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• Drug Maker Seeks To Dismiss Zofran Lawsuits Brought By Families of Children Left with Birth Defects

  July 24, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  A motion to dismiss all Zofran lawsuits claims that the FDA never allowed the manufacturer to put birth defect warning labels on the medication.

• Zofran, Entresto Recall Issued Over Risk of Child Poisoning Due to Unsafe Packaging

  July 9, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  Nearly half a million packs of Zofran, Entresto, Azithromycin and other drugs by Novartis and Sandoz were recalled because they lacked adequate child-proof packaging.

• Generic Zofran Lawsuits Dismissed, Judge Says GSK Not Liable

  May 25, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Three Zofran birth defect lawsuits were dismissed by a federal judge who says GlaxoSmithKline cannot be held liable in cases where women used a generic version of the drug.

• Zofran Lawsuits Over Birth Defects to be Selected for Early Bellwether Trials

  May 22, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  Parties involved in Zofran litigation will select 16 potential bellwether cases by June 15 for claims dealing with heart and face birth defects.

• Information About Zofran Problems Reported to GSK Sought in Birth Defect Lawsuits

  February 28, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  GlaxoSmithKline is accused of failing to turn over adverse event information which could indicate that the company knew that Zofran caused birth defects for years without warning pregnant women or the medical community.

• Zofran Fraud Claims Over Pregnancy Birth Defect Risks Allowed to Proceed in MDL

  April 26, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  An effort by GlaxoSmithKline to dismiss fraud claims in Zofran birth defect lawsuits has been rejected by a federal judge overseeing the litigation.

• Birth Defects Cost U.S. Healthcare Billions Every Year: CDC

  January 23, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Treating birth defects costs the U.S. healthcare system as much as $23 billion every year, and accounts for one out of every $20 dollars spent on hospitalizations, according to a CDC study.

• Diclegis Morning Sickness Pill Does Not Work, Previously Unpublished Data Suggests

  January 10, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An analysis of previously unpublished study data suggests that the morning sickness pill Diclegis may be ineffective, which could have been known as early as the 1970s had the public been made aware of the decades-old data.

• Zofran Birth Defect Lawsuit Discovery Continues in MDL

  November 16, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  New orders setting out how Zofran discovery issues shall proceed have been issued by the federal judge overseeing claims that the anti-nausea drug causes birth defects.

• Zofran Malformations Caused Termination of Pregnancy, Lawsuit Alleges

  July 27, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A mother was forced to terminate the pregnancy of an unborn daughter due to severe birth defects caused by Zofran, according to a new lawsuit.