European Medicines Agency Committee Starts Safety Review of Cold Medicines February 13, 2023 A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee said on Friday it has started a review of decongestant medicines for cold and...
Britain’s Haleon Rejects Potential Zantac Liabilities in U.S. September 21, 2022 By Natalie Grover Haleon believes it is not liable for any claims that may arise from U.S. litigation over the heartburn drug Zantac,...
Drugmaker Sanofi Ordered to Compensate French Family for Epilepsy Drug Side Effects May 16, 2022 PARIS – A French court has ordered Sanofi to pay more than 400,000 euros ($416,440) in damages to a family...
Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Risks and Insurance: Q&A With Allianz Specialists January 12, 2021 By Brian McClintock and Damon Finneran As COVID-19 vaccine distribution rolls out across the country, insurers of the pharmaceutical industry are in a position to share...
AstraZeneca Gets Protection from Future Product Liability Claims for COVID Vaccine August 3, 2020 By Ludwig Burger and Pushkala Aripaka AstraZeneca has been granted protection from future product liability claims related to its COVID-19 vaccine hopeful by most of the...
Large Claims Becoming More Expensive, Complex & Global: Allianz April 25, 2017 By L.S. Howard Large liability claims are becoming more expensive, complex and international, with activity increasing outside the United States, according a report...
French Regulator Links Sanofi Epilepsy Drug to Birth Defects April 21, 2017 By Matthias Blamont Up to 4,100 children in France suffered major malformations in the womb after their mothers took a treatment against epilepsy...
West Virginia Settles Claims Against 3 Drug Companies for $800K November 21, 2016 The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office says it has reached settlements with three more prescription drug wholesalers for $800,000 resolving...
5 Drug Wholesalers to Settle West Virginia Pill Shipment Lawsuit for $4.2M June 28, 2016 Five drug wholesalers have agreed to a $4.2 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging that they shipped an excessive number...
Bial-Portela Drug Trial Halted When 6 Are Hospitalized; One Person Is Brain Dead January 15, 2016 By Angeline Benoit and Makiko Kitamura Clinical testing on an experimental drug from Bial-Portela & Ca. SA, a closely held Portuguese company, led to six patients...