Title

"News" piece on Nancy Rovito, a mother of four from Old Town, who on Feb. 12 fil

Authors

Chris Barker

Source

Maine Times

Date

3-21-2002

Pages

6

Abstract

"News" piece on Nancy Rovito, a mother of four from Old Town, who on Feb. 12 filed a civil lawsuit in Bangor against Novartis Consumer Health Inc., maker of the over-the-counter cold medication Tavist-D. In 1996, hours after taking the drug, Rovito was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with a terrible headache. A scan of her brain revealed a blood vessel had hemorrhaged. The lawsuit contends that New Jersey-based Novartis knew that one of the drug's ingredients, phenylpropanolamine (PPA), raises arterial blood pressure and has been associated with strokes, but failed to remove the drug from the market.

Subjects

Actions and defenses, Novartis Consumer Health Inc, Rovito, Nancy

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