Propecia Lawsuits Claim Drug Causes Permanent Side Effects

By Anne Bucher

Since Propecia (finasteride) was approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1997, thousands of men have relied on the drug to treat their male pattern hair loss. After suffering significant sexual side effects from Propecia, these men have filed lawsuits that accuse the manufacturer of failing to provide adequate warning about the health consequences associated with the drug. These plaintiffs have complained of a variety of Propecia sexual side effects, including:

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College Student Suffers Life-Threatening Yaz Blood Clot

By Anne Bucher

Zurka Wolford, a 22-year-old senior at Western Washington University, filed a Yaz lawsuit after she suffered a life-threatening blood clot in her lung in August 2011. She started taking Yaz just four months before she suffered the pulmonary embolism. Wolford claims that Yaz was the reason she suffered the pulmonary embolism. Yaz was the first birth control pill she had ever used.

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Heart Disease Patients Face Possibly Fatal Zithromax Side Effects

By John Curran

A recent study out of Denmark indicates that the overwhelming majority of people who take the popular antibiotic Zithromax will not face heart arrhythmia side effects, a condition that can have fatal consequences. However the statistics paint a picture that should have people with heart disease discussing the medication with their doctors.

The scientists obtained records for more than one million people who took the azithromycin-based medication as well as those that took the generic antibiotic penicillin. They found that the numbers matched up reasonably well, with 16 people dying while on the generic and 17 people dying either from Zithromax side effects or other causes.

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DePuy Announces it Will Stop Selling Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

By Amanda Antell

Centered in New York, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. announced on Thursday that it will stop selling its metal-on-metal hip implants and will only be selling hip replacement systems made from ceramic or plastic. This action was likely prompted by the close to 10,000 metal hip implant lawsuits DePuy is currently facing over product deficiency claims and the resulting scrutiny by the FDA.

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At Least 1,000 Vaginal Mesh Victims Reported in U.S.

By Jessica Tyner

Vaginal sling implants are linked to a slew of painful and serious side effects, and it’s estimated that there are at least 1,000 victims of vaginal mesh injuries in the U.S. alone. Oftentimes, vaginal mesh implants are used to treat incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse (POP), but they can come with devastating side effects. The surgical mesh has a tendency to “chew through” the flesh and become embedded in the vaginal lining, other surrounding soft tissues and even organs. The multiple surgeries to correct these issues are painful and expensive.

It’s been five years since the FDA issued a warning about the potential complications caused by vaginal mesh implants, but the makers of these devices continue to churn out their products. Vaginal mesh victims claim they weren’t warned about the risks, neither by their doctors or the manufacturer.

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