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Hospira Has Issued Dozens of Recent Drug and Defective Medical Device Recalls A new report shows that certain manufacturers may be more likely to recall drugs and defective medical devices. One such company is Hospira. The manufacturer of both medications and medical devices are said to have initiated as many as 40 recalls in the last two and a half years due to problems found in their (more...)

U.S. Patients Face Growing Number of Foreign Drug Recalls 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 (more...)

10,000 Units of Antibiotic Drug Recalled Due to Contamination The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been working to improve the safety of medications in the U.S., but they have faced significant hurdles in regulating medications imported into the U.S. due to a lack of ability to enforce safe manufacturing practices. This problem was highlighted by a massive recall of drugs manufactured in (more...)

Company issues voluntary recall to reduce risk of drug injury July 14, 2011 When the Food and Drug Administration issues a recall, it’s to help prevent drug injury from occurring. In recent weeks the McNeil Consumer HealthCare announced a voluntary recall of extra strength Tylenol after consumers reported an odor coming from the bottle, according to CNN. The batch was manufactured in February of 2009. (more...)