The federal government recently reported that Pfizer, the manufacturer of the stop-smoking drug Chantix, failed to submit years of data and hundreds of reports of suicides, psychotic reactions, and other serious problems to the FDA. While some...
Texas Boy Contracts Chron’s From Father’s Accutane Use
Juan M. Ramirez was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease shortly after his June 1, 1992 birth as the result of his father’s ingestion of Accutane in the mid-1980′s. Ramirez says he “has suffered, and in all probability, will continue...
New Jersey Jury Splits Decision in Accutane Case
A 34-year-old nursing assistant, Gillian Gaghan, was recently awarded $2 million in compensatory damages by a New Jersey court, claiming that she developed inflammatory bowel disease as a result of taking Accutane. On April 4th, the Atlantic...