Essure Birth Control: Update
Long term data about the Essure contraceptive device suggest that it may pose risks of serious complications. Essure is a birth control device that consists of two metal coils placed inside the fallopian tubes to block conception. Thousands of women across the country have reported serious side effects associated with the device, including severe and/or chronic pain, […]
$2.3 BILLION SETTLEMENT
Pfizer Inc. ignored a 2005 FDA warning letter to stop promoting its antibiotic Zyvox@ as clinically superior to the significantly less expensive, generic vancomycin when its own FDA-approved label indicated otherwise. The drug giant also defrauded federal and state taxpayers by marketing Zyvox@ off-label, according to a qui tam whistleblower complaint filed by Sheller, P.C. […]
