Tag: Dangerous Pharmaceuticals

Experts debate the safety of newer oral contraceptives

Medical experts in the U.S. and around the world are beginning to review the safety of newer forms of oral contraceptive pills. The safety of these potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals has

FDA says Pradaxa is unsafe for patients with mechanical heart valves

Drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim has started to inform physicians that its drug Pradaxa (dabigatran) is not safe for patients with mechanical heart valves. The German pharmaceutical giant says that its oral

Woman files Humira cancer lawsuit against Abbott Labs

A woman recently filed a pharmaceutical liability lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories alleging that its popular arthritis drug Humira caused her to develop cancer. The woman received Humira injections for about

Study: One-third of painkiller overdoses in the U.S. are from methadone

A recently released CDC study indicates that a third of U.S. prescription painkiller overdoses are caused by methadone, despite the drug only accounting for two percent of all painkiller prescriptions.

GlaxoSmithKline fined for illegally marketing dangerous drugs

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was recently slapped with a $3 billion fine for illegally marketing a variety of drugs for unapproved, off-label uses. Authorities brought criminal and civil fines against GSK

Johnson & Johnson Might Pay $1.8 Billion for Risperdal Claims

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson may have to pay over $1.8 billion to settle claims related to its marketing of its blockbuster antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The drug was once Johnson