Category Archives: Drug Injuries

CDC Fights Back against Prescription Drug Abuse and Overdose

In an effort to combat the growing problem of prescription drug abuse and overdoses, the federal government has implemented several new programs targeted at better education for parents, while better monitoring the countries supply and demand of drug’s with potential for abuse. Continue reading

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Bill Requires Hospitals To Report Medical Mistakes

A bill created to allow greater transparency in the Nevada healthcare system was passed by the Senate recently. Continue reading

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$99 million in punitive damages awarded in Nevada drug injury case

October 16, 2007 The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that jurors have awarded $99 million in punitive damages in the Nevada drug injury case against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth. The three drug injury victims claimed that the hormone replacement drugs created by Wyeth … Continue reading

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Wyeth ordered to pay more than $120 million in Nevada drug injury lawsuit

October 12, 2007 The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that pharmaceutical giant Wyeth was ordered to pay over $43 million each to three Nevada women whose lawsuit claimed the drugs caused them to develop breast cancer. The company was found guilty of … Continue reading

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Jury deliberates Tuesday about the connection of drugs to cancer in Nevada women

October 9, 2007 The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that jurors began deliberating Tuesday morning about whether or not Wyeth, the pharmaceutical giant responsible for making Premarin and Prempro—hormone replacement drugs, is also responsible for the breast cancer three women developed after … Continue reading

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