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U.S. Patients Face Growing Number of Foreign Drug Recalls
| May 13th, 2014
Some of the drugs available to patients in the United States are made in laboratories overseas. While foreign drugs are required to meet the same rigorous safety standards as medications made in the U.S., many foreign facilities are falling under heavy scrutiny for manufacturing inferior products. Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported Sun Pharma
Read MoreCancer Causing Medical Device Puts Johnson & Johnson Under Fire
| May 6th, 2014
The manufacturers of the devices used in today’s medical procedures have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their products. Sometimes companies fail to meet these standards though, which can result in patients being harmed and costly recalls. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is currently facing defective medical device claims after their Ethicon Morcellation device was
Read MoreSoftware Problems Prompt Computerized Anesthesia System Recall
| April 29th, 2014
Ask any anesthesiologist about their job and they will likely tell you that the hard part is not putting patients to sleep, it’s getting them to wake back up. That is why Spacelabs Healthcare and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are recalling the ARKON anesthesia delivery system with Version 2.0 software due to
Read MoreCommon Types of Paxil® Drug Injuries
| April 22nd, 2014
The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) family of antidepressants can treat a number of mental health conditions, but Paxil® and other SSRIs have been linked to a number of health problems. Infant heart defects were the first Paxil® drug injuries discovered. The drug can cause holes in the walls of the chambers of the heart
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