Tianeptine fist appeared on the scene in the mid-2010s. Regulators were cracking down on opioids like oxycodone and fentanyl. People addicted to those drugs were seeking alternatives, including heroin. Some found an over-the-counter supplement called Tianaa, or...
Pharmaceutical Liability
Former pharmacists: Walmart kept ignoring red flags on opioids
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jan 6, 2021 | Pharmaceutical Liability
Walmart operates a lot of pharmacies, especially in rural areas. Many of those areas were hit hard by the opioid crisis, which killed around 450,000 people between 1999 and 2018. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice, along with a number of states and municipalities, is...
Certain cognitive supplements contain unapproved pharmaceuticals
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Oct 30, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
Did you know that over-the-counter supplements are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration? They are nevertheless subject to some rules. For example, they may not legally contain pharmaceutical drugs that haven’t been approved in the U.S. According to a...
New York charges Johnson & Johnson over opioid marketing claims
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 23, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
Did you or a loved one take an opioid prescription after being misled about the risks? The state of New York accuses Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals of targeting the elderly for opioid prescriptions. This was allegedly done despite...
New York charges Endo pharmaceuticals over opioid safety
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jun 16, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
The New York State Department of Financial Services has filed civil charges against drug maker Endo International Plc for misrepresenting the efficacy and safety of its opioid drugs and for insurance fraud. Endo manufactured 18.4% of the opioids distributed in New...
Study: Proton pump inhibitor drugs may contribute to fracture risk
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Mar 31, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
It’s relatively unusual for kids to be given proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are heartburn control drugs. They’re usually prescribed for gastroesophageal reflux disease, which a child persistently regurgitates stomach acid and food. If your child is on a PPI,...
3 things to know about the opioid litigation
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Feb 6, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
There is a major legal battle in the courts currently against pharmaceutical companies that many believe are responsible for the current opioid crisis in the country. The sales tactics and information for Big Pharma in the early 1990s helped to increase the number of...
Dollar Tree Assured brand over-the-counter drugs may be defective
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Nov 19, 2019 | Pharmaceutical Liability
If you have bought over-the-counter topical medications from Dollar Tree, Inc., you may want to throw them out. The company apparently bought medicines for its Assured brand label that were made in such substandard conditions that they were barred from the United...
Johnson & Johnson reaches multi-state settlement for pelvic mesh
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Oct 22, 2019 | Pharmaceutical Liability
Drug and medical device maker Johnson & Johnson, its subsidiary Ethicon, and several other manufacturers once sold transvaginal pelvic mesh implants as a treatment for a medical condition called organ prolapse. Unfortunately, many women who received the implants...
Jury zings Johnson & Johnson with $8-billion punitive damage award
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Oct 10, 2019 | Pharmaceutical Liability
The anti-psychotic drug Risperdal has been available since 1993. It is FDA-approved for treating schizophrenia and episodes of mania in bipolar patients. However, many doctors have prescribed it off-label to treat a variety of psychiatric conditions. Risperdal can...
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