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As reported on the FDA website (7/29/13), Psychiatric News (9/9/13 Levin) and today on ABC news (9/9/13 Jelinick), the FDA is advising the public about strengthened and updated warnings regarding the serious neurologic and psychiatric side effects associated with the antimalarial drug,
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According to Reuters, Endo International Plc, a transvaginal mesh manufacturer, has agreed to pay $830 million to resolve claims made by women who were injured by its products. The news outlet reported that the settlement would cover a
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In September, a Nevada resident filed a lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care, alleging that her mother died as a result of the dangerous side effects from the widely prescribed dry acid product used in dialysis,
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According to CTVNEWS.ca, a Canadian family is suing Boehringer Ingelheim alleging her death was caused by Pradaxa. The family claims they found Susan Garau, 61, incoherent and bleeding from her mouth after a bout with
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As reported by the USA Today (10/8 Weise), Wall Street Journal (10/9 Burton) and Reuters (10/9 Clarke), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating 29 cases of hepatitis linked to the ‘fat-burning’ supplement, OxyElite Pro, that possibly
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Have you experienced intestinal problems from Benicar, Azor or Tribenzor? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on July 3, 2013 that the blood pressure drug, olmesartan medoxomil (marketed as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor,
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According to Bloomberg News, Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG), which makes da Vinci Surgical System robots, informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month that 30 devices may not have been tested properly, leading to
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the recall of one lot of 1g Cefepime for Injection USP and Dextrose Injection USP (Lot H3A744, catalog 3193-11) produced by B. Braun Medical Inc. The
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According to Reuters, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last month that it would be requiring companies to include tracking codes on medical devices, allowing the agency to monitor them for safety issues or
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According to the FDA’s 3/12/15 recall notice, Zimmer Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of its Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial following an increase in complaints of radiolucent lines and loosening. All sizes and lots of the
