It was 2005 and Karen Bartlett, 53, took a generic drug, a version of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Clinoril. Instead of relieving the pain in her shoulder, Bartlett’s skin began eroding from two-thirds of her body. Her reaction was identified as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, which is an allergic reaction triggered by […]
It is a startling revelation concealed in court documents – C.R. Bard, one of the six primary plastic mesh manufacturers – knowingly sold vaginal and hernia mesh that was made of a material unsuitable for human implantation. What’s worse was that court documents show executives knew the Marlex polypropylene should […]
The first federal transvaginal mesh trial that names manufacturer C.R. Bard begins this week in Charleston, West Virginia. Plaintiff Donna Cisson was implanted with the Bard Avaulta Plus Posterior on May 8, 2009 in Toccoa, Georgia. Bard Urological, a division of C.R. Bard, Inc. designed, labeled, manufactured and sold the […]
They are advertised on the web and in retail stores as sex supplements, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the products contain hidden drugs. The names are catchy – Nights to Remember, Cave Diver, Super Cheetah and Reload, but an FDA laboratory says it has identified the drug […]
Many of our clients who have hip prosthesis wonder if they should have an image taken even though they are not experiencing any pain. A new study suggests that may not be a bad idea. Published in the May issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, researchers find […]
A new analysis of federal data finds that pain pill addiction is now a woman’s problem that has spiked 400 percent in recent years. It used to be that more men were addicted to pain pills, men who did backbreaking physical labor, but since 1999 there has been a turnaround. […]
Unlike other countries, the United States has no way to monitor medical devices after they are approved and used or implanted in patients. It is sort of the Wild West out there. When a medical device is defective and injures a patient, the patient, her doctor or lawyer have the […]
It may sound good – bee pollen, green tea, all natural ingredients, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that Fat Zero is anything but natural. Consumers are being warned not to purchase Fat Zero for weight loss or any other reason. It is sold on […]
It is still uncertain why and how many American Medical Systems (AMS) transvaginal mesh victims are affected, but Endo Health Solutions Inc, which bought the company, has agreed to settle a small number of AMS cases. Endo has agreed to pay $54.5 million to settle product liability or defective product […]
Statins are drugs that are commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol. It’s estimated about one-quarter of all Americans over the age of 45 with high cholesterol is prescribed a statin to avoid a heart attack or stroke. They are generally thought of as safe, but researchers have linked these drugs to […]
