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*We are no longer accepting cases* Dutch medical device company, Philips Respironics has agreed to stop selling its CPAP and BiPAP sleep apnea breathing machines as part of an agreement with T...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/philips-agrees-to-stop-selling-cpap-machines-as-part-of-settlement-deal/

Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca has agreed to pay 425 million dollars to settle thousands of drug injury lawsuits for kidney injuries. The payout will settle approximately 11,000 lawsuits filed by ...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/astrazeneca-agrees-to-425-million-for-ppi-lawsuits/

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to settle the first Zantac Cancer Lawsuit which had been set for trial in July 2023. Though settlement terms are undisclosed, it may suggest that others will T...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/gsk-settles-first-zantac-cancer-lawsuit/

In the last several years, millions of bottles of blood pressure medications and other drugs have been recalled over concerns that they may be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals known as ...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/nitrosamine-impurities-continue-to-plague-pharmaceutical-industry/

Walmart has announced the latest in agreements to settle massive lawsuits over the opioid epidemic. The retailer is the third largest chain pharmacy system in the U.S. and agreed to a The post...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/walmart-settles-opioid-lawsuits-for-3-1-billion/

Recent discoveries of a cancer-causing chemical in prescription and over-the-counter medications may cost billions of dollars for several large pharmaceutical companies. Nitrosamine, a chemical c...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/nitrosamine-contamination-claims-continue-to-mount-for-big-pharma/

Pharmaceutical manufacturing giant, Teva has been found guilty of its role in the opioid crisis in the state of New York. In a separate ruling in Ohio, major pharmacies Walgreens, CVS The post...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/teva-major-pharmacies-found-liable-for-actions-in-opioid-crisis-in-new-york-ohio/

A federal judge has rejected Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Lawsuit Settlement agreement releasing the Sackler Family from liability over OxyContin. The agreement had been reached on December 16, 2021,...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/judge-rejects-opioid-lawsuit-settlement-for-purdue-pharmas-sackler-family/

Even the movie industry has noticed the increasing use of smart medical devices. The movie trailer for the animated Pixar film “Turning Red” features a diabetic kid who appears to be The p...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/automated-insulin-pumps-and-smart-devices-use-on-rise-due-to-pandemic/

*We are no longer accepting cases* A recent recall of Philips CPAP and ventilator devices has been upgraded to Class I by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Class I is The post Philips CPA...

https://www.drugdangers.com/news/philips-cpap-recall-severity-upgraded-by-fda/