A man who developed bladder cancer after taking Zantac for nearly 30 years is suing the drug’s manufacturers, saying they knew the product was dangerous yet kept it on the market. The filing claims the plaintiff’s cancer was caused by N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potent carcinogen…
In a blow to Johnson & Johnson, a federal judge has ruled that the talc lawsuits may continue after approval of the expert witnesses in the case. J&J faces more than 16,000-talc related lawsuits nationwide, the majority of which are pending before U.S. District Judge…
Pinellas County Schools is now the fourth school district in Florida to join a nationwide lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the School Board voted unanimously on April 14 to join nearly 100 other school systems around the country…
In the latest step of a major investigation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine medications, including Zantac, may expose consumers to “unacceptable levels of impurity.” As a result, the FDA is requesting that manufacturers withdraw all ranitidine…
According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, which tracks the path of every single pain pill sold in the United States, 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills were sold from 2006 through 2012. During this growing drug epidemic manufacturers increased production about…
The United States Food and Drug Administration announced last fall that they had confirmed the presence of NDMA, a potential cancer-causing chemical, in Zantac and its generic counterpart, ranitidine. Since the FDA announcement hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers. Sanofi-Aventis…
Thousands of opioid lawsuits against the makers, distributors and retailers of dangerous and addictive drugs such as Oxycontin have forced two major pharmaceutical companies into bankruptcy. Money from those bankruptcies will be set aside for the victims of the opioid addiction epidemic sowed by…
Patients taking prescription weight loss drugs Belviq and Belviq XR showed an increase in pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer, according to a study reviewed by the Federal Food and Drug Administration. Potential safety concerns over cancer and heart disease held up the FDA’s…
A partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes takes effect February 6. The ban will affect most e-cigarettes that use pre-filled pods. These cartridges are designed for one-time use and have been embraced by teens. Sales of fruit-, dessert- and mint- flavored pods will be outlawed;…
This past September the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement warning that, “the FDA has learned that some ranitidine medicines, including some products commonly known as the brand-name drug Zantac, contain a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) at low levels. NDMA is classified…