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13,000 Bottles of Metoprolol Succinate Recalled

As of August 2014, over 13,000 bottles of metoprolol succinate have been recalled due to lack of inconsistent dissolution tests...

5 Scary Facts Most Women Don’t Know About Mi...

Mirena, an intrauterine birth control device (IUD) approved by the FDA in 2000, may not be as safe as its manufacturer, Bayer...

Actos Juicios: Justicia Para Las Víctimas de Cánce...

Junto con miles de otro pacientes sufriendo de diabetes, de 79 años de edad, Jack Cooper, una vez se había prescrito el...

Actos Lawsuit Trouble Possible in 2014

A recent bellwether lawsuit in Nevada against Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceutical America clears Takeda of any liability...

Actos Problems with Bladder Cancer Cause Sales to ...

New FDA warnings and growing concerns about the link between Actos and bladder cancer appear to be cutting into Takeda...

Actos Trials: Justice for Victims with Bladder Can...

Along with thousands of other patients suffering from diabetes, 79 year old Jack Cooper had once been prescribed Type-2...

Additional Lots of Piperacillin and Tazobactam for...

Apotex Corp. announced in May of 2013 that it is voluntarily recalled 21 additional lots of Piperacillin and Tazobactam for...

Advocacy Of Warning Against Bad Prescriptions

There’s a vast divide between what the government regards as adequate warning for the prescription of drugs that have failed in...

Affordable Care Act’s Expensive Cost to Phar...

Over the past few years, the topic of healthcare reform has been debated across the country by politicians and citizens alike....

Affymax and Takeda Announce Recall of OMONTYS Inje...

On February 24, 2013 Affymax, Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited issued a voluntary recall of OMONTYS , also known...

Affymax y Takeda Anuncian la Retirada del OMONTYS ...

En 24 de febrero 2013 Affymax, Inc., y Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited emitió una retractación de voluntaria de OMONTYS...

Ameridose Announces Recall of All Products

On October 31, 2012, Ameridose announced a voluntary recall of all products that are not expired. Due to unsafe practices in...

Anemia-Treating Power Trio: More Money, More Probl...

For over 20 years, doctors have been profiting on three of the best selling, FDA-approved prescription drugs in the United...

Antibiotic Overkill

At the onset of a bacterial infection, we all look hopefully towards our handy antibiotic medicines to save the day. When used...

Apotex Corp. Issues Voluntary Recall

On April 26, 2013 Apotex Corp. announced that it would be conducting a voluntary recall of 15 lots of Piperacillin and Tazobactam...

Apotex Corp. Recalls Hazardous Piperacillin and Ta...

Due to possible crystallization and precipitation in Piperacillin and Tazobactam injections, Apotex Corp. announced a voluntary...

Apotex Corp. se Retiro Inyecciones Peligrosos de P...

Debido a la posible cristalización y precipitación en inyecciónes de Piperacillin y Tazobactam, Apotex Corp. anunció un...

ApothéCure Recalls Compounded Products Due to Ster...

Over the past few months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released several warnings of unsafe products related to...

ApothéCure se Retiró Productos Compuestas Debido a...

En los meses pasados, la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de EE.UU. ha publicado varios avisos de productos poco seguros...

ApothéCure, Inc. Announces Recall, Sterility Assur...

On April 15, 2013, ApothéCure, Inc. announced a nationwide recall of all lots of all sterile products compounded, repackaged,...

Approval of Antibiotic Leads to New Treatment for ...

As of April 27, 2012 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the Johnson & Johnson manufactured...

Argatroban Injection Recall

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has issued a recall of several lots of Argatroban injections due to contamination by its...

Balance Solutions Retiran Los Inyecciones Insalubr...

Hay mucho pacientes quien dependen en medicamentos para el tratamiento de su enfermedad. Pero, ¿y si estos soluciones estan...

Balanced Solutions Compounding Recalls Unsanitary ...

Many patients depend upon medications to remedy to their illnesses. But, what if these solutions could actually be causing...

Bard Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Has A New Start

A Georgia nurse’s Bard Avaulta lawsuit for her transvaginal mesh insertion will have another day in court as a mistrial on...

Baxter Recalls Dysfunctional Buretrol Solution Set...

Buretrol Solution Sets have been employed for years to prevent errors or improper administration of medication to patients...

Baxter Se Retiró Solución Establece Buretrol Que S...

Solución Buretrol Establece se han utilizado durante años para prevenir los errores o la administración inadecuada de...

Benzalkonium Chloride Antiseptic Towelettes Slip i...

For most, daily bacteria-fighting routines involve wiping, swabbing, and spraying generous amounts of antiseptic onto any...

Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone

As of April 10, 2012, the FDA has completed its review of recent studies regarding the risk of blood clots in women taking birth...

Botulinum Toxin Safety Warnings; Established Names...

On August 3, 2009 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an update on a previous safety alert on four botulinum toxin...

Byetta and FDA Regulation

Type-2 diabetes medication Byetta (exenatide) has become a highly criticized treatment. Patients who allege developing pancreatic...

Byetta and Januvia Lawsuits: What Went Wrong?

The drugs Byetta and Januvia have been commonly used to treat type-2 diabetes, but recent studies show their linkage to...

Byetta and Kidney Damage Awareness

One of the most severe reactions associated with type-2 diabetes medication Byetta involves kidney damage or failure. The U. S....

Byetta and Pancreatitis

Recent research published in JAMA Internal Medicine journal says that patients who use glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1)–based...

Byetta Found to Cause Kidney Problems

Incretin mimetic medication Byetta is prescribed to type-2 diabetes patients along with a lengthy list of adverse side effects....

Byetta Pen | How to Set Up the Pen

The Byetta pen needs to be set up each time you get a new 30 day refill. The set up needs to be done properly for correct...

Byetta Side Effects Lead to Deaths

Type-2 diabetes treatment Byetta has been linked to a variety of health complications from extreme weight loss to pancreatitis....

Caffeine May Rev Up Motor Function in Patients wit...

Caffeine has been the go-to source for quick and easy energy for as long as we can remember. Many habitual caffeine users even...

Carefusion Recalls Faulty Alaris Pump Modules

On June 29, 2012, Carefusion issued a voluntary Class 1 recall of certain Alaris Pump Modules in response to concerns regarding...

Carefusion se Retiró Defectuosos Modulos de Bomba ...

En 29 de junio de 2012, Carefusion emitió un retiro voluntario de Clase 1 de cierto Módulos Bomba de Alaris en respuesta a...

Chemotherapy’s Dangerous Side Effect of Incr...

In life-threatening situations, doctors and patients look to drastic measure to help them survive. But for patients with cancer,...

Clinical Specialties Recalls Products Due to Lack ...

On March 20, 2013, Clinical Specialties issued a voluntary recall on all lots of all Sterile Products due to lack of sterility...

Compound Prescription Recall!

All Sterile Human and Veterinary Presriptions Distributed by Franck’s Pharmacy From November 21, 2011 to May 21, 2012 have...

Compromised Vials of Cyanocobalamin Injections Cau...

On April 2, 2012, American Regent voluntarily recalled three lots of Cyanocobalamin Injections upon discovering that vials...

Conflicting Data for Abacavir Increased Heart Atta...

The FDA has reported conflicting data in studies to find a connection between abacavir use and increased heart attack risks. When...

Could Byetta Cause Cancer in Diabetics?

On May 9, Elizabeth Childress filed a lawsuit against Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly & Co. in response to her treatment...

Counterfeit Medicine Can’t Fake Out the FDA

For years the government has taken measures to protect consumers from the potential hazards of medicine use. Although it may...

Deadly meningitis outbreak linked to spinal steroi...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting that an outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis has killed five...

Demandas de Mirena Presentada Contra Bayer

Mirena, un anticonceptivo contraceptive fabricado por la empresa Bayer, es un dispositivo intrauterino (DIU) que se utiliza para...

Depressing Side Effect of Prostate Treatments Prop...

Men across the country have been prescribed Propecia for reducing an enlarged prostate, treating benign prostatic hypertrophy,...

Diabetes Treatment Januvia Poses Risky Side Effect...

Doctors prescribe type-2 diabetes treatment Januvia as an effective solution for lowering blood-sugar levels. Also known as...

Diagnosing Pancreatitis

After receiving numerous reports of pancreatitis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set out to investigate type-2...

Doctor at UCLA Fights Against Januvia

Head of the endocrinology department at the University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Peter C. Butler, has testified against the...

Doctors Take a Shot at Developing the “Unive...

Hot soup, a warm blanket, a runny nose, and a pocket full of cough drops- we all know what flu season is like. It’s the...

DUKAL Recalls Microbial Contaminated Benzalkonium ...

On July 25, 2012 distributor of antiseptics medical products, DUKAL Corporation issued a voluntarily recall of benzalkonium...

Dupilumab Brings Hope to Asthma Patients

Doctors describe asthma as a chronic inflammatory disease most often triggered by allergies to antibodies in the body. The...

Dupilumab Trae Esperanza a Los Pacientes con Asma

Doctores describen asma como un enfermedad inflamatoria crónica más menudo provocada por alergias a los anticuerpos en el...

El Cáncer Pancreático en el Centro de Atención

Reportes nuevos de reacciones adversos en relación con tratamientos con las drogas de tipo-2 diabetes han puesto cáncer de...

El Diagnóstico de Pancreatitis

Despues de mucho reportes de pancreatitis, la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de EE.UU. ha puesto a investigar de tipo 2...

El FDA Emita un Retiro Clase I en Las Guías Corte ...

Después de revisar el retiro hecha por el Stryker Corporation de sus guías de corte ShapeMatch, la FDA ha decidido emitir un...

Energizer Holdings Announces Banana Boat Product W...

Banana Boat products have been a reliable source of skin protection from sun damage. However, Energizer Holdings Inc.’s...

Epinephrine Injection Recall

Epinephrine injection, USP, 1:1000, 1mL ampules, lot #1395, has been recalled by American Regent due to discoloration and small,...

Especialidades Clínicas Retraer Productos Debido a...

El 20 de marzo de 2013, Especialidades Clínicas emitió un retración voluntario del mercado de todos los lotes de todos los...

Expertos de Byetta Prueba en Pacientes Con Parkins...

Mientras que Byetta (exenatide) y otro incretin mimetics tiene mucho problemas con pacientes por su causa de cancer qualidades,...

Experts Test Byetta on Parkinson’s Patients

While Byetta (exenatide) and other incretin mimetics have fallen under much scrutiny for their possible cancer-causing qualities,...

FDA Approves A Brand New Drug For Colonoscopy-Prep...

On July 16th of 2012, the United States FDA approved Prepopik (composed of sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide as well as citric...

FDA Holds Meeting on HIV Cure Research

On June 14, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting on HIV (human immunodeficiency...

FDA issues a Class I Recall on Shapematch® Cutting...

After reviewing a voluntary recall made by Stryker Corporation of its ShapeMatch Cutting Guides, the FDA has decided to issue a...

FDA Takes Action on TPN Shortage

Nutrients from electrolytes to proteins and carbohydrates support virtually every bodily organ including the heart as well as...

FDA Takes Risks Granting First HIV Prevention Medi...

Decades ago, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were seen as relentless diseases...

FDA Warns Samsca Users of the Risk of Liver Damage

On May 22, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Samsca as a treatment for hyponatremia. This medication, marketed...

FDA’s Smart Decision to Limit Use of Brain S...

After thorough investigation, on August 8, 2012 the FDA announced that it will be restricting the use of Stryker brain stents....

Ferrous Sulfate Switched with Meclizine HCl, Recal...

On January 17, 2013, Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. issued a nationwide recall on Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, 325 mg, Lot 12G468. The...

First FDA-Approved Weight Loss Drug in Nearly a De...

After 13 years, a new weight loss drug has finally been approved for the market. The FDA gave Arena Pharmaceuticals’...

For Sirolimus Users, a Grapefruit a Day Leaves Les...

For many users of prescription medications, grapefruit is considered one of the strange but undeniably dangerous products that...

Fresenius Is Investigated Due To Failure To Warn P...

The largest hub of dialysis centers, Fresenius, is under the FDA’s microscope after an urgent internal memo, stating that...

Fresenius Issues Class I Recall Of Hemodialysis Pr...

FDA Recall Status: Class I Date at which recall was initiated: March 29, 2012 Product: Naturalyte and GranuFlo Acid...

Fresenius Recalls One Lot of Contaminated Vials

Fresenius Kabi has recalled one lot of Magnesium Sulfate Injection, USP due to contamination of visible glass particles in the...

Genentech’s Lucentis Reaches FDA Approval fo...

Genentech’s Lucentis has been successfully used since 2006 for treating a wide range of vision problems, including...

Generic Medicines, Behind the Brand Name

Endless amounts of medicines are vended every day to patients across the world. From cancer treatments and contraceptives, to...

Gilead se Emitió un Retiro Voluntario en un Lote d...

En 15 de febrero de 2013, Gilead Sciences, Inc. emitió un retiró voluntario para lote B 120217A de Vistide(cidofovir...

Gilead Voluntary Recalls One Lot of Vistide

On February 15, 2013, Gilead Sciences, Inc. voluntarily recalled lot B 120217A of Vistide (cidofovir injection) due to...

GlaxoSmithKline and its $3 billion settlement

In the case U.S. v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, the company GlaxoSmithKline, also known as GSK, pled guilty to criminal charges on July...

Granuflo Lawsuit: Woman Suffers Cardiac Arrest

As recently as May 17, 2013, lawsuits are still being filed against a medication that has caused heart complications and death. A...

Granuflo, Fresenius Lawsuits Continue to Pile Up

Fresenius has not heard the end of it and needless to say, their patients never heard the beginning. As of July 27, 2013,...

HeartMate II® Left Ventricular Assist System Recal...

HeartMate II® Left Ventricular Assist System is a device made by Thoratec meant to assist in quality of life and to improve...

Hospira Anuncia un Retracción a Nivel Nacional de ...

En 29 de marzo de 2013, Hospira Inc., anunció un retiro a nivel nacional a nivel de usuario de un lote de 0.9% cloruro de sodio...

Hospira Emitió un Retiro Nacional Voluntario Debid...

Hospira, Inc., cuartel general en Lake Forest, Ill, es un proveedor líder mundial de drogas inyectables y tecnologiás...

Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall Due T...

Hospira, Inc., headquarters in Lake Forest, Ill, is a world leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies. In...

Hospira Issues Nationwide Recall of Sodium Chlorid...

On March 29, 2013, Hospira, Inc., announced a nationwide user-level recall of a lot of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection due to a...

Hospira Recalls Cancer Drugs With Defected Glass V...

On June 27, 2012 Hospira Inc. released a letter to consumers about the recall of certain cancer, psoriasis, and rheumatoid...

Hospira Recalls Lactated Ringer’s and Dextrose Con...

On October 5, 2012, Hospira Inc. declared that certain Lactated Ringer’s and Dextrose products would be voluntarily recalled...

Hospira Recalls One Lot of Overfilled Hydromorphon...

Risks of a decrease in respiratory function, drop in blood pressure, and slowed heart rate were all reasons for Hospira to issue...

Hospira Recalls Propofol With Glass Vial Defects

Hospira holds the position as the number one provider of injectable drugs worldwide; however, flaws in the production of glass...

Hospira revisa el Retirada de Cloruro Sodico

El año pasado en 29 de marzo 2012, Hospira Inc. anunció un retiro voluntario nacional a usuarios con respecto a inyecciones de...

Hospira Updates Sodium Chloride Recall

Last year on March 29, 2012, Hospira Inc. notified consumers of a voluntary nationwide recall regarding sodium chloride...

Hospira’s Painful Hydromorphone Hydrochlorid...

Doctors prescribe opiod medications to patients for reducing serious pain for a countless amount of reasons. From relieving pains...

How drugs become approved by the FDA

The FDA drug approval process has come a long way since it’s humble beginnings as the simple running of tests on agricultural...

How New Drugs Get FDA Approved

Drugs seeking approval by the FDA must first undergo research by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) for quality,...

How Safe Are You From Birth Control?

Statistics have shown that nearly every sexually active woman has, at some point, used a form of contraception. Aside from...

How to Find Your Bad Drug

Bad-Drug.net is a growing database of information relating to drugs that have garnered concern in the medical field due to...

How To Identify Recalled Products

Within the FDA’s charter and website, the FDA had launched a guidance document intended to provide information on how to...

Introvale® Packaging Flaw Recall

For years, birth control pills have been a reliable way for women to prevent pregnancy. With simple instructions and easy,...

Is your Drug Not Listed?

There is always a certain level of risk associated with taking a prescription medication. It is difficult to predict what side...

Januvia and Byetta Cases to Be Reviewed by JMDL

Due to the high volume of lawsuits against manufacturers of incretin mimetics Byetta and Januvia, the Judicial Panel on...

Januvia and Janumet

Januvia and Jamumet are drugs that are used to treat type 2 diabetes . Both are dangerous drugs that have serious side effects...

Januvia: Deaths and Devastation

Merck & Co. faced a large drop in sales of Type-2 diabetes treatment, Januvia this month. According to reports, shares had...

Januvia: Las Muertes y la Devastación

Merck & Co. se enfrentó a una gran caída en ventas del tratamiento de Tipo-2 diabetes, Januvia este mes. Según a reportes,...

Japan Will No Longer Support HPV Vaccines

Because of related severe side effects to medications like Merck’s Gardasil and GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix,...

Keeping Patients Out of the Loop Results in NuvaRi...

Hardly a decade ago, Merck & Company celebrated their launch of one of the most innovative, state-of-the-art forms of...

La FDA Advierte a Los Usuarios Samsca del Riesgo d...

El 22 de mayo de 2009, la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de EE.UU. aprobó Samsca como tratamiento para hiponatremia. Este...

La FDA Toma Acción Sobre el Escasez de TPN

Los nutrientes de los electrolitos en proteínas y hidratos de carbono soportan prácticamente todos los órganos del cuerpo como...

La FDA y Byetta

El Tipo-2 diabetes medicamento Byetta (exenatide) se ha convertido en un tratamiento altamente criticado. Los pacientes que...

Lipitor Under Fire After Healthy Users Acquire Typ...

Lipitor|Atorvastatin has continued to acquire lawsuits from users holding the statin responsible for the development of Type-2...

Living with Alzheimer’s Disease [Infographic...

People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease often struggle with how to deal with the news of their diagnosis, and where to go...

Los Efectos Secundarios de Byetta Llevan a Veces M...

Byetta, un tratamiento por Tipo-2 diabetes, se ha vinculado a una variedad de complicaciones de la salud de la pérdida de peso...

Lotes Adicionales de Piperacillin y Tazobactam Par...

Apotex Corp. anuncio en mayo de 2013 un retiro voluntario de 21 lotes adicionales de Piperacillin y Tazobactam para Inyección,...

Malla Transvaginal: De Gloria a Devastation

Los médicos comenzaron a implementar malla quirúrgica en diversos procedimientos para corregir el prolapso de órganos y...

MedPrep Consulting Inc. ‘s Productos Compues...

MedPrep Consulting Inc. puso en espera debida al molde En 16 de marzo de 2013, Medprep Consulting Inc. emitió un retraccuión...

Medprep Consulting Inc.’s Compounded Product...

Medprep Consulting Inc. put on hold due to mold On March 16th, 2013, Medprep Consulting Inc. issued a voluntary recall for all of...

Medprep Consulting, Inc. Emitió un Retiro a Todos ...

La Definitiva En 20 de marzo de 2013, Medprep Consulting, Inc. anunció un retiro voluntario para todos los lotes de productos...

Medprep Consulting, Inc. Recalls All Lots of All C...

The Definitive On March 20, 2013 Medprep Consulting, Inc. accounced a voluntary recall of all lots of all compounded products due...

Merck to Suffer from Januvia Side Effects

Merck advertises the tag-line “Be well”, but their actions to push dangerous type-2 diabetes tretment Januvia reveal...

Mirena Lawsuits Filed Against Bayer Company

Mirena, a contraceptive manufactured by the Bayer Company, is an intrauterine device (IUD) used to prevent pregnancy for up to 5...

Mirena User Warns of Dangerous Side Effects

Like many women, Jasmine Young, 34, thought her prayers had been answered when she heard about Mirena, an intrauterine...

Mirena Victims Speak Out

They had been promised a convenient, effective and safe contraceptive that would improve their relationships and sex lives with...

Mobius Recalls Lots of Contaminated Mitosol

On January 10, 2013, Mobius Therapeutics, LLC voluntarily recalled lots of contaminated Mitosol 0.2 mg/vial. According to...

Mysterious Viibryd Side Effects: Brain Zaps

They’ve been called head shocks, brain shivers, electric shocks or brain zaps. No matter what they’ve been called,...

Nationwide Recall of Avastin Syringes, Potential S...

Injection drugs distributed in December 2012 are recalled due to possible syringe decontamination after 5 patients develop eye...

Nearly Half of the U.S. Population on Prescription...

New England Compounding Center Issues Voluntary Re...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The pharmaceutical company known as New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., which is a subsidiary of...

New Gynecomastia-Related Risperdal Lawsuits On The...

Gynecomastia pinned as culprit in latest round of Risperdal lawsuits No stranger to controversy, the antipsychotic drug...

New Study Finds Pioglitazone Linked to Bladder Can...

A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in May of 2012 finds a link between the type 2 diabetes drug...

Nora Apothecary & Alternative Therapies Recal...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration routinely inspects medical products and processes used by manufacturers to ensure safety...

Nora Apothecary & Alternative Therapies se Re...

La Administración de Alimentos y Fármacos de EE.UU. inspecciona rutinariamente los productos médicos y los procesos utilizados...

Not So Sweet Grapefruit Drug Interaction

When patients are prescribed different medications they often receive strict guidelines from their doctors about how to safely...

NuVision Farmacia Anuncio un Retiro Voluntario, Pr...

En 15 de abril 2013, el NuVision Farmacia annuncio un retiro voluntario de todos lotes vencidos de compuestos liofilizados HcG...

NuVision Pharmacy Announces Voluntary Recall, Ster...

On April 15, 2013, the NuVision Pharmacy announced a voluntary recall of all unexpired lots of lyophilized compounds HcG...

NuVision Recalls All Lyophilized Products

NuVision Pharmaceuticals compounds medications for physician and patient use. With its wide range of formulas and treatments,...

NuVision retiran del Mercado Productos Liofilizado

NuVision Pharmaceuticals compuestos de medicamentos para usar médico y el paciente. Con su gran variedadWith de fórmulas y...

Olympia Pharmacy Announces Voluntary Multi-State R...

On May 29, 2013 Olympia Pharmacy announced a voluntary multi-state recall of all sterile drug products compounded by the...

Onglyza Study Boosts Stock

Onglyza is a prescription drug used to treat type II diabetes. It is considered a DPP-4 inhibitor that diabetics use to help...

Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis in Contaminated Inje...

The New England Compounding Center (NECC) recalled all products it produces on October 6, 2012 after an earlier September recall...

Painkillers Now Leading Cause of Accidental Death

Pallimed Solutions, Inc. Announces Voluntary Natio...

Pallimed Solutions, Inc. located in Woburn, MA has decided to voluntarily recall all sterile compound products out of caution...

Pancreatic Cancer in the Limelight

Recent news and reports of adverse reactions related to treatments with type-2 diabetes drugs have put pancreatic cancer in the...

Pentec Health Emitio un Retiro Para Terapias de Re...

Debido a problemas con respecto a lack of sterility, en 15 de mayo de 2013 Pentec Health emitió un retiro voluntario en ciertas...

Pentec Health Recalls Unsterile Renal Therapies

Due to concerns regarding a lack of sterility, on May 15,2013 Pentec Health voluntarily recalled certain nutritional...

Pfizer’s New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug, Tofa...

Despite their latest failures in producing an effective Alzheimer’s drug, Pfizer has jumped right back into the limelight...

Pfizer’s Unforgettable Letdown for Alzheimer...

For years doctors have searched for a miracle medicine to end the progression of one of the most feared medical conditions in...

Profits Before Patients: Actos Bellwether Trial Up...

The first bellwether trial against Actos manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to place in Chicago this month where, a...

Qualitest Farmacéutica Retrae los Analgésicos de G...

En 10 de septiembre de 2012 Qualitest farmacéuticos emitido voluntariamente una retracción de bitartrato de hidrocodona y...

Qualitest Recalls Oversized Pain-Reliever Tablets

On September 10, 2012 Qualitest pharmaceuticals voluntarily issued a recall of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen tablets...

Recall Of Vecuronium Bromide For Injection

Vecuronium Bromide is used as an adjunct to general anesthesia, which facilitates endotracheal intubation and provides skeletal...

Recent Studies Confirm Actos’ Link to Bladde...

Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released information notifying consumers of the link between Actos and bladder...

Retiran del Mercado Lotes Contaminados de Mitosol

En 10 de enero de 2013, Mobius Terapéutica, LLC emitió un retiró voluntario en lotes de Mitosol 0.2 mg/vial contaminados....

Retiran Pastillas Reumofan Plus Debido a sus Ingre...

Pastillas de Reumofan Plus se tratar el dolor y inflamación relacionada con diversas afecciones óseas, articulares y...

Retractarse Nacional de Jeringas Avastin, Posibles...

Drogas inyectables distribuidas en diciembre de 2012 se han retraído debido a su posible descontaminación de jeringa después...

Reumofan Plus Tablets With Undeclared Ingredients ...

Reumofan Plus tablets treat pain and inflammation related to various bone, joint and muscle conditions. Officials have found...

Sandoz Accounced Voluntary Nationwide Recall

On May 20, 2013, Sandoz announced a voluntary nationwide recall of two lots of its Methotrexate Sodium, USP, 25 mg/mL, 40 mL vial...

Seroquel And Lawsuits

It seems as if it’s an unlucky draw for AstraZeneca. As of February 2011, this drug company has reportedly agreed to pay...

Settlements In Cases Regarding Pharmaceutical Comp...

There are certain drug companies in the pharmaceuticals markets who say that the millions of dollars that they pay to physicians...

Small Particles in Glass Vials Lead to Big Recall ...

Responsible for a line of over 1,000 injectable medicines, Hospira Inc. towers over competitors as the largest manufacturer of...

Smiths Medical Emitió un Retiro de Jeringas de Med...

En 14 de febrero de 2012 Smiths Medical se retiró el modelo 4000 del Medfusion Jeringa de Bomba Infusión . Smiths Medical...

Smiths Medical Recalls Medfusion Syringe Infusion ...

On February 14, 2012 Smiths Medical recalled model 4000 of the Medfusion Syringe Infusion Pump. Smiths Medical issued this urgent...

Statins: Can Lowering Cholesterol Really Increase ...

Previous warnings alerted patients of the possible increased risk of developing diabetes while taking cholesterol-lowering...

Study Delves Into Car Accidents And Medications

According to a new study, people who take medications and prescriptions for anxiety, insomnia or depression are at a greater risk...

Study Reveals Disabled HIV Virus Fights Against Ca...

Leukemia and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) have been known as two of the most detrimental health conditions in society for...

Sulfato Ferroso Conmutada Con HCl Meclizina, Retra...

En 17 de enero de 2013, Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. emitió un retracción nacional sobre tabletas de sulfato ferroso, 325 mg,...

Summer Allergies: QNASL Is Not The Answer

It’s the one of the hottest seasons of the year and as if sweat and sunburns weren’t enough to keep us grumpy, some...

Sun Pharmaceuticals Recalls Crystallized Nimodipin...

As of September 4, 2012, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries, Inc. has issued a recall for the brain hemorrhage treatment,...

Synthes Recalls Hemostatic Bone Putty

On July 5, 2012, Synthes, a medical device manufaturer, announced a Class I recall on Hemostatic Bone Putty and issued a letter...

Synthes Retiros Masilla Hueso Hemostática

En 5 julio 2012, Synthes, un fabricante de dispositivos medícas, ha anunciado un retracción de Class I por Hemostatic Masilla...

Tainted Brilliant Blue G Batch Results in Total Re...

Franck’s Compounding Lab in Ocala, Florida has now come under fire for releasing batches of Brilliant Blue G(BBG) dye that...

The Berlin Heart Brings Hope to Children in Need o...

Over 3,200 patients around the world sit anxiously on the waiting list to receive a heart transplant, hoping for their chance to...

The Compounding Shop Recalls Sterile Products

On May 6, 2013, The Compounding Shop issued a recall of all unexpired sterile products due to concerns on quality assurance after...

The Compounding Shop se Retiro Todos los Lotes de ...

En 6 de mayo 2013, en cooperación con la FDA, The Compounding Shop, LLC emitió un retiro voluntario en todos los lotes de...

The Compounding Shop, LLC Recalls All Lots of Comp...

On May 6, 2013, in cooperation with the FDA, The Compounding Shop, LLC voluntarily recalled all lots of sterile products...

The FDA Calls for Consent Decree for Permanent Inj...

On January 25, 2012, the Department of Justice for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took measures to end drug manufacturing...

The Future of Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Surgeons implement transvaginal mesh products in order to correct stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in...

The Truth About Aspirin: Could It Safely Decrease ...

Acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin, has been noted not only for its dangerous side effects and long term damage to...

Thyroid Cancer- Diagnosis and Complications

Recent studies point to GLP-1 enzyme agonist and incretin mimetic medications as the cause of cancer in many type-2 diabetes...

Transvaginal Mesh Litigation: 1st Of Its Kind Verd...

Christine Scott, is a 53 year old Bakersfield, California woman; a former runner who had undergone a transvaginal mesh implant...

Transvaginal Mesh: From Glory to Devastation

Doctors began implementing surgical mesh in various procedures to correct organ prolapse and hernias in the mid 20th century. By...

Triamcinolone Acetonide Recall

Our first inclination when we have an itch is to scratch it. If this activity is engaged in and relief is attained we’re...

Tuberculosis Vaccine Could Mean Less Insulin Injec...

For the 25.8 million diabetic Americans tired of routinely injecting themselves with insulin, a new remedy may be able to keep...

Un Doctor de UCLA Luchas Contra el Januvia

Jefe del departamento de endocrinología a la Universidad de California, Los Angeles, Dr. Peter C. Butler, ha testificado contra...

Víctimas de Mirena Hablan Claro

Se les había prometido un anticonceptivo cómodo, segura y efectivo que mejoraría sus relaciones y sus vidas sexuales con sus...

Victoza

Victoza, an injectable medication used to treat type-2 diabetes by releasing insulin and regulating glucose levels. This drug...

Victoza Raises Concern for Incretin Mimetic Users

Victoza (liraglutide) is an incretin mimetic medication for treating type-2 diabetes. The FDA approved this GLP-1 receptor...

Voluntary Recall Of Leucovorin Calcium Injections

The pharmaceutical company Bedford Laboratories, which is a subsidiary of Ben Venue Laboratories, has issued a nationwide...

Watson Recalls Two Lots of Abnormal Hydrocodone Bi...

On September 20, 2012, Watson Laboratories Inc. voluntary recalled two lots of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and APAP (acetaminophen)...

What Is A Drug Recall?

What necessitates a FDA recall is usually factored by a company’s own initiative in taking a potentially harmful and hazardous...

Why Bayer Continues to Distribute Blood Clots

Multibillion dollar company, Bayer, has continued to manufacture and distribute their infamous birth control, Yaz/Yasmin, despite...

Why Did Yaz Get So Popular?

If contraceptives containing the hormone drospirenone are so dangerous, how (or why) were they prescribed to so many young women...

X-Rock Recall

Recently the FDA in a public notification, urged consumers not to purchase or ingest X-Rock, a male sexual enhancement supplement...

Yasmin, Yaz Linked to Deaths in Canada

Yaz birth control lawsuits are gaining momentum as more women are developing severe cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Bayer,...

Yaz and Yasmin Continues in 2014

Even though manufacturer of Yaz and Yazmin, Bayer AG has paid over $150 million dollars to settle lawsuits, the contraceptive...

Zi Xiu Tang Success, LLC Recalls Dietary Supplemen...

Sibutramine has been a controversial weight loss supplement for years that had been removed from the U.S. market in 2010 for the...

¿Podria Byetta Causa Cáncer en los Diabéticos?

En 9 de mayo, Elizabeth Childress presentado un demanda contra Amylin Pharmaceuticals y Eli Lilly & Co. en respuesta a su...