Apr 28, 2017 | Birth Defects, Defective Drugs, Defective Products, Diabetes, Drug Side Effects, Heart Attack Risk, Personal Injury, Pharmaceutical Litigation, Product Liability, Recalled Products
When you become ill, your doctor prescribes medication designed to heal you or lessen the symptoms of the disease. You and your doctor put your faith in the pharmaceutical companies that develop, manufacture, and sell drugs to consumers. You have an expectation that...
Sep 7, 2016 | Defective Drugs, Defective Products, Diabetes, Drug Side Effects, Heart Attack Risk, Personal Injury, Pharmaceutical Litigation
Onglyza is a popular medication prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes. However, some serious side effects have been linked to this drug, including possible heart failure. Anyone who has taken or is taking this medication should know more about it. What Onglyza...
Feb 3, 2016 | Class Action Lawsuit, Diabetes, Drug Side Effects, Heart Attack Risk, Injury Lawyer, Personal Injury, Pharmaceutical Litigation
What is Onglyza? Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR are used by Type 2 diabetic patients to help lower blood sugar (glucose) levels. Both are known by their generic name Saxagliptin, which is classified as a dipeptidyl pepidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor. The drug was approved by the...
Sep 25, 2015 | BARD IVC Filter, Defective Medical Devices, Heart Attack Risk, Injury Lawyer, Personal Injury, Recalled Products
In 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety warning regarding the use of Bard IVC Filters, which are small, cage-like devices implanted into a person’s body to prevent blood clotting. The warning was issued after 921 adverse...
Sep 3, 2015 | Defective Medical Devices, Heart Attack Risk, Injury Lawyer, Personal Injury
BARD IVC Filters Featured in NBC Investigative Report BARD IVC Filters are used to prevent blood clots from entering a patient’s lungs. There are patients who are at increased risk of forming blood clots, but are unable to use blood thinners, so they are...
Aug 25, 2015 | Defective Medical Devices, Heart Attack Risk, Injury Lawyer, Personal Injury
A Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is a medical term for a large blood clot that clogs the blood flow to the lungs. This is a very serious condition that can be fatal. The mortality rate of someone with an untreated PE condition is an alarming 30%. Some patients are...
