A couple have filed a lawsuit against Merck & Co., manufacturers of type 2 diabetes drug Januvia, claiming the medication caused the husband's pancreatic cancer. Filed on July 12, 2013 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, it is the... Read More

New research indicates that Propecia, the controversial anti-baldness drug made by Merck & Co., reduces the desire for alcohol. The findings corroborate concerns from the medical community about Propecia's impact on the brain, and were published amid a flurry of allegations of permanent sexual dysfunction... Read More

The drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is facing legal action regarding their selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Paxil. Removed from Philadelphia County's Court of Common Pleas and submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 26, the Paxil lawsuit alleges... Read More

A Risperdal lawyer is lobbying the FDA to publish documents that purportedly reveal undisclosed side effects caused by the controversial antipsychotic, but are currently classified under a court order. The documents were sealed by a Philadelphia judge as part of the ongoing litigation against drug... Read More