 The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion to explain, elaborate and refine its determinations regarding the exclusion of and admissibility of 'generic' expert testimony in litigation involving personal injury or wrongful death caused by dietary supplements containing Ephedra. The litigation is In re Ephedra Prod. Liab. Litig. (No. 04-1598 S.D.N.Y.) pharmaceutical Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:11:27 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=vioxx+company+not+responsible+for+mans+heart+attack&id=1886 A New Jersey State jury allowed a major victory for Merck & Co. in one of many court battles they are fighting over their Vioxx painkiller. pharmaceutical Wed, 9 Nov 2005 07:42:54 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=celebrex+background+information&id=2223 Celebrex is used to relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis (the arthritis caused by age-related 'wear and tear' on bones and joints) as well as relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in adults. pharmaceutical Wed, 8 Feb 2006 09:19:24 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=merck+doc:+find+ways+to+cut+vioxx+risk&id=1244 According to an internal company document, even as Merck & Co. was publicly playing down a study that highlighted the pain reliever Vioxx's potential heart attack risk, company researchers privately sought to reformulate Vioxx in 2000 to reduce its cardiovascular side effects. pharmaceutical Wed, 6 Jul 2005 15:51:46 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=settlement+talks+ordered+in+vioxx+case&id=553 An Alabama state court judge has ordered Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co. to begin settlement talks with the widow of an Alabama man who blames the pain medication for her husband's death. pharmaceutical Wed, 4 May 2005 11:20:00 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=new+jersey+jury+deliberating+vioxx+case&id=2001 A state court jury hearing a Vioxx product liability case brought by a postal worker against the drug maker Merck deliberated about an hour Tuesday without reaching a verdict and was then sent home for the night after getting the case earlier in the day. pharmaceutical Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:44:38 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=ms+drugs+have+potential+liver+implications&id=183 The FDA issued a warning last week that the multiple sclerosis drug Avonex, made by Biogen Idec, might cause severe liver damage in rare cases. pharmaceutical Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:31:00 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=hmo+lawsuit+involving+vioxx+goes+forward+to+trial&id=1109 A Texas family's wrongful death suit against Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc. is about to go to trial. At the heart of the case lies the family's discovery that the deceased should never have been prescribed the Vioxx she was taking. pharmaceutical Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=oregon+bill+enabling+suits+for+vioxx+injuries+stalled+in+states+senate&id=1110 A bill pending in Oregon's state Senate that would adjust the state's statute of limitations to allow Vioxx-related injury suits to move forward has stalled in the Senate's chambers. Now, frustrated Vioxx users who say the painkiller caused their heart problems are trying to revive the bill that would allow them to file lawsuits against the drug's maker. Determined opposition from the drug industry is the culprit. pharmaceutical Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=merck+counts+109+class+actions+over+vioxx&id=1111 Merck & Co. identified 109 Vioxx-related class action lawsuits around the United States, according to a submission by the company in the federal multidistrict litigation In Re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation (MDL 1657, E.D. La.). pharmaceutical Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=fda+to+pharmas+change+labeling+on+nsaid+painkillers&id=1112 The Food and Drug Administration has demanded that all pharmaceutical companies change their warning labels on a huge swathe of painkillers to warn consumers about possible stomach and heart problems the drugs may cause. The FDA's edict covers both prescription and OTC (over-the-counter) drugs. pharmaceutical Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=ca+plaintiffs+attorneys+shy+away+from+viagra+suits+despite+recent+risk+studies&id=1113 Despite an April study and a follow-up FDA investigation linking Viagra and other impotence drugs to a rare form of blindness, even the most ardent drug litigators are toning down their excitement over the prospect of successful suits. pharmaceutical Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=painkillers+could+be+ushering+in+hypertension&id=1734 A new study suggests that women taking daily amounts of non-aspirin painkillers - such as an extra-strength Tylenol - are more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who don't. pharmaceutical Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:29:48 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=florida+attorney+general+alleges+medicaid+scam+by+generic+drug+makers+&id=1580 Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has filed a lawsuit accusing three generic drug makers of 25 million dollars in Medicaid fraud. pharmaceutical Wed, 17 Aug 2005 07:42:34 GMT http://www.injuryhelpline.com/index.rwl?category=news&section=pharmaceutical&article=lawsuits+on+cold+medicine+settles&id=2235 The manufacturer of Zicam Cold Remedy has agreed to pay $12 million to settle 340 lawsuits brought by consumers who claim the popular over-the-counter zinc nasal gel damaged or destroyed their sense of smell. pharmaceutical Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:47:26 GMT