Month: November 2020

FDA Uloric Warning Renews Concerns over Older Gout Drug Allopurinol

Posted on Scovern LawPosted in Zyloprim and Allopurinol

Terry Turner, Drugwatch The number of people taking the gout medication allopurinol has been rising as gout becomes more prevalent. Prescriptions also got a boost after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limited the use of Uloric (febuxostat) in 2019, effectively leaving allopurinol as the primary first-line medication option for gout patients. But at the […]

Johnson & Johnson’s $100 Million Baby Powder Lawsuit Settlement Is Overdue For Black & Hispanic Women

Posted on Scovern LawPosted in Talcum Powder Cancer Link

Forbes, Kori Hale Facing almost 20,000 lawsuits by women who blame  Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder for causing cancer finally has a $100 million settlement from the manufacturer. The company agreed to settle 1,000 of these cases in bulk. Despite growing concerns of carcinogenic agents, the products giant continued to market and sell its baby […]