The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled the popular heartburn medication Zantac (generic ranitidine) off store shelves after testing revealed dangerous levels of N-Nitrosodimethlyamine (NDMA) in some of its samples. NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen, or a substance that could cause cancer. The recall includes both…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent a warning letter to the company that makes Mylan’s EpiPen emergency allergy treatment products. In the letter, the FDA accuses the company of failing to fully investigate “serious and life-threatening” EpiPen failures or to take “appropriate corrective actions.” The FDA delivered…
Many former cigarette smokers in Richmond and throughout Virginia have turned to using vape pens as an alternative to smoking. However, the users of these electronic cigarettes may suffer severe personal injuries if a defect causes a device they are puffing on to explode. In fact, according to a recent…
A jury in a Missouri state court recently returned a $72 million verdict in favor of the family of a woman who claimed that she suffered ovarian cancer due to her decades-long use of Johnson & Johnson talc-based products for feminine hygiene. In a verdict reached on February 22, 2016,…
If you have yet to be walking along when you see a person – typically a teenager – riding on an odd contraption that is unlike anything that you have ever seen before, do not be surprised if you feel as though you are reliving a scene from the Back…
The diabetes drug Invokana and other potentially faulty drugs can cause ketoacidosis, a buildup of acids in the blood that requires hospitalization to treat, according to a recent Food and Drug Administration warning. The FDA safety warning covers a class of drugs called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, which are marketed…
If you or someone you care about is using Yaz birth control pills, you need to know that the active ingredient in Yaz and similar pills has been linked to a heightened risk of blood clots, which can cause stroke, heart attack or pulmonary embolism. Marks & Harrison attorneys recently…
