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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 fda.gov. According to the site, the batch was manufactured (more...)

Cough and cold drugs recalled due to potential for drug injury March 10, 2011 We all have to turn to cough and cold medications when the common cold gets us down or when a tickling cough hangs on too long. We may try to treat the pesky problem with over-the-counter drugs, or we may have to visit our doctors. What if those medications did not work (more...)

Company recalls defective medical device November 11, 2010 Medical devices are supposed to ease suffering and help patients, but sometimes manufacturing errors can lead these devices to do more harm than good. That may be the case with Triton Pole Mount Infusion Pumps, according to the FDA. The product, which could lead to a defective medical device injury, may not (more...)

Avandia gets boxed warning cautioning of heart attacks The Food and Drug Administration has just informed healthcare professionals of new, important warnings that will be added to the type II diabetes medication Avandia. Diabetes affects 20.8 million people in the United States, many of whom are potential Texas drug injury victims. The Avandia boxed warning will now warn that Avandia may be associated (more...)