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• Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits Top 120 as MDL Panel Prepares to Meet

  November 30, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A panel of federal judges is scheduled to meet tomorrow in Savannah, Georgia to hear oral arguments over whether all...

• FDA Recall Rejection Will Mean More Avandia Heart Attacks: Public Citizen

  November 30, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug regulators have rejected a petition filed by the prominent consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, which called for an...

• Avandia Removed from Retail Market This Week

  November 17, 2011

  Staff Writers

  After this week, the only way to get the diabetes drug Avandia will be through certified mail-order pharmacies, after new...

• Avandia Injury Lawsuit Settlement Negotiations Continue

  November 10, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The federal judge presiding over all Avandia lawsuits is pushing further settlement negotiations between GlaxoSmithKline and plaintiffs in all remaining...

• Actos Problems with Bladder Cancer Cause Sales to Fall: Report

  November 7, 2011

  Staff Writers

  New FDA warnings and growing concerns about the link between Actos and bladder cancer appear to be cutting into Takeda...

• Proposed Avandia Settlement Would Pay U.S. $3B for Off-Label Marketing

  November 7, 2011

  Staff Writers

  GlaxoSmithKline and the federal government have reached a tentative $3 billion settlement over Avandia marketing charges, alleging that the company...

• Group Says Actos Bladder Cancer Risk More Reason for “Do Not Use” Warning

  November 4, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Public Citizen, a prominent consumer watchdog group, has indicate that the risk of bladder cancer from Actos is further proof...

• Medtronic Insulin Pumps Investigated for Hacking Risk

  October 28, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Medtronic has launched an investigation into the cybersecurity of its insulin pumps after acknowledging concerns that the pumps could be...

• Recall of Actos Not Recommended in Europe, Despite Bladder Cancer Risk

  October 24, 2011

  Staff Writers

  European drug regulators indicate that they are not recommending an Actos recall, even though the diabetes drug has been linked...

• MDL Panel Set to Consider Consolidation of Actos Bladder Cancer Litigation

  October 20, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A panel of federal judges is preparing to decide whether to consolidate the federal Actos bladder cancer litigation before one...