Latest Hepatotoxicity Stories

The law offices of d’Oliveira & Associates have released a new infographic on possible Tylenol side effects which include liver damage. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Tylenol (acetminophen) is an over-the-counter drug used to reduce pain, fever, and a variety of other symptoms related to allergies and illness. Tylenol was originally approved in 1951 and was first marketed in 1953 (i). It is manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, which is now a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The...

Pennsylvania judge will coordinate numerous lawsuits alleging liver damage from Tylenol products in newly created multidistrict litigation. Consolidation of cases will not affect ability of consumers to seek free consultations from Resource4thePeople attorneys investigating such cases. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/acetaminophen.html Resource4thePeople today updates the status of numerous lawsuits alleging links between Tylenol...

Funding to support clinical development of drug candidates to treat rare liver diseases SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumena Pharmaceuticals, a company developing oral therapeutics for rare liver diseases, today announced the company has secured $23 million in Series A financing. Investors include Pappas Ventures, RiverVest Venture Partners and Alta Partners. Founded in 2011 by Pappas Ventures, Lumena will primarily use the funding to advance the clinical development of...

Federal judicial panel consolidates numerous lawsuits alleging liver damage from Tylenol products into a multidistrict litigation in Pennsylvania. Free consultations now available to consumers seeking legal advice over possible side effects. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/acetaminophen.html Resource4thePeople today updates the status of numerous lawsuits alleging links between Tylenol products and liver cancer by announcing that a...

Singapore, Mar 16, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - The liver is an important target organ for drug testing because all drugs pass through it for detoxification. This is a process whereby harmful substances are reduced or removed from the body. Drugs that cannot be detoxified may cause poisoning or other lethal side effects. IBN researchers have now made it possible for companies to predict the toxicity of new drugs earlier, potentially speeding up the drug development process and reducing the cost of...

SAN DIEGO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, in-licensing, developing and commercializing proprietary products principally for use in the hospital setting, today announced a new supply agreement with Laboratorios Grifols, S.A. for the development, manufacture and supply of commercial quantities of OFIRMEV (acetaminophen) injection in flexible plastic bags. Previously, Cadence announced the...

The possibility of the federal court system consolidating cases filed by victims suffering liver problems from Tylenol has generated increased numbers of inquiries about legal representation. San Diego CA (PRWEB) March 03, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/acetaminophen.html Resource4thePeople announced today that it is informing consumers who may have suffered liver damage as a result of the use of Tylenol and other acetaminophen medications that an important court...

Recent petition seeks consolidation of cases in federal court system over claims of life-threatening liver side effects (PRWEB) February 10, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/acetaminophen.html Resource4thePeople announced today that in the aftermath of the federal court system being petitioned* to group together lawsuits over serious liver problems alleged to have been caused by Tylenol pain-killers, it is providing victims access to lawyers offering free...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.(NASDAQ: CPIX) today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a second patent relating to its new formulation of Acetadote(® )(acetylcysteine) Injection, which is used to treat acetaminophen overdose. The original composition of matter patent covered the Acetadote formulation and was issued in April 2012. The new patent includes claims...

The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit corporation whose team of professional consumer advocates makes it its mission to provide free online educational resources regarding the potential dangers associated with certain medications, has a Web site URL located at http://www.tylenolliverfailure.com. The CJF hereby alerts the public to an article published on the Philly.com Web site that states that children who accidentally overdose on acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol,...