Particles Found in Injectable Antibiotic Lead to Drug Recall On Tuesday, October 14th, the FDA issued a drug recall for an injectable antibiotic due to floating particles found in vials of the drug. The antibiotic is manufactured by B. Braun Medical Inc, a US subsidiary of a German pharmaceutical company, B. Braun Melsungen. The company has agreed to the FDA’s drug recall, which covers H3A7444 of its Cefepime for Injection USP and Dextrose Injection USP. According to reports, visible particles were found in a sample from the lot, … [Read more...]
Novaritis, Maker of Excedrin, Issues Voluntary Recall
January 9, 2012 By
South Carolina Personal Injury and Defective Drug Lawyers It is time to take another look in your drug cabinet due to a recall. Novartis, the makers of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X a issued a recall on Sunday due to concerns that stray pills from other medicines and chipped or broken tablets could be contained in your bottle. voluntarily recalled their products after an internal review noticed inconsistent bottle packaging and some bottles containing broken or chipped pills. With the safety of its consumers in mind, Novartis decided to … [Read more...]
Actos Manufacturer facing Hundreds of Lawsuits
September 15, 2011 By
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the world's best-selling diabetes drug Actos, has had hundreds of lawsuits filed against them. Click here to read more about the lawsuit. More evidence shows that taking the pill for more than a year raises individuals' risks for developing bladder cancer. Click here to read about other risks associated with Actos. In June, the company stopped sales of Actos in Germany and France because of increased pressure from regulators. In the U.S., sales have continued, but the FDA has issued warnings … [Read more...]
Yaz Birth Control Lawsuits Continue
August 5, 2011 By
Yaz Birth Control Lawyers Yaz birth control is being cited by a distraught mother who is suing the drug maker for her daughter"s death which allegedly resulted from a fatal blod clot she received after taking the birth control pill, Yaz. , the 18-year-old a freshman at Elon University in North Carolina, collapsed on her way to class last September. The autopsy discovered that she had a fatal blood clot that lodged in her lung and caused her to suffer a heart attack. Her mother says she believes that her daughter would be alive today if she … [Read more...]
Children’s Motrin Verdict Yields 10 Million
May 31, 2011 By
South Carolina Defective Drug Attorneys Johnson & Johnson sued for $10 Million Be careful choosing the products you buy for your children. Jurors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ruled a Johnson & Johnson unit must pay $10 million to the family of a 13-year-old girl who experienced skin burns and permanent eye damage after she took Children’s Motrin. The young girl took the medicine to treat a fever and cough when she was only three years old. Ten years later, she is blind in one eye and suffered burns over 84 percent of her … [Read more...]
Benzocaine's Life Threatening Side Effects Prompt FDA Advisory
May 5, 2011 By
Benzocaine, a local anesthetic commonly found in many over the counter teething pain and liquid medicines including Baby Orajel and Anbesol, has been associated with a rare but serious and potentially deadly condition called methemoglobinemia, which reduces the amount of oxygen carried in the bloodstream. Based upon information collected from the Food and Drug Administration"s (FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System database, there were 21 cases of methemoglobinemia associated with the use of OTC benzocaine gel or liquid products through March … [Read more...]
Bayer's Damage Control for Yaz
January 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One of the most popular oral contraception pills in the U.S. market is Yaz, with reported sales of $616 million in 2007 alone. The active ingredients of the drug is estrogen and progestin and is considered a low dose pill as it contains only 0.035 milligrams or less of estrogen. The drug received FDA approval in March 2006 primarily as an oral contraceptive and then in March 2009 as a treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD. It was also approved as a treatment for moderate acne in January 2007. As the years passed, evidence has … [Read more...]
Accutane Class Action Lawsuit
September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
South Carolina Accutane Lawyers The Strom Law Firm, LLC is pursuing justice on behalf of Accutane victims in South Carolina and across the United States. Providing Clear Skin at a Hefty Price Accutane, manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of severe and nonresponsive forms of acne, was prescribed to a reported 5 millions patients in the United States for the treatment of acne, primarily cystic acne. Accutane was marketed from June 1982 until June 2009, when Roche ceased production citing stiff competition from … [Read more...]
