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A new analysis states that by 2017, at least 2.2 million children had been affected by the U.S. opioid crisis, with that number set to grow in the coming years. A report from the United Hospital Fund, a health policy nonprofit based in New York, claims the total population of children influenced by the epidemic …
Medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing company Johnson & Johnson has made its way into the legal spotlight once again, but this time not for the defects associated with its baby powder. Earlier this week, Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $8 billion in punitive damages at the conclusion of an important case surrounding the drug …
As the nation’s opioid epidemic continues to gain media attention, the factors that have caused such a wide-spread distribution of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills are beginning to emerge. Over-prescribing and overuse have commonly been blamed for the crisis, but new data may show otherwise. The Drug Enforcement Administration keeps a database of prescription pain pills …
The opioid crisis has become recognized as a national epidemic that has taken over thousands of communities. According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 47,000 individuals died due to opioid overdose in 2017 alone, accounting for 67.8% of all drug overdose deaths. With this increase in deaths has emerged an increase in the number …
Febuxostat, more commonly known as Uloric, is a gout medication manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Gout is a type of arthritis that occurs when uric acid builds up in the joints, causing extreme joint pain, inflammation, and potentially limiting a person’s range of motion. Uloric was released in 2009 after several years of clinical trials, making …
A hernia mesh defective products litigation case against J&J subsidiary, Ethicon has begun the initial steps of the discovery process. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on November 5, the notice details 37 cases selected for inclusion in the initial discovery pool. Plaintiffs in the case allege that Ethicon’s …
Pennsylvania’s Superior Court upheld the decision to award Austin Pledger, a boy from Alabama, with $2.5 million on the basis that he developed breasts from the use of Risperdal. Risperdal is an antipsychotic drug most commonly used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and certain disorders associated with autism. This drug works by restoring certain substances …
Opioid addiction has become an epidemic in the United States. Unlike other drug problems that our country has faced in the past, the driving force behind opioid dependence is not the spread of criminal networks.
