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More Recalls Issued for Blood Pressure Drug Tainted with Cancer-Causing Substance
| January 29th, 2019
Since July 2018, multiple pharmaceutical companies have recalled blood pressure medications due to possible contamination with a potentially cancer-causing substance. Recently, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited recalled its losartan potassium tablets, and Prinston Pharmaceuticals recalled multiple batches of its blood pressure medications after both companies discovered they were tainted with trace amounts of the cancer-causing substance. The
Read MoreWhat Causes Accidental Medication Overdoses?
| January 22nd, 2019
At Ferrer Poirot Feller , it’s our goal to help people who were hurt by dangerous and defective medications. But we also recognize that many people are harmed by medications that are otherwise safe and free from significant risks. For many patients, those injuries or complications occur because they unknowingly take too much of a
Read MoreOpioid Overdose Deaths Now More Likely for Americans Than Auto Accident Deaths
| January 15th, 2019
Many parts of America are suffering through a major opioid crisis that’s causing huge numbers of overdoses and deaths. The National Safety Council (NSC) recently reported that the problem has become so severe that opioid deaths are now statistically more likely to claim the lives of Americans than car crashes. The NSC found that the
Read MoreWhy Are Some Medications Dangerous?
| January 8th, 2019
When you’re prescribed a new medication to treat an injury or illness, you hope it will treat your symptoms and help you recover. Getting worse is the last thing on your mind, but that’s a reality for many Americans every year. Despite rigorous standards and years of testing required by the U.S. Food and Drug
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