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American Medical Association Calls For Better Monitoring to Reduce Painkiller Overdoses Painkillers can be vital to the care and treatment of those suffering from many injuries or diseases. However, the number of adverse health events involving these drugs continues to increase each year. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that painkiller overdoses accounted for more fatalities in 2013 than gunshot wounds and (more...)

Common Antibiotic Side Effects Taking certain antibiotic medications can cause serious complications and side effects. That’s why the attorneys at Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough would like to let you know about some of the most common cases of antibiotics side effects we see today. Azithromycin is marketed under the name Zithromax® and is often a first line antibiotic for (more...)

Drug Injury Lawyers Examine Risks of Taking Zofran® While Pregnant When pregnant women suffer from morning sickness, doctors often prescribe drugs that can help alleviate nausea and other symptoms. But studies show that almost 98 percent of the medications used to treat morning sickness are not approved for use during pregnancy. One such drug is Zofran®. Often used to ease nausea in cancer patients, doctors (more...)

$2.4 Billion Settlement Offered to Actos® Drug Injury Lawsuit Plaintiffs Actos® is a drug that can treat diabetes, but studies show that the drug may significantly increase the chances of patients developing bladder cancer. Unfortunately, the risk wasn’t communicated to many patients who took the drug. As a result, patients who developed bladder cancer after taking Actos filed drug injury lawsuits against the manufacturer of (more...)