Wyeth Wins Supreme Court Review

Drug maker Wyeth has won the opportunity to have a court ruling reviewed by the Supreme Court, in which a woman was awarded more than 6 million dollars by a Vermont jury after her arm was amputated after she received a Phenergan nausea injection.

The drug was injected into an artery by mistake, which posed serious complications leading to her arm needing to be removed.

According to Wyeth, the label of the drug stated obvious risks, but the woman, plaintiff, Diana Levine states that the drug maker should’ve made it clear that administering the drug via the method that was used in her case was not safe.

Wyeth has said the company recommended a label change to the FDA, but the agency told it to keep the existing language.

The court separately is considering two other cases in which companies say federal laws pre-empt lawsuits.