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Takeda avoids paying $6.5 million over its diabetic drug Actos

Posted on May 22nd, 2013 No Comments

A $6.5 million lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceutical for it’s drug Actos took an unexpected turn when a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge dismissed Jack Cooper’s claims that their drug Actos caused him to develop bladder cancer. Michael Miller, one of Cooper’s legal counsels, does not plan to give up, however, and plans to continue the [...]

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Doctor Testifies for plantiff, claiming Actos as main culprit in Cancer

Posted on April 11th, 2013 No Comments

A landmark case against Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s diabetes drug Actos that caused a California man to be inflicted with terminal bladder cancer saw testimony from an expert witness on Tuesday, March 23. On December 2011, the plaintiff, 79-year-old Jack Cooper of San Diego, was diagnosed with bladder cancer  after taking Actos for more than five years and [...]

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New study corroborates link between Actos and bladder cancer

Posted on July 6th, 2012 No Comments

A new Canadian study agrees with the well-established link between Actos and bladder cancer. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, was conducted via meta-analysis, meaning it sought patterns in data compiled by numerous other studies. The study examined the relationship between diabetes medications known as thiazolidinediones and bladder cancer. It explored data [...]

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Bladder cancer clinical trial shows promise

Posted on June 27th, 2012 No Comments

A combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy have found success in treating advanced bladder cancer during a small clinical trial held at Essex County Hospital in Cholchester, England. Between August 2001 and April 2008, the study examined 35 patients who were suffering from advanced bladder cancer. Doctors found that combining the treatments showed similar results to [...]

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Actos linked to macular edema

Posted on June 12th, 2012 No Comments

A new study by lead by a professor at the University of Nottingham have found a link between diabetes medications such as Actos and a vision problem called macular edema. The researchers’ findings have been published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine. A macular edema occurs when a part of the eye called the [...]

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Review scheduled on Actos lawsuits in Illinois state court

Posted on April 19th, 2012 No Comments

A case management review has been scheduled for April 24 in order to look over the status of the Actos lawsuits in the Illinois State Court. A judge in the Illinois State Court has scheduled the review in order to look into the Actos lawsuits that have been filed at this time. There have been [...]

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