InjuryBoard Pensacola Archives

• Pregnant Women on Anti-Depressants

  Robert Blanchard | April 24, 2006 4:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  JAMA had an abstract this week of a study about the neonatal abstinence syndrome after in utero exposure to SSRIs. They found that this syndrome occurs in 30% of neonates exposed to these drugs in utero. They suggest that neonates be monitored for 48 hours after birth (at least), and they say that long term effects are not known.The babies can have a number of symptoms from this abrupt...

• Pregnancy - hemorrhage and preterm delivery

  Robert Blanchard | April 24, 2006 10:42 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  I just read an article on placenta previa. This is a condition where the pacenta is in position in the uterus lower down than the baby and thus in in position to come out first during delivery. This condition is a leading cause of death from pregnancy, but it can be discovered by sonogram and medically managed. The primary risk is massive hemorrhage and preterm delivery. Might be a good idea in...

• VA Gives Veteran Bad Care - One Horror Story

  Robert Blanchard | April 21, 2006 11:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  My firm handles cases of Stevens Johnson Syndrome, which is one of the most painful and often fatal conditions anyone can suffer through. It is like being slowly burnt alive from the inside out. Keep that in mind and read this account I just received of how the VA treated one of our veterans:Dear Sir,I want to tell you about my husband. In 2004, he developed Avascualr necrosis of his right hip,...

• Delays in Diagnosis

  Robert Blanchard | April 20, 2006 9:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  I have just seen the results of a new study which attempts to quantify the risk of an appendix rupture relative to the time since the onset of symptoms. Not surprisingly, the longer you have been having symptoms, the greater your risk that the appendix is about to rupture. You don't hear of many people suffering with a ruptured appendix anymore and this is no doubt due to the abilitiy of...

• FDA ASKED MERCK TO WARN OF FOSAMAX RISK IN 2004

  Robert Blanchard | April 18, 2006 10:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A lot of doctors were surprised to learn that the FDA had asked Merck of the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw and Fosamax back in August 2004 - - right at the same time Merck was forced by circumstances to pull Vioxx from the shelves. Merck has yet to put any information in its WARNINGS about the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw and Fosamax.After my partner Tim O'Brien's article appeared in the...

• Ortho Evra Settlements

  Robert Blanchard | April 18, 2006 9:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Despite recent reports of settlements in the Ortho Evra litigation, most lawyers a simply moving forward with getting their cases to trial. No blanket offers have been made and no expects the litigation to be resolved soon, except for isolated cases that Ortho McNeil iis afraid to take to trial. I am hoping that something can be done for the women who have suffered and the families that are...

• Fosamax - Woe for Merck

  Robert Blanchard | April 12, 2006 4:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  My law partner Tim O'Brien made major news today by breaking the Fosamax(R) story to the Wall Street Journal. Of course, they were only interested in how it would affect Merck's stock value. We thought the Wall Street Journal might be more concerned with average citizens when so many moms and pops lost their retirement saving in the scandals involving the major Wall Street brokerage firms....

• SUV - Safer for Children?

  Robert Blanchard | April 10, 2006 10:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A recent study analyzed injuries to children in accidents involving SUV's compared to regular cars. While many people justify the purchase of an SUV with the thought that they are protecting their family in case of a crash, it turns out that SUV's are not statisticallly safer for children. Part of the reason for this is the increased risk of rollover, which greatly increases the risk of injury....

• Fosamax - Don't be Afraid

  Robert Blanchard | April 06, 2006 11:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A big problem with lawyer adversitising for injury cases caused by medications is the that the ads can scare people out of taking their medications. As lawyers, we can't take this lightly. A drug like Fosamax is a life saving drug that is a real boon to patients in need. On the other hand, since 2001, more than 2,400 patients taking Fosamax and other bone-building medications like it have...