According to information on nearly 11,000 elderly patients, those who are treated with antidepressants, conventional antipsychotic drugs, and benzodiazepines are at greater risk of adverse outcomes and death than if they were treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs. This is disturbing news, considering that nearly two thirds of dementia patients in…
Bayer’s annual report says that as of February 1, 2011, it has been named the defendant in about 6,850 dangerous drug lawsuits over the birth control pills Yaz and Yazmin and their generic equivalents, Ocella and Gianvi. If you or someone that you love developed the following health conditions after…
Gerald Sylvia is suing Xoma LLC and Genentech, Inc. for Massachusetts personal injury. In his dangerous drug lawsuit, he claims that the drug Raptiva caused him to develop acute retinal necrosis and meningitis. He is now legally blind. Genentech recalled Raptiva in 2009 after the drug, used to treat psoriasis,…
Pharmaceutical companies, like other manufacturers, must make products that are safe for use. Medications that are defective or dangerous can prove fatal-especially if one takes too much or falls victim to serious side effects. In Massachusetts, you can file a Boston dangerous drug lawsuit over a dangerous prescription drug or…
Consumer Reports is saying that some dietary supplements may be causing more harm than good. Its report warns of 12 ingredients in supplements that can cause serious side effects, including liver, cardiovascular, and kidney problems. The ingredients that Consumer Reports is cautioning against are: • Yohimbe • Lobelia • Kava…