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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with Actavis Totowa (formerly Amide Pharmaceutical) recently announced the recall of Digitek (digoxin) tablets that are distributed in the United States by Mylan Pharmaceuticals (under a "Bertek" label) and UDL Laboratories. The recall was initiated due to manufacturing defects in the Digitek tablets that...
Florida Engle Class Members Must Register for a Share in $600 Million Trust Fund before June 16, 2008
At a hearing before Judge Miller in Miami on April 15, 2008, the Court established a schedule for the allocation and distribution of the Engle Trust Fund. Qualified Engle class members must register by mail or online no later than June 16, 2008, to be eligible to receive a share of the Engle Trust Fund. You may receive money from the Engle Trust...
Merck Announces 44,000 have signed up for Vioxx Settlement
In early March of 2008, Merck confirmed that over 44,000 claimants have enrolled in the $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement which signals that the settlement should be allowed to proceed. Merck previously indicated that at least 85% of claimants would have to join the settlement or it would not go forward. This should put an end to at least 45,000...
Follow-up Study Confirms Risks of HRT Outweigh Benefits
In the March 5, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the results of a three-year follow-up study of the estrogen-plus-progestin clinical trial were published which confirm the health risks of long-term use of combination HRT therapy (estrogen plus progestin) in healthy, postmenopausal women persist even a few years...
