by Stewart & Stewart Attorneys | Apr 20, 2016 | Drug Injury
Pradaxa is a medication prescribed to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is a condition where the heart beats irregularly, potentially leading to blood clots, stroke, or heart failure. The risk of stroke in AFib...
by Stewart & Stewart Attorneys | Jun 17, 2015 | Drug Injury
As we age, our bones naturally become thinner and more brittle. Some doctors use medications to help patients prevent loss of bone mass, but studies are showing these treatments may be ineffective—and may even put patients at a greater risk of harm. The class of drugs...
by Stewart & Stewart Attorneys | Apr 29, 2015 | Drug Injury
Actos® is a medication used to treat diabetes in thousands of Americans over the past decade. But the Actos drug injury lawyers at Stewart & Stewart Attorneys explain the drug was linked to an increased risk of some patients developing bladder cancer. Now, those...
by Stewart & Stewart Attorneys | Jan 7, 2015 | Drug Injury
Pharmaceutical companies are required to test their drugs for safety prior to releasing them to the public. However, drug side effects are often discovered after patients begin to suffer serious injuries. Thousands of Risperdal® drug injury lawsuits have been filed by...
by Stewart & Stewart Attorneys | Aug 27, 2014 | Drug Injury
There are medications on the market to treat a wide variety of conditions or illnesses. But the Indiana drug injury lawyers with Stewart & Stewart attorneys point out that using certain drugs can put patients at serious risk of harm. These problems have led to a...
by Stewart & Stewart Attorneys | Jun 25, 2014 | Drug Injury
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) heavily regulates the drugs that are manufactured in the United States. The facilities where these products are made and the processes that are used to do so face scrutiny and evaluation by FDA investigators on a regular...
