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Horizon Adds Hearing Loss Warning Label to Tepezza

Tepezza use risks permanent hearing loss

Under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration, Horizon added a stronger hearing loss warning label to one of its best-selling drugs. The warning advises purchasers about the potential for…

Lawsuit Filed Insulin Pricing Scheme Complaint on Behalf of Cattaraugus County, NY Against 19 Major Players in Pharma Industry

Complaint Claims Opaque, Conspiratorial Kickback Scheme Exponentially Increased Defendants’ Profits at the Expense of Plaintiff, its Plan Members and Other Payers Napoli Shkolnik has filed a lawsuit on behalf of…

More Philips CPAP Machine Recalls

Philips CPAP Machine Recalls

After it received several reports of serious and fatal injuries, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered an immediate recall of Philips Respironics V60 and V60 Plus Ventilators. Hospitals often…

Pharmaceuticals and Deceptive Advertising: When Can You Sue?

Pharmaceuticals and Deceptive Advertising: When Can You Sue? Pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. However, with that kind of money at stake, there are companies who…

Did Zantac Cause My Cancer? How to Know

Zantac is one of the brand names of ranitidine, a generic medicine. It’s one of the many medications used to treat the symptoms of acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal…

What to Do If Your CPAP or BiPAP Machine Has Been Recalled

Chronic respiratory diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma affect millions of people worldwide. To date, there are around 235 million people living with asthma all over…

FDA Finds Cancer-Causing Agent in Metformin

FDA Cancer Metformin

The sudden recall of a popular diabetes drug because of NDMA contamination (cancer-causing agent) creates a cloud over the Food and Drug Administration’s entire review process. Time-Cap Labs Inc.’s generic…

How Safe Are Dietary Supplements?

supplements safe coronavirus

Will dietary supplement keep me safe from coronavirus? Physical health often wards off viral infections. But tread cautiously. In the United States, dietary supplements exist in a legal grey area….

Bladder Medication Can Cause Blindness

Elmiron Retina Damage

Orphan drug affects eyesight Having been widely prescribed for decades, the Elmiron bladder medication has recently been found to be toxic to the retina (damage). An article published by the…

Government Recalls Diabetes Drug

Metformin Recall

After government inspectors found traces of a cancer-causing chemical in Metformin, the Food and Drug Administration ordered a recall of one of the most commonly-prescribed diabetes drugs in America. FDA…