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GranuFlo Used During Dialysis Allegedly Caused Cardiac Death

March 13, 2013

On March 29, 2012, Granuflo Dry Acid Concentrate (“GranuFlo”) and Naturalyte Liquid (“Naturalyte”), which are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care North America (“Fresenius”), were subject to a Class I recall (a Class I recall is defined by the FDA as “[...]

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Fined For Drug Problems

January 27, 2013

A nursing home in Pennsylvania was fined $1,950 by the State of Pennsylvania for its alleged failure to effectively manage and maintain pharmaceutical services for its residents. The nursing home blamed its out-of-state pharmacy provider for the deficiencies and promptly contracted with another phar[...]

Johnson & Johnson’s Own Analysis: Nearly 40% Of Its A.S.R. Hip Implants To Fail Within Five Years

January 25, 2013

Documents provided by the giant medical products company Johnson & Johnson in a court case in which the trial is scheduled to begin on January 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California reportedly reveal that Johnson & Johnson anticipated that about 37% of its all-metal hip implants manufa[...]

Bed Rails: Safe And Effective Or Dangerous And Deadly?

November 29, 2012

Hospitals and nursing homes often use bed rails on patient/resident beds in an effort to prevent falls from bed and to remind patients to call for assistance when they need to get out of bed. Bed rails are often constructed from metal and may be used on one or both sides of the bed, and may be[...]

Medical Device Manufacturer Agrees To Settle Illegal Kickbacks Claim

November 12, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 2, 2012 that Orthofix International NV (“Orthofix”), a spinal implant and other spinal products manufacturer headquartered in Curacao, has agreed to pay the United States $30 million to settle allegations that its subsidiary, Blacksto[...]

Novartis Settles Texas Medicaid Fraud Claim Involving Elidel

November 11, 2012

It was announced on October 30, 2012 by the Texas Attorney General that the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has agreed to pay $19.9 million to settle a civil Medicaid fraud enforcement action by the State of Texas and the U.S. government that alleged that it illegally marketed for “of[...]

FDA Warns Tennessee Company Regarding Its Claimed Cure For Fungal Meningitis

November 10, 2012

The FDA announced on November 5, 2012 that it had issued a formal “Warning Letter” to the Tennessee-based company The Avalon Effect Inc. regarding its marketing of a light therapy product that it claims to be a cure or treat symptoms of fungal meningitis as well as methicillin-resis[...]

Missouri Vioxx Class Action Lawsuit Settled

November 5, 2012

Merck & Co. Inc. (“Merck”) has agreed to settle class action claims against it filed in Missouri regarding its former drug, Vioxx. The Missouri class action lawsuit that was filed eight years ago alleged that Merck violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act when it sold and [...]

Another Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy Loses License

October 31, 2012

Infusion Resource, a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy that produces sterile injectable medications for patients recently discharged from the hospital, has voluntarily surrendered its pharmacy license following an unannounced inspection of its facilities by the Massachusetts Department of Public H[...]

Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Claim For Failure To Deliver Oxygen To Patient’s Home

October 30, 2012

On October 24, 2012, a Pennsylvania man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an oxygen supply company for its alleged failure to timely deliver sufficient oxygen to the home of his 57-year-old mother who had advance stage lung cancer. The woman’s son claims in his wrongful death lawsuit th[...]

FDA’S Disturbing Inspection Of The New England Compounding Center

October 29, 2012

The FDA issued a report on October 26, 2012 regarding its inspection of the facilities of the New England Compounding Center (NECC) that took place on October 1-2, 4-5, 9, 15, and 26, 2012, and the reported observations are disturbing. NECC is at the center of the recent fungal meningitis outbrea[...]

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