Tag: medicinal drugs
Xarelto side-effects when mixed with other drugs
The issue of Xarelto side-effects when mixed with other drugs is currently being considered as part of the ongoing court action for negligence claims against the manufacturers of Xarelto who allegedly failed to warn users of dangerous side-effects related to use of the drug.
The blood-thinning, anti-stroke drug Xarelto – also sold under the name Rivaroxaban – has been linked to internal bleeding, and negligence claims against the manufacturers are over whether they knew of the risks of internal bleeding associated with the product but failed to warn anyone.
Our Group Action Lawyers have taken on cases to investigate claims here in the UK.
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Birth defects reportedly caused by in-utero exposure to Epilepsy Drug
A drug that helps control epileptic seizures has been reportedly linked to birth defects and should not be used by pregnant women or women of child-bearing potential.
Depakote was created by French pharmaceutical drug company Sanofi back in 1967. The British equivalent, Epilim, has been available since 1973.
The drug has been used around the world and has gained regulatory approval for treatment of epilepsy, with variations of the drug introduced in 1995 for bipolar manic episodes, and in 1996 to prevent migraines. But, a generation later, it has been revealed the drug can cause severe birth defects at a significantly high percentage.
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