Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Methadone Overdose
April 17, 2012
Earlier this month, a medical malpractice jury in Maine deliberated for less than two hours before unanimously awarding a woman compensatory damages in the amount of $1,912,934 for her alleged brain damage caused by her doctor over-prescribing methadone that resulted in her experiencing an episode[...]
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Pharmacy Error Was The Cause Of Chicago Infant’s Death
April 15, 2012
In 2010, a couple gave birth to a son who was four months premature. The parents stayed by their baby’s bedside for six weeks in the hospital, caring for and nurturing their delicate newborn. On October 15, 2010, the baby had heart surgery but suddenly died from unknown causes. An investigat[...]
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Aspirin: The Miracle Drug
March 22, 2012
A Brief History Of Aspirin’s Long History Naturally-occurring compounds containing salicyclic acid (similar to modern-day aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)) have been around for thousands of years, even being used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks for pain relief and fever reduction. Syntheti[...]
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Drug Shortages Are Getting Even Worse!
December 17, 2011
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on December 15, 2011 in which it stated that the U.S. Congress should consider requiring drug manufacturers to report to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) any changes that could affect their supply of their drugs. The GAO f[...]
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