Drug Injury Watch

Drug Injury Watch provides developing information about prescription drug side effects as well as up-to-date news from the legal, medical, FDA, and pharmaceutical sectors. Tom Lamb's articles add insight from a drug litigation attorney perspective, but are written to be read by consumers and others.

Author: Tom Lamb practices in Wilmington, N.C., and represents patients in drug injury cases.

Blawg Related Categories: Government Law • Product Liability Law • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Drug Injury Watch

Neurology Journal: Johnson & Johnson's Drug Topamax May Increase Risk of Birth Defects
Beware If Taking This Seizure Medicine Alone Or With Other Epilepsy Drugs During Pregnancy (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The July 22, 2008 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of…
The FDA Is Not Ready For Federal Preemption Of Lawsuits Involving Drugs And Medical Devices
Something Old And Something New: Two Items From July 3, 2008 NEJM Show Why Preemption Applied In These Types Of Cases Is Bad Public Policy (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We start with the…
FDA Needs To Assure Us That There Is Quality Control For Generic Medications Sold In U.S.
In Wake of "Double-Dose" Digitek Pills And ETHEX Morphine Tablets Being Recalled, Drugmaker Ranbaxy Faces Allegations About Fake Data As Regards Quality Of Its Generic Drugs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A July 15,…
Will There Be An Avelox - Liver Toxicity Warning Letter From Bayer Coming Soon In The U.S., Or Not?
In July 2008 FDA Said Avelox, With Other Antibiotics In Fluoroquinolone Class, Would Add A "Black-Box" Warning For Tendinitis And Tendon Ruptures (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On July 8, 2008 the FDA announced…
New York Doctors Find One Type Of Femoral Stress Fracture Is Possible Fosamax Side Effect
Irish Doctors, Meanwhile, Dispute Warnings About Bisphosphonate-Induced Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (BONJ) Being Linked To Fosamax (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In late June 2008 we learned about a new bone-related side effect that may…
Sprint Fidelis Litigation Update: 225 Lawsuits Filed In State Courts And Federal MDL As Of June 2008
Medtronic Wants Court To Reject All Injury And Death Cases Based On Riegel Preemption Ruling; Federal MDL Motion To Dismiss Hearing Scheduled For November 2008 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A July 3, 2008…
Permax Update: Two June 2008 Medical Journal Articles Link Permax To Valvular Heart Disease, Again
Reports Of Heart Valve Damage In 2007 Gave Rise To Permax Recalls In U.S. And, Later, In Canada; What About Dostinex, Which Had Similar Reports? (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In January 2007 the…
Newly Introduced Legislation Would Protect Legal Rights of Patients Harmed By Defective Medical Devices
Bills Sponsored By Waxman And Pallone In The House As Well As Kennedy And Leahy In The Senate Would Right The Wrong Of Riegel Decision By U.S. Supreme Court (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)…
Mylan's Corporate Motto, Actavis On The Meaning Of GMP, And Who Is Ultimately Responsible For The Digitek Fiasco
FDA Statement Suggests Actavis Will Be Held Accountable For The Defective Digitek Pills, And Mylan Maintains That This Is Not My(lan) Problem (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) When considering where things stand with the…
FDA Staff Wants Amgen To Add Stronger Warning About Enbrel Side Effects In Children
June 2008 Staff Report Cites Cancers, Infections, And Neurological Problems Similar To Serious Side Effects In Adults (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On June 16, 2008 the FDA released a staff report, "Enbrel (etanercept)…