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In many ways, they keep doctors on schedule. Many say they can’t operate without them. We’re referring to sales representatives, who introduce doctors and hospitals to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. A sales rep might even be in the operating room to teach a doctor how to use a new device. Keep […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sending out conflicting signals when it comes to opioid pain medication. In one move, the agency recommended additional limitations on how a patient in chronic pain can access prescription painkillers.  On the same day the agency also approved a stronger version of a […]

A newly published study on the link between osteoporosis drugs and atrial fibrillation (AF) hoped to clear up some of the conflicting results from previous studies. Atrial fibrillation is a common heart irregularity that means the upper chamber of the heart beats chaotically which can mean a lessening in the […]

C.R. Bard, one of six makers of transvaginal mesh, wants to recoup the cost of preparing for a trial that was dropped by the plaintiff shortly before it was to begin. The Linda Rizzo product liability case was scheduled for October 8 as one of the bellwether cases against each […]

The drumbeat was pretty loud as the government headed toward a shutdown – repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that was going to partially fund the Affordable Care Act. The medical device lobby called the tax an unfair burden that would hurt the industry and its ability to […]

Almost everyone has heard advertisements for lawyers representing women damaged by transvaginal mesh. And the response has been overwhelming. There are almost 35,000 cases filed in one court alone, the federal court in Charleston, West Virginia. Thousands more are filed around the country naming primarily six manufacturers – Ethicon ( […]

Here’s one food safety campaign that is sure to get a lot of followers. Citizens for Health is asking for signatures to a petition, started by Center for Science in the Public Interest, to be presented to food and beverage companies. It asks them to stop using carmine, a red […]

It’s a popular sports pre-workout powder supplement that contains a methamphetamine-like compound, but don’t expect to see it on store shelves anymore. The manufacturer of Craze, bodybuilding.com, reports that sales have been suspended as has production. That move comes after an analysis from scientists in the U.S., the Anti-Doping Agency […]

Just how deeply has Big Pharma infiltrated the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), especially when it comes to blockbuster drugs? On a regular basis the agency convenes experts to listen to the latest evidence and make decisions whether a drug should be pulled from the market or if it […]

There was nothing to indicate otherwise, so a Georgia man mixed Tylenol and the prescription painkiller, Vicodin. After all, both drugs were prescribed by his physician. The toxic result was acute liver failure. Now Jonathon Eric Tyler has joined dozens of others who have filed defective product lawsuits after they […]