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Advocacy group wants drug trial halted after Avandia drug injuries
| May 20th, 2010
May 20, 2010 Are prescription drugs safe, or could they cause more injuries than cures? This seems to be a recurring question for patients, medical professionals, and patient advocacy groups. Now an advocacy group wants to stop drug trials for Avandia due to drug injuries that have been associated with the drug. The FDA called
Read MoreGlaxo settles Avandia drug injury suits
| May 13th, 2010
May 13, 2010 One drug company is paying for the drug injuries patients suffered under treatment of one of its drugs. According to Reuters, GlaxoSmithKline is settling lawsuits brought by patients who sued the company for drug injuries they suffered while taking the company’s drug Avandia. The amount of the settlements has not been released;
Read MoreInfusion pumps could cause defective medical device injuries
| April 29th, 2010
April 29, 2010 Patients in hospitals and home care environments often require medical equipment to address and supply their daily needs. However, when a medical device is defective, it can mean serious injury if that device serves a critical function. That is what has happened with infusion pumps, according to NPR. Infusion pumps are used
Read MoreYaz still being questioned due to drug injuries
| April 22nd, 2010
Yaz, a birth control medication that has been available since 2006, is currently the center of a debate regarding patients’ risk for drug injuries as a result of taking the drug. So are Yaz and Yasmin, another birth control, really a drug injury risk for patients? Some studies seem to think so, according to News
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