Category Archives: Byetta Cancer
Research Suggest Fracking Chemicals Can Pollute Aquifers
A new study suggests fluids used during the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process could migrate through underground fractures and contaminate water aquifers.
Canadian Warning Issued for Actos Bladder Cancer Side Effect Risk
Health Canada has become the most recent national drug regulator to issue a warning about Actos and bladder cancer. Last month, the agency warned that interim results from a 10-year-study indicated that patients taking Actos for more than a year faced an increased risk of bladder cancer. Health Canada also ...
New Study Links Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Corrosion with Adverse Local Tissue Reactions
Yet another study is pointing to potential dangers posed by metal-on-metal hip implants. This time, an article published in the Journal of Arthroplasty is reporting corrosion in the head taper junction was more likely to occur in patients with 36-mm diameter metal-on-metal hip replacement, compared to those with the same ...
Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit Filed by West Virginia Resident
Actos (pioglitazone) continues to be named in lawsuits alleging long-term use of the type 2 diabetes drug caused patients to develop bladder cancer. Just last week, the national law firm of Parker Waichman LLP filed suit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals on behalf of a West Virginia man who developed bladder cancer ...
Fracking Boom Changing Way of Life in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier
In just a few years, the impact of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling on northeastern Pennsylvania is hard to miss. Thousands of natural gas wells have been opened in that area specifically in the last five years as companies look to exploit the vast Marcellus shale formation about two miles below the ...
FDA Gives 7 Companies Go Ahead To Market Generic Plavix
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) just gave seven companies the go-ahead to market generic Plavix. Plavix is a blood thinner prescribed for the prevention of blood clots, heart attacks, and which has been linked to serious side effects such as the heart attacks and strokes it is supposed to ...
DePuy ASR Hip Implants, Other Faulty Medical Devices Subject to Little FDA Oversight, Investigation Finds
A newly-published investigation from ProPublica has revealed that several questionable types of medical devices, including DePuy Orthopaedic’s recalled ASR hip implant, managed to make it to market without much scrutiny on the part of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
Federal DePuy ASR Hip Implant Trials Likely to Start This Year
It looks as though the first trials in the DePuy ASR hip implant multidistrict litigation could begin sometime later this year. According to a report from Bloomberg News, during a status conference held yesterday in Florida, attorneys for both plaintiffs and the defense told U.S. District Judge David Katz that ...
Newly-Filed Plavix Lawsuits Claim Drug Caused Gastrointestinal Bleeds, Cerebral Hemorrhage, and TTP
The manufacturer of Plavix continues to be named in lawsuits alleging the blood thinner caused some patients to suffer from serious bleeding side effects. Most recently, the national law firm of Parker Waichman LLP filed nine Plavix bleeding lawsuits in state court in New York.
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Head to Trial in December, January
The first trials involving lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics by recipients of its recalled ASR Hip Implants will begin later this year, and early next year. The first is slated to start on December 3, 2012 in state court in Las Vegas, Nevada. A second DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit ...
Pancreas Worries Have Some Docs Backing Away From Byetta, Januvia
A new study indicates that some doctors are becoming wary of Januvia (sitagliptin) and Byetta (exenatide), after research linked the type 2 diabetes drugs to an increased risk of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. The survey, conducted by DTW Research, found … Continue reading
Victoza Raises Thyroid Tumor, Pancreatitis Fears
The maker of < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/defective_drugs">Victoza (liraglutide) is reminding doctors of some serious side effects that may be associated with the Type II Diabetes drug – thyroid C-cell tumors and acute pancreatitis. Novo Nordisk decided to issue a “Dear Healthcare Provider†… Continue reading
Victoza, Similar Diabetes Drugs Raise Safety Concerns
< "http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/defective_drugs">Victoza, a Type 2 Diabetes drug approved just last year, is raising concerns about pancreatitis. According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices’ (ISMP) latest “QuarterWatch” report, Victoza has been associated with a growing number of pancreatitis cases since … Continue reading
Amylin Wins Temporary Restraining Order in Byetta Spat
Amylin Pharmaceuticals has scored a victory in its quest to prevent Eli Lilly from using its Byetta sales force from marketing a competing drug. < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Byetta-Side-Effects-Pancreatic-Liver-Thyroid-Cancer-Lawsuit">Byetta, which is treats Type II diabetes, is marketed jointly by Eli Lilly and Amylin. … Continue reading
Byetta Lawsuit Alleges Diabetes Drug Caused Fatal Cancer
Concerns are growing that Byetta, Amylin and Eli Lilly’s injectable treatment for Type 2 Diabetes, may be associated with cancer, especially thyroid and pancreatic cancer. At least one Byetta cancer lawsuit has already been filed, claiming the drug caused a … Continue reading
