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Is Your CPAP Safe?

Posted on: September 2, 2021. Category: Defective Products

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The Philips Respironics recall affects millions of patients who rely on the company’s respiratory care devices at home and in clinical settings. One of the major concerns with the recall is the impact on patients with sleep apnea. An estimated 22 million Americans live with sleep apnea, a condition that causes people to stop breathing …

Penumbra JET 7 Reperfusion Catheter with Xtra Flex Technology Recall

Posted on: January 7, 2021. Category: Defective Products

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently recalled all the configurations of the Penumbra JET 7 Xtra Flex due to the heightened risk of death or serious injury. The FDA has recommended that people should immediately stop using these devices and that medical facilities should remove them from their inventory. Reported Injuries The Penumbra …

Paragard IUD at the Heart of New Lawsuits 

Posted on: December 28, 2020. Category: Defective Products

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Paragard is a copper intrauterine device, also known as an IUD, that many women use to act as a long-term birth control method. However, in recent years, this specific IUD has been connected with serious injuries and health complications that a patient may not have been made aware of when they opted for this method …

Possible Link Between Elmiron and Vision Loss

Posted on: December 16, 2020. Category: Dangerous Drugs, Defective Products

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Elmiron, the brand name for pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS), is a common prescription medication used to treat interstitial cystitis (IC) also known as painful bladder syndrome. The drug was developed and produced by Jannsenn Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Elmiron in 1996 and since then it …

Is Johnson & Johnson Targeting Minority Women to Sell Talc Powder?

Posted on: November 25, 2020. Category: Defective Products, Talcum Powder

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An investigation into Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder products suggests the company may have targeted sales toward minority women. A recently revealed internal memo from the company discussed how the Johnsons & Johnson could increase profits by targeting African American and Hispanic women. This memo was uncovered during an investigation that revealed Johnson & …

DePuy Synthes Issues Elbow-Joint Replacement Recall

Posted on: November 24, 2020. Category: Defective Products

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Several years ago, the medical device company DuPuy Synthes issued a recall of over 50,000 elbow-joint replacement devices. The device, referred to as a radial head prosthesis system, is a two-piece elbow joint replacement implant that received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011. The recall was issued after complaints arose that …

5 Year Anniversary Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) Recall

Posted on: November 3, 2020. Category: Defective Products

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2020 marks the five-year anniversary of the recall for the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) System manufactured by the medical device company, Smith and Nephew. The BHR is a metal-on-metal hip implant that consists of the metals cobalt and chromium. In the FDA’s reasoning for the recall in 2015, the department stated that it observed that …

The Link Between BIA-ALCL and Breast Implants

Posted on: October 15, 2020. Category: Defective Products

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a press release regarding breast plant labeling and telling manufacturers to add a warning about the risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). BIA-ALCL is a type of lymphoma that can develop around breast implants and occurs frequently in patients who have implants with textured …

Johnson & Johnson Sued For $2 Billion

Posted on: September 30, 2020. Category: Defective Products

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Johnson & Johnson, a healthcare company that’s also the highest paid drug company in the world, is being charged for insurance fraud over opioids. Opioids are a class of highly addictive pain-reducing medications found in the opium poppy plant. Heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and morphine are a few examples of opioids. Opioid Epidemic Allegedly, Johnson …

Drug Manufacturers Fail to Understand the Dangerousness of Zantac

Posted on: April 15, 2020. Category: Dangerous Drugs, Defective Products, Pharmacy Malpractice

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At the end of last year the popular heartburn medication Zantac, or ranitidine, was recalled due to unsafe levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) found in it. The drug was recalled by the FDA due to the potential public health risk it was posing. The company that originally produced the drug, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), recalled the product in …

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