What You Should Know: Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (“TDF” or “tenofovir DF”) is a prescription drug that is used to treat HIV infection and chronic hepatitis B virus infections in certain patients. The brand name for TDF is VIREAD®. TDF is also used in combination drug prescriptions, including Truvada®, Atripla®, Complera® and Stribild®. Lawsuits have been filed...
In 2014, German drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim agreed to pay $650 million to settle approximately 4,000 Pradaxa lawsuits alleging that users suffered severe and often fatal bleeding problems after using the anticoagulant. These settled claims were part of multidistrict litigation (or MDL), that had been ongoing since April 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the...
If you are one of the millions of Americans taking heartburn drugs, such as Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium, Protonix, Aciphex and others, recent studies suggest you could be at an increased risk of kidney disease, kidney disease progression, and end-stage renal disease. Heartburn drugs are called proton pump inhibitors or “PPIs.” They help people who suffer from regular heartburn,...
Temporary hair loss following chemotherapy is hard enough. Unfortunately, as acknowledged by the FDA, cases of permanent hair loss (alopecia) have been reported in patients who have been given the chemotherapy drug, Taxotere®. Now a breast cancer survivor from Ohio, Hattie Carson, has decided to take on Sanofi-Aventis in Ohio Federal Court. According to her complaint, Ms. Carson underwent...
The Xarelto (rivaroxaban) litigation involves numerous lawsuits from across the country alleging that individuals taking Xarelto suffered severe or fatal bleeding or other injuries. They further allege that Bayer and related companies did not adequately warn prescribing physicians or consumers of the risks associated with Xarelto, including the potential for severe or fatal bleeding and...
In December, 2015, Plaintiffs with filed cases alleging that Viagra® has caused some men to develop melanoma have asked the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate cases from across the U.S. in California. Viagra® is manufactured by Pfizer and prescribed for erectile dysfunction. According to the petition, “To date, multiple individuals...
