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Introduction

Tom Lamb is a lawyer who represents patients and their families in lawsuits involving an injury or death due to serious side effects from the use of prescription drugs. On his Drug Injury Watch blog site he provides up-to-date news and information from the legal, medical, FDA, and pharmaceutical sectors. His blog posts add insight from a drug litigation attorney perspective, but are written to be read by patients and consumers.

As seen below, some of Tom Lamb’s articles have been published on FoxNews.com and Reuters Health as well as various newspaper and television web sites around the country.

Selected Articles

	Fox News Online
	24 Mar 2008 Zyprexa And Diabetes: Is This A Tale Of Company Greed Coupled With FDA Failure? 02 Jan 2008 Senator Grassley's December 2007 Letter To FDA Questions Agency's Approval Of Ketek 01 Nov 2007 New Information From FDA On Alleged Problems With Ketek Safety Study 3014 18 Sep 2007 FDA To Finally Study Possible Increased Heart Risks Caused by Attention Deficit Medications
	Reuters Health Online
	18 Dec 2008 2008 Year-End List Of Top Medical Blogs Posted At USPharmD+ Web Site 25 Nov 2008 2008 Report Warns About Using Wikipedia, Only, To Research Prescription Drugs 14 Nov 2008 FDA And DOJ File Court Papers In November 2008 To Shut Down Actavis Totowa LLC 12 Nov 2008 When Will We Learn The Real Extent Of Generic Drug Recalls By Actavis And ETHEX 10 Nov 2008 When Will FDA Report Its Findings About Any Link Between Fosamax And Atrial Fibrillation 06 Nov 2008 FDA's Delayed Announcement About Possible Insulin Overdoses Due To Recalled Syringes 30 Oct 2008 Possible Avandia Recall: Liver Failure Cases May Tip Balance Of Risk vs. Benefit 28 Oct 2008 FDA Wants To Change Its MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting System 17 Oct 2008 Pfizer Settles Most Bextra And Celebrex Drug Injury Cases 16 Oct 2008 A New "Double-Dose" Pill Drug Recall Is Issued By ETHEX Corp. 13 Oct 2008 Pfizer Is Accused Of Withholding Or Altering Drug Study Results About Neurontin That Were Not Favorable 01 Oct 2008 FDA Alerts Doctors That Revlimid Can Cause Serious Skin Reactions In Patients 26 Sep 2008 Digitek Lawsuits Filed In Federal Court Sent To The Southern District Of West Virginia 23 Sep 2008 Teva's Budeprion XL Will Get Another Safety And Efficacy Review By FDA 04 Sep 2008 New Reports Of Vytorin And Zetia Causing Liver Failure And Liver Disease 26 Aug 2008 August 2008: NuvaRing MDL Created In Federal Court System, Eastern District Of Missouri 26 Aug 2008 FDA Warns Sandoz About Possible Quality-Control Problems At Its North Carolina Generic Drug Manufacturing Facility 22 Aug 2008 August 2008: FDA Issues Its Final Version Of A New Rule Which May Give Complete Immunity To Drug And Medical Device Companies 20 Aug 2008 Wyeth v. Levine Supreme Court Hearing On Federal Preemption Of Drug Injury Lawsuits 18 Aug 2008 August 2008: Byetta Associated With Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis And Necrotizing Pancreatitis 14 Aug 2008 655 Fosamax Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Merck & Co. According To June 30, 2008 Update 08 Aug 2008 July 2008 Journal Article: Bextra And Vioxx Increase Risk Of Cerebrovascular Events, Or Strokes 06 Aug 2008 More Serious Side Effect Warnings And Recalls Predicted Due To Current FDA Approval System 04 Aug 2008 August 2008 Actavis Recall Of All Drugs Manufactured At Its Little Falls, NJ Plant 25 Jul 2008 EU Drug Watchdog Wants Avelox Use Limited Mainly Due To Liver Toxicity Concerns 18 Jul 2008 The FDA Is Not Ready For Federal Preemption Of Lawsuits Involving Drugs And Medical Devices 15 Jul 2008 FDA Needs To Assure Us That There Is Quality Control For Generic Medications Sold In U.S. 10 Jul 2008 Will There Be An Avelox - Liver Toxicity Warning Letter From Bayer Coming Soon In The U.S., Or Not? 08 Jul 2008 New York Doctors Find One Type Of Femoral Stress Fracture Is Possible Fosamax Side Effect 30 Jul 2008 Sprint Fidelis Litigation Update: 225 Lawsuits Filed In State Courts And Federal MDL As Of June 2008 30 Jun 2008 Permax Update: Two June 2008 Medical Journal Articles Link Permax To Valvular Heart Disease, Again 23 Jun 2008 Mylan's Corporate Motto, Actavis On The Meaning Of GMP, And Who Is Ulitimately Responsible For The Digitek Fiasco 18 Jun 2008 FDA Staff Wants Amgen To Add Stronger Warning About Enbrel Side Effects In Children 04 Jun 2008 Do Enbrel, Humira, Or Remicade Cause Cancer In Children And Young Adults? 03 Jun 2008 Adverse Drug Reactions Lead To Significant Number Of ER Visits Each Year 29 May 2008 June 2008 FDA Meeting Will Address Problem Of Look-alike And Sound-alike Drug Names 16 May 2008 FDA Safety Evaluation Of Antibiotic Maxipime Is Not Completed, Yet 12 May 2008 Recall Notice For Digitek Marketed Under Bertek Label Goes Back To March 2006 12 May 2008 May 2008 Congressional Hearing On Federal Preemption Of Drug And Medical Device Lawsuits 08 May 2008 Ortho Evra Recall Requested By Public Citizen Due To Blood Clot Risks 06 May 2008 Extent Of Digitek Recall Remains A Mystery Ten Days Later; Patients Are Left In The Dark 02 May 2008 FDA Says It Doesn't Know How Long Defective Digitek / Digoxin Pills Were Sold 30 Apr 2008 Digitek Digoxin Recall: Tablets May Be Double The Normal Dose 28 Apr 2008 FDA's 2007 Report On Outstanding Post-approval Studies: No Progress Made By Big Pharma 23 Apr 2008 April 2008 Accutane Trial In New Jersey Ends With Plaintiff Verdict 21 Apr 2008 Jaw Bone Decay, Or Osteonecrosis, Is Serious Albeit Rare Side Effect Of Fosamax Use 18 Apr 2008 April 2008: FDA Web Site Adds Two New Pages For Learning About Drug Safety 07 Apr 2008 Ortho-McNeil's Response To April 2008 NYT Article About Ortho Evra And FDA / Federal Preemption 03 Apr 2008 April 2008 FDA "Patient Safety News" Videos For Doctors Online 01 Apr 2008 March 2008: Higher Doses Of Celebrex Are Associated With Heart Attack And Stroke Risks 24 Mar 2008 Zyprexa And Diabetes: Is This A Tale Of Company Greed Coupled With FDA Failure? 18 Mar 2008 More Information About Reports Of Byetta Use Being Linked To Acute Pancreatitis 13 Mar 2008 Issue: Should We Be Prohibited From Filing Product Liability Lawsuits Against Medical Device Manufacturers And Pharmaceutical Companies? 06 Mar 2008 Sprint Fidelis Recall Showed That FDA's Medical Device Safety System Is Flawed 04 Mar 2008 Patient Lawsuits Against Pharmacuetical Companies For Drug Injuries Might Be Prohibited In U.S. 21 Feb 2008 FDA Proposed Rule About Drug Label Warning Changes Will Lessen Agency's Power To Protect Us 18 Feb 2008 Dr. Dennis Mangano Says On 60 Minutes In February 2008 That Trasylol Should Have Been Recalled As Early As January 2006 15 Feb 2008 February 2008 "Dear Doctor" Letter About Avelox / Avalox Is Sent By Bayer In Europe 24 Jan 2008 Avandia Label Is Getting Some Additional Contraindications And A New Warning In Europe 21 Jan 2008 Reports Of Anti-Smoking Pill Chantix Causing Depression And Suicidal Ideation Made To FDA 19 Jan 2008 Blood-Clot Warning On Ortho-Evra Birth Control Patch Increased, Again, In January 2008 16 Jan 2008 The FDA Aims To Improve Its Detection Of Drug Safety Signals 14 Jan 2008 Zetia And Vytorin: Steven Nissen Calls For a "Moratorium" on Their Use Due to Failed Study 11 Jan 2008 Where Are The Medical Journal Articles About Problems With Studies On Zetia And Vytorin? 09 Jan 2008 Video Of January 2008 Vioxx Settlement Panel Discussion Is Available Online 04 Jan 2008 Reports of Tendon Ruptures Caused by Antibiotics Levaquin, Cipro, and Avelox 02 Jan 2008 Senator Grassley's December 2007 Letter To FDA Questions Agency's Approval Of Ketek 21 Dec 2007 Cholesterol Drug Zetia May Cause Serious Liver Injury Including Hepatitis and Liver Failure 18 Dec 2007 Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Defect Can Be More of a Problem for Certain Patients 07 Dec 2007 FDA Expected To Comment On Its Safety Evaluation Of Nexium And Prilosec In December 2007 06 Dec 2007 Mixed Reactions To Avandia's Revised Warning In November 2007 About Risk Of Heart Attacks 29 Nov 2007 November 2007 FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Serevent and Advair Get Strongers Warnings for Use by Children 26 Nov 2007 FDA Report Says Popular Asthma Drugs Serevent And Advair May Have Deadly Side Effects For Some Children 20 Nov 2007 FDA Announces In November 2007 That It Will Investigate Possible Link Between Maxipime And Increased Risk Of Death 09 Nov 2007 Will New Black Box Warning About Heart Attacks Lead GlaxoSmithKline To Withdraw Avandia From Market? 05 Nov 2007 Trasylol Sales In U.S. And Canada Suspended Temporarily By Bayer In Early November 2007 01 Nov 2007 New Information From FDA On Alleged Problems With Ketek Safety Study 3014 26 Oct 2007 Is This What Medtronic's March 21, 2007 "Dear Doctor" Letter Said About Sprint Fidelis Lead Problems? 23 Oct 2007 Congressman Waxman Sends Letter To FDA Requesting Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Information 19 Oct 2007 FDA Alerts Doctors About Diabetes Drug Byetta And Acute Pancreatitis Reports 18 Sep 2007 FDA To Finally Study Possible Increased Heart Risks Caused by Attention Deficit Medications
	Chicago Sun-Times
	19 Aug 2010 Popular Seizure And Bipolar Disorder Medication Lamictal Associated With Aseptic Meningitis In August 2010 07 Jul 2010 A Brief History Of Prescription Drug Recalls In The U.S., 1997-2010 26 Jun 2010 Boles v. Merck Fosamax Trial Jury Verdict Is $8 Million For Plaintiff In June 2010 07 Jun 2010 June 2010 Update On Several Possible Zocor (Simvastatin) Side Effects 06 May 2010 Fosamax MDL Litigation Update - May 2010: Maley Case Trial   Verdict Goes In Favor Of Merck 11 Mar 2010 Some Seroquel Documents From AstraZeneca Now Available At The Drug Industry Document Archive 25 Feb 2010 Generic Manufacturer ETHEX Corp. Is Being Shut Down By KV Pharmaceuticals 28 Jan 2010 January 2010 Petition Letter To FDA Is Sent One Year After The Medication Was Approved For Sale In U.S. 06 Jan 2010 FDA Wants Studies Done On Byetta Safety, With Focus On Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Neoplasm, And Acute Renal Failure 01 Oct 2009 October 2009: Yasmin And Yaz Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Transfer Order For Injury And Death Cases Filed In Federal Court 27 Aug 2009 FDA Conducts A Self-Critical Analysis Of Its Early Communications (ECs) Program 26 May 2009 Levaquin Federal Court Cases Already Have MDL; Now "Mass-Tort Treatment" Requested In New Jersey State Court 03 Mar 2009 Avandia And Actos Are In Same Class, But One Of These Diabetes Drugs Has More Safety Risks 06 Nov 2008 FDA's Delayed Announcement About Possible Insulin Overdoses Due To Recalled Syringes 04 Sep 2008 New Reports Of Vytorin And Zetia Causing Liver Failure And Liver Disease 20 Aug 2008 Wyeth v. Levine Supreme Court Hearing On Federal Preemption Of Drug Injury Lawsuits 04 Jun 2008 Do Enbrel, Humira, Or Remicade Cause Cancer In Children And Young Adults? 12 May 2008 May 2008 Congressional Hearing On Federal Preemption Of Drug And Medical Device Lawsuits 29 Jan 2008 Subpoenas Issued For Witnesses To Appear At February 2008 U.S. House Committee Hearing On Ketek
	Fairfield Echo: Fairfield OH
	18 Dec 2008 2008 Year-End List Of Top Medical Blogs Posted At USPharmD+ Web Site
	Channel 9 WSOC: Charlotte, NC
	18 Sep 2007 The Safety Profile of Adderall, Concerta, Ritalin, Dexedrine, and All Other ADD/ADHD Drugs Will Be Reviewed
	Journal News: Hamilton, Ohio
	31 Mar 2009 Caraco Digoxin Recall Issued March 31, 2009 Is Due To Pill-Size Problems 18 Mar 2009 Reglan Will Add Black-Box Warning About Tardive Dyskinesia Side Effect From Chronic Use 04 Feb 2009 What Is The Proper Relationship Between Doctors, Patients, And Drug Companies 25 Nov 2008 2008 Report Warns About Using Wikipedia, Only, To Research Prescription Drugs 03 Jun 2008 Adverse Drug Reactions Lead To Significant Number Of ER Visits Each Year 21 Feb 2008 FDA Proposed Rule About Drug Label Warning Changes Will Lessen Agency's Power To Protect Us 26 Nov 2007 FDA Report Says Popular Asthma Drugs Serevent And Advair May Have Deadly Side Effects For Some Children 06 Sep 2007 Health Canada Issues Ketek MedEffect Alert In Early September 2007 30 Aug 2007 NuvaRing Birth Control Device Can Cause Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Stroke, And Heart Attack: Part Two 10 May 2007 Natrecor Safety Controversy Considered In Two May 2007 Medical Journal Articles
	Dayton Daily News: Dayton Ohio
	22 Oct 2009 Yasmin And Yaz Birth Control Pills Are Under Scrutiny By Drug Regulators In Europe 02 Sep 2009 Case Report Of Woman With Likely Byetta-Induced Acute Pancreatitis 18 Aug 2009 YAZ And Yasmin May Have Higher Risk Of Venous Thrombosis Than Older Birth Control Pills 06 Aug 2009 What Are Medication Errors And How Do These Medical Mistakes Tend To Happen 29 Jun 2009 Brandname Accutane Acne Medicine Is Being Removed From U.S. Market By Roche 15 Apr 2009 Drug Interaction Prevention Is An Ongoing Process For Doctors And Patients 19 Feb 2009 FDA Warns About Rare Brain Infection PML Linked To Psoriasis Drug Raptiva 12 Nov 2008 When Will We Learn The Real Extent Of Generic Drug Recalls By Actavis And ETHEX 16 Oct 2008 A New "Double-Dose" Pill Drug Recall Is Issued By ETHEX Corp.
	Channel 4 WYFF: Greenville, SC
	18 Sep 2007 FDA To Finally Study Possible Increased Heart Risks Caused by Attention Deficit Medications
	iVillage.com Total Health
	18 Sep 2007 FDA To Finally Study Possible Increased Heart Risks Caused by Attention Deficit Medications
	Channel 3 KCRA: Sacramento, CA
	18 Sep 2007 FDA To Finally Study Possible Increased Heart Risks Caused by Attention Deficit Medications
	SignOnSanDiego.com: Union Tribune
	28 Aug 2007 NuvaRing Birth Control Device Can Cause Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Stroke, and Heart Attack: Part One 25 Jul 2007 Vioxx Product Liability Litigation Update Report from Merck & Co. as of June 30, 2007

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