[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] A panel of federal judges has rejected an attempt by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis to consolidate… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] The FDA has announced a “black box” Plavix warning, indicating that the anti-clotting medication may be… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
March 15, 2010 | 25 Comments
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] New research indicates that heart patients who are given Plavix after receiving a stent or having… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
February 8, 2008 | 68 Comments
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] Drug coated heart stents have been linked to an increased risk of serious and potentially fatal… Read More
By Austin Kirk
April 12, 2007 | 61 Comments
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] In recent television advertisements, Plavix side effects are minimized while viewers are led to believe that… Read More
By Austin Kirk
February 5, 2007 | 10 Comments
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] Following the meeting of an FDA panel of experts last week, it does not appear that… Read More
By Austin Kirk
December 11, 2006 | 32 Comments
An FDA panel of experts is expected to meet this week to review the drug eluting stent problems, which have generated a lot of concern in the medical community. They will evaluate the drug coated stent blood clot risk, and make recommendations to the FDA about… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
December 4, 2006 | No Comments
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] One of the less common, but certainly very serious, Plavix side effects is the increased risk… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
December 3, 2006 | 48 Comments
Recently serious questions have been raised about the safety of medicated stents, which are widely used during angioplasty proceedures following heart attacks. Cardiologists have expressed concerns about medicated stent side effects which may increase risk of heart attacks and blood clots for years after the proceedure.… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
November 20, 2006 | 9 Comments
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] Plavix was approved in April 1997 after a rare priority regulatory review by the FDA. The… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
November 13, 2006 | 4 Comments