Plaintiff Seeks Damages for Zocor Muscle Injury
In a new Zocor lawsuit a man claims that the cholesterol lowering medication caused him to suffer serious muscle damage. Plaintiff Robert Rosenberg filed his complaint on October 5, 2012, in the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, and is seeking compensation based on a number of causes of action including negligence, fraud, strict product liability and breach of express warranty. Zocor… Read more »
U.K. Agency Limits Zocor Doses To Help Prevent Muscle Injury
The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has opted to slash the highest legal doses of Zocor and its generic equivalent, simvastatin, in half, in order to help lower the risks of muscle injury associated with the product. On October 29, the agency announced that it would limit doses of the cholesterol-regulating drug to 20 milligrams. High doses of… Read more »
Zocor Lawsuits Charge Muscle Injury and Other Side Effects
Zocor, a prescription drug to lower cholesterol, has been linked to severe muscle injury, including life-threatening Zocor rhabdomyolysis. After an official FDA warning in 2011, patients around the country learned of the risk of side effects, and some have already contacted a Zocor lawyer to discuss their legal options. Zocor lawsuits have not yet been consolidated into a class action… Read more »
Litigation Moves Forward For Plaintiff Injured By Zocor
In a case involving the prescription drug Zocor, a plaintiff hopes to soon have her case heard as part of a class action. In Harris v. Merck and Co., et. al., the plaintiff Kathleen Harris has come forward seeking damages from Merck and various other drug distribution and manufacturing defendants, alleging that the drug caused her to suffer muscle and… Read more »
Conflicting Research Linking Zocor and Pneumonia
Recent research on the link between statin use and pneumonia has yielded some conflicting results. Early observational studies indicated that statin use might lower a person’s risk of contracting pneumonia, suggesting drugs like Zocor might offer some positive benefit for those at risk of the illness. However, more recent studies have refuted those findings, first indicating that the relationship may… Read more »
