Telaprevir | Incivek | Hepatitis C | Incivo

Telaprevir | Hepatitis C | The Maher Law Firm

Telaprevir is a drug used to treat hepatitis C, it is marketed under the brand names Incivek and Incivo Telaprevir has been linked to serious side effects including fatal skin reactions.  According to it’s manufacturers, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson – “Fatal cases of serious skin reactions have been reported in patients with progressive [...]

Hepatitis C | Hep C Protease Inhibitor

Hepatitis C | The Maher Law Firm | Frank Eidson Attorney At Law

Hepatitis C is a form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood As of late, the oral hepatitis C drug Telaprevir (marketed under the brand names Incivek and Incivo) -  which is used for the treatment of hepatitis C, and co-developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson – has been linked to fatal skin [...]

Teva Choses Profits Over Patients

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One of the largest manufacturers of generic drugs, Teva Pharmaceuticals, was recently accused of placing profit ahead of the safety of colonoscopy patients using their anesthetic, Propofol. Teva, along with its distrutors, Baxter International and McKesson Corporation, are being sued for marketing and selling Propofol in jumbo-sized vials, knowing that doctors would possibly reuse the [...]