The makers of Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and other over-the-counter medications has come under increasingly intense scrutiny recently because of a series of recalls and other serious problems.  McNeil is the manufacturer of these medications, and McNeil is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, one of the true giants of the corporate world.  Unfortunately for many people, McNeil medication products have generated hundreds of adverse effects reports.  Now comes word that the FDA, on the heels of a recently completed investigation of one of McNeil's manufacturing plants, has announced that it will expand its investigation.  This news adds to the problems the company is having that has already prompted calls for help to defective drugs lawyers all over the United States.

An Oklahoma County jury awarded $15 million to Dr. Sharla Helton, an Oklahoma City doctor who suffered botulism and side effects after a 2006 injection of Botox. As a result of the injections, Helton suffered pain and weakness that forced her to sell her medical practice and step down as a medical director of an Oklahoma hospital. The jury found Botox Cosmetics was negligent in failing to provide sufficient warnings about potential side effects.

 

Accutane is a drug that's manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals, one of the true titans of the industry.  The company is now known as Hoffman-LaRoche.  Accutane was formulated and approved for use in the United States for the treatment of severe acne, and for a short time it performed relatively well.  Unfortunately, a large number of reports of severe Accutane side effects eventually began to surface, and lawsuits began to arise from Accutane side effects lawyers on behalf of injured consumers all over the United States.  Below is a brief overview of the issue.

Fentanyl pain patches have been used widely by patients who needed help managing chronic pain.  Several enormous manufacturers have placed these types of pain patches on the market in recent years including Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, and Alza Corporation.  Unfortunately, reports of serious fentanyl pain patch side effects also began to surface with the proliferation of these products, and some patients died after using them.  As one would expect, a common reaction to the development of fentanyl pain patch side effects for many was to seek the help of a fentanyl pain patch lawyer in order to file a defective drugs lawsuit.  One such lawsuit in Illinois has recently settled, and a brief description of the matter appears below.