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Tasigna Drug Injury Lawsuits Federal Court MDL Consolidation Order

August 24, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

There is a newly created Tasigna multi-district litigation (MDL) for those Tasigna drug injury lawsuits filed in the federal court system.  We get some of the reasoning for this consolidation of Tasigna side effects cases from the August 10, 2021, JPML Transfer Order issued for IN RE: TASIGNA (NILOTINIB) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL No. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Amputations, Aneurysms, Brain Aneurysm, Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA), chronic kidney disease, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Heart Attacks, ischemic cerebrovascular disease, ischemic heart disease, Kidney Failure, Myocardial Infarctions (MI), peripheral arterial disease (PAD), peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Renal Failure, Strokes, Tasigna

Philips Bi-Level PAP, CPAP, and Mechanical Ventilators Part of Products Recall in June 2021

June 24, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

In connection with a June 2021 Philips products recall, our law firm is investigating possible lawsuits against Philips for patients who have developed cancer or experienced organ failure following toxic exposures from the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam component in these recalled Philips products: Philips … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Medical Devices Tagged With: Kidney cancer, Kidney Failure, Liver Cancer, liver failure, lung cancer, Philips Bi-Level PAP, Philips Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure, Philips Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Philips CPAP, Philips Mechanical Ventilators, Products Recall

Uloric-Related Acute Kidney Injury And Acute Renal Failure Pointed Out In Safety Study

January 22, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

According to a recent medical journal article, acute renal failure (ARF), or kidney failure, is reported as an adverse drug reaction 5.7 times more frequently with Uloric (febuxostat) than with other urate-lowering therapy (ULT) gout drugs, and 3.3 times more often with allopurinol. This is some important new Uloric drug safety information from our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Kidney Injury, acute renal failure, Kidney Failure, Renal Failure, Uloric

New Heartburn Drugs Study Shows 33% Increased Risk of Kidney Problems

November 8, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Previous Research on PPIs & Kidney Damage Several studies have been published in the past several years concerning the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid. The table below identifies the year, title, and results of three recent studies on PPIs and kidney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Interstitial Nephritis, Acute Kidney Injury, ain, aki, chronic kidney disease, ckd, drug injury lawsuits, drug side effects, end stage renal disease, esrd, heartburn drugs, heartburn drugs side effects, Kidney Failure, Nexium, ppi drugs, Prevacid, Prilosec, proton pump inhibitors, Renal Failure, unsafe drugs

Could Invokana have been the cause of my lower-limb amputation?

September 15, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The FDA is investigating a connection between diabetes drugs belonging to the Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors class of drugs and the following side effects: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Ketoacidosis Ketosis Acute Kidney Injury Kidney Failure / Renal Failure Kidney Damage Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Kidney Injury, amputation risk factors, blood infection, diabetes drugs, diabetic ketoacidosis, DKA, drug injury lawsuits, Farxiga, Foot Amputation, Glyxambi, Invokamet, Invokana, Jardiance, Ketoacidosis, Ketosis, Kidney Damage, Kidney Failure, kidney infection, Leg Amputation, Pyelonephritis, Qtern, Renal Failure, sglt2 inhibitors, side effects of diabetes drugs, Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 inhibitors, Synjardy, Toes Amputation, Urinary Tract Infection, Urosepsis, UTI, Xigduo

Association Between Heartburn Drugs & Chronic Kidney Disease Questioned

September 7, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

A recent article published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled The “dangers” of chronic proton pump inhibitor use provides commentary on the relationship between use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)--such as Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid--and various side effects. The authors of this study acknowledge the growing number of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Interstitial Nephritis, Acute Kidney Injury, ain, aki, chronic kidney disease, ckd, drug injury lawsuits, drug side effects, end stage renal disease, esrd, heartburn drugs, heartburn drugs side effects, Kidney Failure, Nexium, ppi drugs, Prevacid, Prilosec, proton pump inhibitors, Renal Failure, unsafe drugs

Prilosec / Prevacid / Nexium Federal Court MDL For Kidney Injury Cases

August 21, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

In August 2017 the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) granted a second motion for centralization or consolidation of federal court lawsuits brought by plaintiffs in proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) cases alleging kidney injury. In more detail, the JPML established IN RE: PROTON-PUMP INHIBITOR PRODUCTS LIABILITY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Interstitial Nephritis, chronic kidney disease, end stage renal disease, Kidney Failure, kidney injury, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, Renal Failure

Can SGLT-2 Inhibitor Diabetes Drugs Increase Your Risk of Stroke?

June 21, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

While we have frequently discussed DKA, kidney damage, and amputations as possible side effects of diabetes drugs in the SGLT-2 inhibitors class -- such as Farxiga, Invokana, Jardiance -- strokes and thromboembolic events are also considered potential harmful effects of these drugs. Based on FAERS reports received during the second quarter of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Kidney Injury, Amputations, antidiabetic drugs, canagliflozin, canagliflozin/metformin HCl, causes of stroke, dapagliflozin, dapagliflozin/metformin HCl, Deep Vein Thrombosis, diabetes drugs, diabetic ketoacidosis, DKA, drug injury lawsuits, drug side effects, DVT, empagliflozin, empagliflozin/linagliptin, empagliflozin/metformin HCl, Farxiga, FDA, FDA FAERS reports, Glyxambi, Invokamet, Invokana, Jardiance, Kidney Damage, Kidney Failure, lower limb amputations, PE, Pulmonary Embolism, SGLT-2 inhibitors, Stroke, Synjardy, thromboembolic events, Xigduo, xigduo xr

Nexium / Prilosec / Prevacid: Valuing Profits Over Patients

March 21, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid are just a few of the popular heartburn and acid reflux drugs that have been linked with serious side effects relating to the kidneys.  These drugs are manufactured by AstraZeneca (Nexium / Prilosec) and Takeda (Prevacid). Though Nexium has been marketed as substantially different and more effective than Prilosec, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: acid reflux drugs, Acute Interstitial Nephritis, Acute Kidney Injury, ain, aki, AstraZeneca, chronic kidney disease, ckd, end stage renal disease, esrd, heartburn drugs, Kidney Failure, Nexium, PPIs, Prevacid, Prilosec, proton pump inhibitors, Renal Failure, severe renal impairment, Takeda

Prevacid, Nexium, And Prilosec Linked To Risk Of Chronic Kidney Damage

February 27, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

A recent medical study done by medical researchers in St. Louis, Missouri indicates that more than half of those patients who develop chronic kidney damage (CKD) while using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) heartburn drugs and acid reflux medicines do not experience acute kidney problems before their CKD diagnosis. These researchers published their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Kidney Injury, chronic kidney disease, Kidney Damage, Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure, kidney injury, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, Renal Failure

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