Drug manufacturers have a responsibility to make their products as safe as possible and warn consumers of detrimental effects. When they do not, they should be held responsible for the suffering that they cause. Unfortunately, this does not always occur, such as in the following case: On Monday, February 14, 2011, a New Jersey (NJ)…
Decades of evidence that the narcotic painkiller propoxyphene caused irregular heartbeats in users that were so severe some people taking the medication died suddenly from heart attacks prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ask drug makers to pull their propoxyphene products from the market in November 2010. The leading manufacturer of the drug,…
Safeway is enhancing its efforts to ensure that pharmacy protocols are followed after a six-week pregnant woman was given the wrong medication at one of its stores. Mareena Silva was given a prescription for Methotrexate–a drug used to treat cancer–instead of the antibiotic ordered by her doctor at a Safeway in Fort Lupton, Colorado (CO)….
Pfizer, the country’s largest drug marker, has allegedly agreed to pay roughly $330 million to resolve claims surrounding Prempro, a menopause drug that caused breast cancer in patients. This is the first large-scale settlement after eight long years of litigation, according to businessweek.com. Sales of Prempro, which is still on the market, grossed more than…
Companies should stand behind the products they sell, offering them only when they are deemed safe and appropriate for consumers. Take a look at what can happen when corporations fail to follow those guidelines: The Seattle Times reports that bicycle rider Monika Johnson, who recently passed away, won a lawsuit filed two years ago against…