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Byetta Lawsuit
The use of the diabetes drug Byetta has been linked to reports of serious and potentially life threatening injuries, including pancreatitis, impaired kidney dysfunction and kidney failure.
BYETTA LAWSUIT STATUS: Lawyers are evaluating potential Byetta pancreatitis lawsuits and Byetta kidney failure lawsuits for individuals who have experienced problems that may be caused by side effects [...]
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AstraZeneca Successful in First Diabetes Seroquel Lawsuit
A New Jersey jury has handed drug maker AstraZeneca a defense verdict in the first trial over claims that side effects of Seroquel, a popular atypical antipsychotic, caused users to develop diabetes.
FDA Rejects New Byetta Formula, Questions Health Risks and Manufacturing
The FDA has denied approval for a once-weekly version of Eli Lilly’s and Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ diabetes drug Byetta, saying that the agency needs answers to certain questions about the drug makers’ manufacturing processes and how it intends to mitigate Byetta health risks to users.
Problems with Byetta Production Plant Identified by FDA
FDA inspectors have identified a number of quality control and training issues at Amylin Pharmaceutical’s Byetta manufacturing plant in Ohio, just as the agency prepares to decide whether to approve a new formulation of the diabetes drug and concerns mount about potentially serious side effects of Byetta.
Lawsuit Alleges Byetta Caused Fatal Liver and Pancreatic Cancer
A lawsuit has been filed against Eli Lilly & Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals by a woman who says side effects of Byetta caused her husbands death from liver and pancreatic cancer.
Byetta Pancreatitis Risk Needs Further Studies: FDA
The FDA has required the makers of the diabetes drug Byetta to conduct additional studies to clarify the risk of pancreatitis from side effects of their medication.
Byetta Problems Lead Public Citizen to Recommend Avoiding Use
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is recommending that people avoid using the diabetes drug Byetta until at least 2012, expressing concerns about potential side effects. The recommendations come the same week the FDA announced that new information will be added to the drug’s label about reports of kidney problems with Byetta, including reports [...]
Byetta Side Effects Linked to Reports of Kidney Failure: FDA Warns
The FDA announced Monday that new labeling information will be added to the diabetes drug Byetta about reports of users who developed kidney failure and other renal problems.
Seroquel Settlement for $520M Reached with Federal Prosecutors
According to a quarterly report released by AstraZenca, the drug maker has reached an agreement in principal to pay $520 million to settle a Seroquel probe by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia over their alleged off-label promotion of the atypical antipsychotic drug for uses that were not established as safe and effective through the [...]
Januvia Pancreatitis Problems Refuted by Merck
Following an FDA alert issued Friday about reports of acute pancreatitis associated with use of Januvia and Janumet, Merck & Co., the maker of both diabetes drugs, issued a statement refuting that Januvia side effects increase the risk of acute pancreatitis.
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