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Generic Drug Preemption – Good For Consumers?

Filled under All Postings, Recovering Damages on June 23, 2011 - no comments .

On June 23, 2011, the United States Supreme Court ruled that lawsuits against generic drug manufacturers are preempted by federal drug regulations which require a generic drug label to match the brand warning label word for word regardless of mounting evidence that a generic drug carries a risk far greater than what is disclosed in the label. The case is Pliva v. Mesing. Writing for the Court, Justice Thomas noted that if Mesing and Demahy

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Yaz Associated With Increased Risk of Blood Clots

Filled under Recovering Damages, Yaz/Yasmin on April 29, 2011 - no comments .

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal found the risk of non-fatal blood clots (venous thromboembolism) among users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone seems to be around twice that of users of oral contraceptives containing levonorgestrel.  Yaz and Yasmin contain drospirenone. Yaz is one of the best selling birth control pills in the United States. Bayer the manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin responded by criticizing the study. James Esparza has substantial experience in

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