Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo agreed to settle a lawsuit for $39 million after it was accused of paying kickbacks to physicians to prescribe several of its drugs. The newspaper reported

Two CVS pharmacists wrote an editorial for this month’s New England Journal of Medicine that describes how the pharmacy has started to limit the ability of doctors to over-prescribe medication. The article, written by Mitch Betses, R.Ph.,

According to the Washington Examiner, Depakote manufacturer Abbott Laboratories  has agreed to a $9.5 million settlement with  the state of Louisiana over allegations of Medicaid fraud. The state filed a lawsuit in 2011 against Abbott, saying it

On Sept. 23, Judge Jay C. Zainey of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana refused to dismiss a Mirena IUD case that was brought under the Louisiana Products Liability Act against Bayer

Implanon is a birth control implant manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc. The implant is similar in size to a matchstick and releases a progestinhormone to prevent pregnancy. It is implanted in the arm. The

According to the Boston Globe, 14 people have been charged in connection to the New England Compounding Center (NECC) deadly fungal meningitis outbreak that swept the country in 2012 and 2013. The outbreak killed dozens of people and injured

Sixteen brands of caramel apples have been recalled after two people reportedly died due to an outbreak of listeriosis. Additionally, as of last week, 32 people suffered illnesses because of the apples. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, 16 brands

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a California smoked salmon distributor has recalled more than 30 varieties of its products due to a potential contamination with Listeria. This news follows the recent Listeria outbreak associated with caramel apples. The

Updating a blog post we brought you last week, a California company has issued a recall of its Granny Smith and Gala apples after two strains of Listeria monocytogenes were found at a processing plant. The apples, supplied

Have you developed complications like Type 2 diabetes while taking the cholesterol drug Lipitor? Lipitor is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor designed to lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. However, there have been numerous complaints filed over the