Tag Archives: Fort Lauderdale Defective Drug Attorney
Parents Allege Defective Drug Resulted in Son’s Birth Defect
A California couple is suing drug manufacturing giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) after they allege a medication the mother took has resulted in birth defects in their young son, according to a report in The Legal Examiner. The lawsuit alleges that the anti-nausea medication, Zofran, caused a serious heart defect in their son, who was born… Read More »
Risperdal: A Troublesome Antipsychotic Drug
Risperdal is the brand name for risperidone, a pharmaceutical drug that is made and sold by the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen. The drug was first approved by the FDA in 1993 and is classified as an atypical antipsychotic that changes the effect of brain chemistry. It is designed to treat schizophrenia in adults… Read More »