"Prescription drugs kill some 200,000 Americans every year. Will that number go up, now that most clinical trials are conducted overseas...in places where regulation is virtually nonexistent, the F.D.A. doesn’t reach...?" A fascinating article recently discussed the...
Avandia Diabetes Drug
Court Denies Avandia Manufacturer’s Request to Exclude Experts
This week, Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rejected GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) request to exclude three plaintiff experts from testifying about the health risks associated with taking the diabetes drug,...
Drug Manufacturer Whistle-Blower Exposes Facility Failures
A segment on 60 Minutes discussed the story of Cheryl Eckard, who was the global quality assurance manager at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Her job was to inspect plants to make sure drugs were manufactured properly and met government standards for purity. In 2002, Ms....
Brandi Firm Helps Draw Attention to Dangerous Drugs
For decades, the Brandi Law Firm has represented victims of defective pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices when their use has been shown to be unreasonably dangerous to users. One similarity in all of these cases it that the adverse affects of these drugs was...
Avandia Sales Restricted in U.S., Pulled from Market in Europe
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will significantly restrict the use of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) to patients with Type 2 diabetes who cannot control their diabetes on other medications. These new restrictions are in response to...
FDA Placed Severe Use Restrictions for Avandia
The FDA announced in September that they are placing severe restrictions on the continuing use and prescription of Avandia. The European Medicines Agency (Europe’s version of the FDA) went even further, banning the advertising, marketing, or sale of Avandia. Under...
Avandia Diabetes Drug Lawsuit
Studies Show Avandia Increases Risk for Cardiac Problems Type two diabetics with high blood sugar levels are prone to serious health problems, such as hypertension, obesity, stroke, heart attack and heart disease. Avandia (generic name rosiglitazone maleate) has been...