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Medtronic Drug Pumps Recalled After Device Failures

Two types of Medtronic drug infusion pumps have been recalled after it was found that the devices sometimes fail to deliver medicines. The device maker sent an urgent safety device notification to doctors in early November that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has deemed to be a recall. Medtronic recently notified healthcare professionals that using unapproved drugs with the SynchroMed Infusion Pump may negatively impact the pumps performance, the FDA notification stated. Based on data from the firms Implantable...

New FDA Restrictions to Remove Avandia From Majority of US Pharmacies

On May 18, 2011, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that new restrictions on the diabetes drug Avandia would be implemented starting on November 18. These new restrictions will essentially remove Avandia (along with similar drugs such as Avandamet and Avandaryl) from the shelves of the majority of U.S. Pharmacies. Patients who are currently using Avandia without suffering adverse health effects and cannot find a replacement drug to treat their diabetes, along with those physicians who wish...

Nestlé Recalls Chocolate Powder Due To Salmonella Concerns

Food manufacturing giant Nestlé USA recently announced that it would recall some varieties of Nestlé NESQUIK Chocolate Powder due to concerns about salmonella. Nestlés recall comes after one of its calcium carbonate suppliers recalled its products because of salmonella reports. Salmonella contamination is one of the most common causes for food-based product liability lawsuits and recalls. Salmonella is a bacterium which can create an infection called Salmonellosis, more commonly called salmonella poisoning. The majority of people who come down with...

Information About the Acne Medication Accutane®

Accutane is a popular prescription medication used to treat moderate to severe acne and has been prescribed to millions of people since its introduction to the market in 1982. In 2009, Roche Laboratories Inc., the United States pharmaceutical manufacturer responsible for the drug, issued a press release stating that it would be discontinuing the manufacture of Accutane. Roche’s withdrawal of its Accutane brand from the market came amid a deluge of litigation against the company over the purported links between...

Vision Loss In Diabetes Patients May Be Due To Drugs

Doctors are urging diabetics taking a popular class of diabetes drugs to get regular vision checks. The New York Times recently reported that a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones has been linked to vision loss in patients. Studies indicate that the drugs can increase a patient's risk of macular edema, which is a condition in which retina swells to the point where a patient can experience vision loss or blindness. Vision loss is not the only type of serious side...

Potentially Fatal Heart Conditions Prompt Darvocet and Darvon Recall

According to a recent press release by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Darvon and Darvocet, the popular prescription pain medications manufactured by Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., were withdrawn from the market on November 19, 2010 as part of an FDA recall. Darvon and Darvocet are brand versions of the opioid Propoxyphene, which was first approved for use by the FDA in 1957. Propoxyphene is known as Darvon when sold alone and Darvocet when sold in combination with acetaminophen. The withdrawal...

Yaz Birth Control Lawsuits

The popular birth control pill Yaz, also known as Yasmin or Ocella, has recently been at the center of a number of lawsuits concerning the potential side effects and questionable marketing of the drug. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001, Yaz has been taken by millions of women around the world as a popular form of birth control. However, even as early as 2002, indications that the popular pill can lead to unwanted side effects were...

Potential Avandia Lawsuits

As part of our commitment to providing zealous legal representation for our clients, the law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers are currently evaluating potential cases resulting from injuries or deaths that have occurred due to the use of the drug Avandia, a popular prescription pharmaceutical used to treat type 2 diabetes. Our team of Chicago Avandia lawyers has both the experience and the resources necessary to handle the type of complex legal issues that someone who is seeking compensation for...

GlaxoSmithKline Marketed Dangerous Drugs to Kids

The United States Department of Justice recently announced the largest-ever criminal and civil settlement involving a pharmaceutical company. British healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve government complaints that the company engaged in a variety of illegal behaviors including promoting a dangerous pharmaceutical to treat depression in teens. The most recent allegations against GlaxoSmithKline show a pattern of misconduct which has spawned many pharmaceutical product liability cases against other drugmakers. Many of the world's largest pharmaceutical...