On October 21, 2020, the Justice Department announced in a report that Purdue Pharma, a pharmaceutical company that produces OxyContin, pled guilty to criminal charges related to the company’s involvement in the opioid epidemic. As part of a settlement agreement with the Justice Department, Purdue will also pay over $8 billion in fines. In addition …
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 …
Many people can recall the meningitis outbreak that plagued over 20 different states in the US killing hundreds of people who were exposed because of a contaminated steroid drug manufactured at a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. While that scare launched what was believed to be tighter regulations and enforcement by the FDA and other federal …
In today’s medically advanced society, there is a readily available form of medication for practically any type of illness. From the common cold to a persistent fungal infection, there is a wide array of prescription medications that a single pharmacy must keep track of. For this reason, it is no surprise that serious mistakes can occur. …
