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Glaxo settles Avandia drug injury suits
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; (more...)
Yaz still being questioned due to drug injuries
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 (more...)
Caffeine consumption from coffee does not cause drug injuries for diabetic men
June 4, 2009 A study has found that caffeine consumption from habitual coffee drinking does not lead to drug injuries for diabetic men, according to Reuters Health. The study found that caffeine in coffee, even having four cups of caffeinated coffee per day, did not increase the risk of drug injuries such as cardiovascular disease (more...)
Epilepsy drug may cause drug injuries or birth injuries in babies
April 23, 2009 Epilepsy drug valproate may cause pregnant women taking the drug to suffer birth injuries or drug injuries, according to HealthDay. When a pregnant woman takes valproate, the drug may cause her baby to suffer drug injuries such as impaired intelligence for three years or longer. The study advocates trying other epilepsy drugs (more...)