Law Firm Files Class Action Against Johnson & Johnson Over 'Ineffective' Cold and Flu Medicines

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Law Firm Files Class Action Against Johnson & Johnson Over 'Ineffective' Cold and Flu Medicines
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A law firm, JGA Saddler, has launched a class action against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in Australia for allegedly selling ineffective cold and flu medicines under brands like Codral, Sudafed, and Benadryl. The firm alleges that the medicines contain phenylephrine, a drug marketed as a decongestant, which has been shown to be ineffective when taken orally in the US. JGA Saddler believes Johnson & Johnson knowingly marketed and sold these ineffective products to Australian consumers.

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A law firm has filed a class action against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson for allegedly selling "ineffective" cold and flu medicine to Australians.

But over in the United States, new evidence has the Food and Drugs Administration considering a ban because it believes the drugs don't work when they are taken orally. "Johnson & Johnson has manufactured and marketed a medication that decades of evidence have shown doesn't work as claimed, relying on outdated, fallible studies to sell the Australian public products that don't do what they claim on the packet.

"This situation serves as a reminder for Australian consumers to be cautious and informed," she said.

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