It has now been eighteen months (August 2010) since the DePuy Acetabular Hip Replacement System (ASR Hip) was recalled. Approximately 37,000 DePuy Acetabular Hip Replacement Systems were implanted in the United States.There are many folks who had hip replacement surgery with these one of these devices but remain unaware of…
A panel of federal judges is scheduled to meet in Savannah, Georgia to hear oral arguments over whether all federal Actos bladder cancer lawsuits should be consolidated under one judge for pretrial proceedings as part of an MDL, or multidistrict litigation. All of complaints allege that the plaintiffs developed bladder…
Folks who are regular readers of my blog, have seen the articles I have written about regarding DePuy ASR Metal on Metal hips. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts to highlight this tragedy, we still get inquiries from potential clients who are unaware and uninformed about the dangers of metallosis. We…
According to company e-mails, Bayer AG, Germany’s largest drugmaker, may have tried to market the Yasmin family of birth- control pills for unapproved uses and misled women about the health risks of the drugs. Bayer unit officials discussed promoting the contraceptive known as Yaz, a spinoff of Yasmin, for treatment…
Effective today, the diabetes drug Avandia will only be available through certified mail-order pharmacies. These new restrictions are designed to limit the number of people exposed to potential heart side effects of Avandia. The FDA allowed Avandia to remain on the market last year, subject to a new risk evaluation…
Not a day goes by, before more bad news regarding the DePuy ASR and Pinnacle Hip Replacement and Recall issue percolates to the surface. As folks who have been following this story, the DePuy saga continues unabated. This week, our firm filed 3 DePuy ASR lawsuits, in the federal court…
Our DePuy ASR Recall and Metallosis team, has been aggressively notifying the general public about the problems and risks associated with the Metal on Metal hips. As explained in the 30 plus articles that I have written, this is a huge problem and that we may be experiencing the tip…
Dr Shezad Malik Law Firm is writing this open letter to the FDA. We are requesting the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to complete its ongoing safety review of Yaz, Yasmin and other birth control pills containing the synthetic progestin, drospirenone, as soon as possible. Watch a tv video…
I am writing this Actos update, regarding the Actos dangerous drug cancer side effects. Actos (pioglitazone) is a medication manufactured and sold by Takeda Pharmaceuticals for treatment of Type 2 diabetes. The drug is part of the same class of medications as Avandia (rosiglitazone), which has been linked to an…
The steady drum beat of adverse medical reports and deadly side effects about the popular Yaz birth control pill and its variations continue to surface. Again another medical study has found that side effects of Yaz and Yasmin birth control increase the risk of a pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis…