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• Magnevist MRI Contrast Agent May Cause Hypersensitivity Reactions: FDA

  April 19, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug regulators are warning that some patients may have a hypersensitivity to Magnevist, an MRI contrast solution used to...

• NSF Cases Disappeared Following MRI Contrast Guidelines: Study

  June 17, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Restrictive guidelines put in place on gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used during some MRI examinations appear to be working, according...

• GE Healthcare Omniscan Lawsuit Settled on Eve of Trial

  January 25, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The first trial over nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) from Omniscan, a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent manufactured by GE Healthcare, was...

• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Risk With New MRI Contrast To Be Reviewed

  January 21, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The FDA has asked a panel of outside experts to evaluate the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) with a...

• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) Lawsuit Set For Trial January 2011

  November 8, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Trial has been schedule to begin early next year for a lawsuit involving allegations that a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent...

• FDA Warns Not to Use Some MRI Contrast Agents With Kidney Patients

  September 10, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The FDA is banning the use of three major brands of MRI contrast agent on patients with kidney problems, and...

• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Settlements Reached by Bayer in 140 Cases

  March 4, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Bayer reports that it has reached settlement agreements with nearly half of the plaintiffs who have filed a Magnevist lawsuit,...

• GE Healthcare Settles Libel Lawsuit Over Omniscan with Radiologist

  February 23, 2010

  Staff Writers

  GE Healthcare and a Danish scientist have reached a settlement in a libel lawsuit over statements made about the side...

• Radiologist Fights Back Against GE Healthcare Over Omniscan Side Effects

  February 19, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Danish scientist is filing a counterclaim against GE Healthcare in response to libel charges originally brought by the company...

• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Lawsuit Scheduled For Trial in San Francisco

  December 10, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A date has been set for the start of what could be the first trial of a lawsuit involving nephrogenic...