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• FDA Hearing Explores Balance Between Chronic Pain and Opioid Crisis

  July 10, 2018

  The FDA is seeking input from patients dealing with chronic pain on how to balance appropriate pain treatment with the risks of opioid abuse.

• Testimony in Roundup Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Case Set To Begin This Week

  July 9, 2018

  The first Roundup trial begins today in California over allegations that exposure to the weed killer can cause cancer.

• Zostavax Lawsuit Filed On Behalf Of Nearly 100 Plaintiffs Over Shingles Vaccine Problems

  July 9, 2018

  Nearly 100 plaintiffs filed a Zostavax lawsuit in New Jersey state court this week, indicating that the vaccine had caused them to suffer a persistent strain of shingles.

• Generic Diovan Recall Issued Over Cancer Risks Worldwide, But Not In U.S.

  July 9, 2018

  Europe and Canada are recalling 2,300 batches of valsartan, a generic version of the hypertension and heart drug Diovan, because they could contain impurities that include a cancer-causing agent.

• Lawsuit Over Zimmer M/L Taper Hip With Kinectiv And VerSys Components Set For Trial to Begin July 31

  July 6, 2018

  The first M/L Zimmer Taper hip replacement system lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial on July 30 over claims that the implants are defective and prone to corrosion and fretting.

• Rugby Diocto Infection Outbreak Leads To Lawsuits Against Pharmatech

  July 6, 2018

  PharmaTech faces seven lawsuits linked to injuries and deaths associated with Rugby Diocto and other products made at its Florida manufacturing plant.