Drug Shortages Are Putting Pharmaceutical Companies On The Hot Seat

Drug Shortages in 2011 / Maher Law Firm

Pharmaceutical Companies and Drug Shortages Drug shortages are putting pharmaceutical companies on the hot seat. The St. Paul Pioneer-Press (1/39, Snowbeck) reported, “Drug shortages are putting pharmaceutical companies on the hot seat. Last week, medical-products giant Johnson & Johnson assured shareholders that it is doing everything possible to resolve a shortage of a chemotherapy drug called Doxil [...]

Glaxo’s Zofran May Trigger Serious Heart Arrhythmias

Zofran Lawyer

According to a new warning issued last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline’s popular drug, Zofran, which is used to treat nausea caused by chemotherapy, has been reported to trigger serious and potentially life-threatening changes in heart rhythms. In its warning, the FDA explained that Zofran, otherwise known as ondansetron, can increase [...]