'Dangerous Drugs' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | August 10, 2017
Communities Band Together to Fight Opioid Epidemic in Nationwide Lawsuit
At a vital turning point in opioid litigation, law firms like Simmons Hanly Conroy are now casting their net beyond chronic pain patients, whose lawsuits against opioid makers have generated millions in… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | August 2, 2017
Makers of Blood Pressure Drug Benicar Settle 2,300 Lawsuits in a Federal N.J. Court
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., a Tokyo-based drug maker worth an estimated $12.4 billion, agreed to settle nearly 2,300 patient lawsuits against its blood pressure medication Benicar® (olmesartan medoxomil) and its sister medications Benicar… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | July 18, 2017
FDA Pulls Addictive Opioid Pain Med off the Market as Lawsuits Against Pill Manufacturers Pile Up
On July 8 – in a first of its kind decision – the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested a pharmaceutical company to pull off the market one of its opioid products… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | July 14, 2017
Essure Patients Still Hope for Ban in U.S. After Suffering Years of Adverse Symptoms
Canada has just become the latest country to pull Essure off its market, as Brazil did this past February. While Brazil banned the product due to safety concerns, Bayer says it is… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 20, 2017
Did Sanofi-Aventis Lie About Taxotere Side Effects?
Simmons Hanly Conroy is no longer accepting Taxotere cases. Despite more than $3 Billion in revenue, Taxotere® is not a household name – unless you are one of the 300,000 American women… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | May 31, 2017
Tracking the Opioid Epidemic Back to Its Source
The death-toll of the opioid epidemic continues to set sinister records. For the third year in a row, Maine is looking at an all-time-high for overdose deaths. In 2016, the rural state… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | May 25, 2017
Consumers Beware: How ‘Approved’ Drugs Aren’t Always Safe
According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), of the 222 drugs that were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2000 to 2010, 71… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 19, 2017
Big Pharma’s Deceitful Role in America’s Opioid Crisis
Tomorrow, barring significant changes, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 91 Americans will die from an opioid overdose. That averages out to 3 people every hour, or 637 people per… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | July 16, 2015
Is Testosterone Replacement Therapy Safe? What You Need to Know
Did you know that testosterone is the most important sex hormone for men? It impacts multiple areas of health – including sex drive, energy, bone and muscle health, fertility and more. Below,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | July 3, 2015
Past Zofran Studies Showed Signs of Toxicity in Pregnant Animals
Zofran, a potent anti-nausea medication that was often prescribed off-label for women during pregnancy, has been linked to an increased risk of causing birth defects. While many medications like Zofran lack conclusive… Read More