Latest Trial Over Zantac Cancer Claims Called Off as Plaintiff Drops Case June 11, 2024 By Brendan Pierson A woman who claimed in a lawsuit that GSK’s discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her breast cancer dropped her case...
AstraZeneca to Pay $425 Million to End US Lawsuits Over Heartburn Drugs October 4, 2023 By Brendan Pierson Britain’s AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $425 million to settle about 11,000 lawsuits in the United States that claimed its...
EU Probes Anesthesia Complication for New Weight-Loss Drugs September 29, 2023 By Naomi Kresge and Madison Muller European authorities are investigating whether popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs including Novo Nordisk A/S’s Wegovy may be linked to complications...
As Complaints Against Pharmacists Rise So Does the Cost to Defend Them September 22, 2023 The cost to defend complaints against pharmacists to their State Board has increased more than 100% in the last decade,...
Tainted Medication Fears Spur Defense Department to Seek Outside Testing August 10, 2023 By Anna Edney and Riley Griffin The US Department of Defense entered an agreement with Valisure, an independent lab that’s spotted dangerous chemicals in a variety...
Teva Agrees to Pay $126M to US Hospitals Over Opioids August 4, 2023 By Brendan Pierson Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has agreed to pay up to $126 million to U.S. hospitals over 18 years to settle...
EU Widens Probe of Suicide Risks Linked to Weight-Loss Drugs July 13, 2023 By Suzi Ring, Nacha Cattan and Madison Muller The European Union’s drug regulator expanded its investigation into a possible risk of suicidal thoughts associated with a new class...
Supreme Court Rejects Teva Challenge to $235 Million GSK Award in Patent Dispute May 16, 2023 By Blake Brittain The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc’s challenge to a $235 million award to...
Worker’s Body Recovered at Site of Explosion at Massachusetts Plant With Fire History May 5, 2023 The body of a worker who died in an explosion at a Newburyport, Massachusetts chemical plant has been recovered and...
U.S. Sues Rite Aid for Missing Opioid Red Flags March 14, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. government on Monday sued Rite Aid Corp., accusing the pharmacy chain of missing “red flags” as it illegally...