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Many children born prematurely after 1991 suffered serious side effects when they were fed cow’s milk-based formulas or fortifiers during their first weeks of life. One of the most common conditions children experience from these formulas is called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a dangerous neonatal digestive disease that is often fatal. Lawsuits are now underway to hold the manufacturers of these (more...)

Eluxadoline, sold under the brand name Viberzi, is a prescription medication used to treat patients suffering from diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2015, the drug has recently been linked with an increased risk of developing serious—or even deadly—pancreatitis among patients who have had their gallbladder removed. If you or someone (more...)

Prescription medications designed to treat Type 2 diabetes work by stimulating the release of certain chemicals in the brain, pancreas, and bloodstream to improve blood glucose levels in the body. These diabetes drug medications also reduce insulin resistance in the liver. Scientific studies have linked several Type 2 diabetes drugs to serious side effects, such as heart attacks, certain types (more...)

In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Actemra (tocilizumab) to treat symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, a condition that affects more than 1.5 million Americans. Upon its approval, the drug showed fewer initial side effects than other treatments—a factor that encouraged doctors to prescribe the drug to their patients. In fact, gross sales for Actemra totaled $1.7 billion in 2016, and (more...)