Generic Drugs and Lawsuits

Lawsuit Settlements

Why should two people who took the same medication and were both injured by pharmaceutical companies receive dramatically different awards? One of the patients received $6.8 million, and the other received nothing. A recent case in the U.S. Supreme Court (PLIVA, INC., ET AL. v. MENSING) decided that patients who take generic medications cannot sue…

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Pharmacy Errors

Pharmacy Errors

Sometimes pharmacists mix-up over-the-counter medicines with prescription medicines. The FDA warns of just such a problem at the Novartis AG manufacturing plant in Nebraska, according to the Wall Street Journal from January 10, 2012. Pharmacy errors are all too common. A diabetic is prescribed heart a medication. Birth control pills are replaced with anti-anxiety medication….

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