The drug manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals is standing by one of its highly controversial drugs despite the FDA issuing a black box warning against it. Although black box warning might not be a term that is discussed much in Ohio, the implications are serious....
Pharmaceutical Litigation
For Actos victims, pharmaceutical litigation may be appropriate
With seemingly more and more people in Ohio struggling with type 2 diabetes, an effective and reliable form of treatment can be life changing for sufferers. In addition to diet modification, prescription medication is a popular tool for people to control their...
Zoloft may have caused drug injuries to Ohio patients
Depression is a largely visible disease, and even family members and friends of individuals who suffer from it are often unaware of its damaging effect on their loved one. People in Ohio and across the country turn to treatments such as talk therapy or prescription...
Food and Drug Administration petitioned to expand Chantix warning
Ohio residents who would like to stop smoking have probably tried a number of smoking-cessation products. There are several over-the-counter and prescription level treatments that have been proven to help, but the safety of one prescribed treatment in particular is...
Fear of drug injuries prompts recall affecting Ohio patients
When problems are suspected with pharmaceutical drugs it is not an uncommon occurrence for a recall to be issued. Recently, Martin Avenue Pharmacy, a company located in the Midwest that produces and supplies medications across the country, has issued a recall of...
Sterile drugs recalled for fear of possible drug injuries
Unique Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary recall of all sterile drug products that have not expired. This recall was prompted after an inspection of the drug-manufacturing facilities found sanitation issues. It is believed that these sanitation problems could lead...
Pharmaceutical litigation possible over dialysis drug recall
Patients tend to trust that the drugs they need to take for their health issues have been through proper quality control procedures and are safe for use. A recent recall of a popular at home dialysis drug has patients across the country, including some in Ohio,...
Experts fear increase in drug injuries with new painkiller debut
America, as a whole, has seen an increase in not only the number of patients using prescribed painkillers, but in the number of painkillers currently manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. With every new drug that comes out, experts grow increasing concerned about...
Antidepressant recalled after heart medication found in bottle
Ohio residents who rely on the antidepressant called Effexor XR or generic versions of the drug should be aware that three lots of the medication were recently recalled by its manufacturer, Pfizer Inc. According to the report, the recall resulted after the discovery...
Defective medical devices causing fatal blood clots, lawsuit says
Women in Ohio may be among those around the U.S. who sued pharmaceutical giant Merck during the past ten years over its NuvaRing contraceptive device. The company was accused of hiding information about potentially deadly blood clotting during the device's Food and...