Late last month – on Tuesday, October 21 st – Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit announced a recall of the popular blood-thinner medication Xarelto (rivaroxaban). According to officials from Janssen, 13,500 bottles of Xarelto are being recalled after microbial contamination was found in a sample. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also released an […]
In the past several months, concerns over the risks and safety of Xarelto – a popular prescription blood thinner – have been on the rise. In many cases, patients who took Xarelto have reported incidents of severe and uncontrollable bleeding, some serious enough to require hospitalization. A number of injuries and deaths have been associated […]
Earlier this month, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation announced the consolidation of federal Xarelto lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The announcement, made on December 12, is considered a turning point in nationwide litigation involving the popular blood-thinner, which has been linked to a number of […]
Late last month, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company – one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world – agreed to a $2.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits involving Actos. A popular prescription medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes, Actos has been associated with adverse side effects, including many cases of bladder cancer. The […]
