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Albuterol recalled due to drug injury risk
| January 13th, 2011
January 13, 2011 Medical devices and prescription drugs are some of the most important products many consumers purchase because they keep their bodies functioning on a daily basis. However, even with these products there is room for manufacturing and human error. The Food and Drug Administration tries to stay on top of errors in the
Read MoreLiver drug’s potential for drug injuries leads to recall
| January 6th, 2011
January 6, 2011 We occasionally hear of consumers finding foreign particles in processed food. However, one Tennessee company is trying to prevent consumers from experiencing this with medication. According to Reuters, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled Acetadote, a drug used to treat liver failure as a result of acetaminophen use, because the drug may contain
Read MoreDefective medical device injuries associated with AEDs
| December 30th, 2010
December 30, 2010 Sometimes physical ailments can’t be cured with a medication but instead require the use of a medical device to assist the patients. However, those medical devices can malfunction. Automatic external defibrillators have been associated with defective medical device injuries from 2005 through May of this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Read MoreTwo drug injury-related deaths lead Pfizer to recall drug
| December 16th, 2010
December 16, 2010 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and drug manufacturers try to ensure the safety of drugs before putting them on the market. Unfortunately, studies before the market availability of the drugs don’t always indicate potential drug injuries or side effects. That may be the case with a current drug recall. According to
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