Side effects of Nexium, Prilosec and other blockbuster heartburn and acid reflux medications have been linked to a number of serious risks, including kidney damage and stomach cancer. Cases are being pursued over failure to adequately warn users and the medical community about these potential risks.…
More than 16,000 additional heartburn drug lawsuits may be filed in the coming weeks as a tolling agreement suspending lawsuit filing deadlines comes to a close.…
Plaintiffs and defendants have filed proposed bellwether case selection plans for litigation over heartburn drug side effects.…
A new study suggests that reducing the use of heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec could also reduce rates of C. Diff infections.…
A new study warns that drugs like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid could alter the gut microbiota enough to increase the risk of gastric cancer.…
Concerns over the long-term use of Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid and similar heartburn drugs is now extending to the risk of stomach cancer, which some researchers say should have been detected decades ago.…
A new study links popular heartburn drugs to an increased risk of hip fractures among patients on dialysis. …
Side effects of Nexium resulted in gastric cancer, as well as an acute kidney injury, according to allegations raised in a recently filed lawsuit.…
The federal judge overseeing all heartburn drug kidney lawsuits has called for a plan to select bellwether cases by the end of the year, and said the first case will go to trial in September 2020.…
A new study raises concerns that drugs like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid can cause dangerously low magnesium levels and the development of calcification deposits in the aorta.…
