Sustiva Side Effects May Reduce Nuvaring Effectiveness: Study
The HIV medication Sustiva may significantly reduce the effectiveness of the Nuvaring birth control ring, according to the findings of a new study.
The HIV medication Sustiva may significantly reduce the effectiveness of the Nuvaring birth control ring, according to the findings of a new study.
New warnings about the potential side effects of NuvaRing have been issued, indicating that women over the age of 35 who smoke should not use the vaginal birth control ring.
The $100 million NuvaRing settlement agreement announced early this year will move forward, after Merck confirmed that they will not opt-out of the agreement since only an "immaterial number" of…
Lawyers will meet with the judge presiding over all NuvaRing cases on Friday, after providing an updated census on all claims.
The federal NuvaRing lawsuits remain on hold until at least May 31, and an early trial date has been canceled as settlement talks continue.
Merck is suing Actavis, claiming the company is trying to jump the gun and sell a generic version of NuvaRing before the manufacturer's patent runs out.
A hold placed on all federal NuvaRing lawsuits as the number of cases in the litigation is being determined.
More than 1,500 women are currently pursuing a lawsuit over injuries from NuvaRing birth control, with the first trial set to begin in early 2014.
The first NuvaRing trial has been pushed back to January as negotiations over a possible settlement continue.
A federal judge will allow the jury to consider punitive damages in the first federal Nuvaring trial.