Dangerous Drug and Recall News

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) play similar roles in regards to regulating the safety of drugs and prescription medications.  While the FDA’s jurisdiction falls within the United States, the EMA oversees the countries within the European Union.  Recent events have revealed an interesting contrast in their [...]

Meridia is a drug that’s manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, and for many years it has been one of the leading medications in the world for people who were fighting obesity.  Obesity has been a growing problem in the United States for several years, and those who are obese can face other very difficult health problems [...]

In recent years, reports have indicated that the obesity rate in the United States is as high as 30%, depending on the specific definition used by a particular outlet.  Regardless of the semantics, Americans have what some are calling a serious weight problem, and companies of all types have been working to formulate products that [...]

Bacterial infections can be extremely difficult to treat, and they can also cause a high degree of suffering for those patients who contract such a condition.  Fortunately, companies have formulated several different medications that are designed to fight these infections, and one of the most successful to hit the market in recent years is known [...]

Yaz is a birth control product that’s available via prescription, and since hitting the market in 2006 it’s become quite popular among consumers. Yaz is manufactured by Bayer Healthcare, and while it showed early promise in terms of its effectiveness, Yaz side effects have also come to the forefront based on incidents reported by [...]

Millions of people struggle with the management of type 2 diabetes, and given the prevalence of this condition, companies have come up with numerous medications intended to help make life easier.  One of the leading medications within this market is known as Byetta, and it’s manufactured by Eli Lilly and Co.  The drug has been [...]

When people develop bacterial infections, strong medication is needed in order to combat the spread of the problem inside the body.  These infections can be extremely problematic and difficult to defeat, which is why pharmaceutical companies have been releasing products onto the market that pack a powerful punch.  One of the leading products designed to [...]

The birth control market has exploded in recent years for many reasons, and some of the leading products that help to meet this growing demand have generated billions of dollars in revenue.  Unfortunately, many of these products have also led to the development of side effects that have created the need for help from Yasmin [...]

Much has been made recently regarding the growing number of reports of serious side effects developing in women who were using Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella.  This line of products can be confusing for many given the similar names and similar functions each are meant to execute.  Therefore, many Ocella lawyers are starting to field inquiries [...]

Yaz is a birth control product that’s manufactured by Bayer Healthcare, and while it was seen as the follow-up product to Yasmin, the original birth control product manufactured by the same company, it did not spend as much time on the market before encountering serious problems with several women who were using it.  Tragically, some [...]