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Taking a Blood Pressure Medication? Talk to Your Doctor—It May Be Recalled.
| April 23rd, 2019
In July 2018, blood pressure medications were recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and their manufacturers after it was discovered that certain batches were trained with an impurity that is linked to cancer. Since then, several new batches of blood pressure medications, including valsartan, losartan potassium, and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide, have been recalled because
Read MoreWe Aren’t Afraid to Stand Up to Negligent Drug Companies
| April 16th, 2019
The pharmaceutical industry is big business both in the U.S. and around the world. Due to the costs associated with research, development, and marketing of new medications, drug companies spend billions of dollars to get their products onto pharmacy shelves and into the medicine cabinets of patients like you. Because of those enormous costs, pharmaceutical
Read MoreDeaths, Serious Injuries Linked to Malfunctioning Surgical Staplers and Misapplied Staples
| April 9th, 2019
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a letter to healthcare providers warning about serious risks associated with the usage of surgical staplers and staples during and after surgical procedures. After reviewing more than 41,000 individual reports concerning the usage of the devices between Jan. 1, 2011, and March 31, 2018, the FDA
Read MoreFluoroquinolone Antibiotics Linked to Serious Health Problems and Complications
| April 2nd, 2019
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are used to treat a variety of bacterial infections, including sinusitis, bronchitis, and urinary tract infections. They’re also linked to a variety of health problems and conditions. In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that fluoroquinolone antibiotics may be linked to disabling and potentially permanent side effects in patients’ tendons,
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