From: Gagne, David
To: Ashton, Frank
Cc: Burke, Pat; Schenkel, Kim
Subject: Risperdal in the News
Sent: November 5, 2013 12:41 PMDear Mr. Ashton, et.al.,
I was wondering if you were aware of the recent settlement between Johnson & Johnson and the federal government regarding the improper / unethical prescription of the drug Risperdal. This is the same drug which I was told — by employees of Woodland Terrace — my mother was being administered in the days just prior to her death, even though they had asked my permission to give it to her and I had specifically refused to give them permission to give it to her.
You can read more about the settlement here:
http://kathiegagne.com/2013/11/04/risperdal-news/Just a few weeks after my mother’s death, I tried to communicate this to my original lawyer as well.
http://kathiegagne.com/2012/08/31/oregon-risperdal-settlement/I also noted the fact that my mother was in and out of the hospital multiple times over the last year of her life — each time getting discharged with a clean bill of health — yet she died of a pulmonary embolism, which is one of the primary risks associated with Risperdal:
http://kathiegagne.com/2012/09/11/pulmonary-thromboembolism-associated-with-risperidone/And just two days after my mother’s death I unearthed a wealth of information about this drug:
http://kathiegagne.com/2012/08/14/all-about-risperdal/Thanks,
David Vincent Gagne