DePuy Orthopedics, the manufacturer of the ASR hip replacement, tried to avoid taking the blame for the serious injuries people have suffered after getting the ASR hip replacement implant by claiming doctors and patients are the problem. DePuy, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, released their hip replacement device in 2005 and quickly received numerous…
After more than half a century on the market, Darvon (propoxyphene) was pulled from the U.S. market. Why? Because studies have shown an increased risk of heart arrhythmias, even in patients without heart problems. Some estimate that Darvon, manufactured by Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc., has killed at least 1,000 people in the U.S. after using propoxyphene since…
An alarming article in the October 12, 2010 Virginian-Pilot begins, “A federal investigation has largely cleared the Hampton VA Medical Center of allegations that doctors there are coerced to overprescribe powerful narcotics to veterans.” The news is ultimately reassuring because U.S. Department of Vetrans Affairs concluded that prescription drug companies and their sales representatives were…
The toy manufacturer Fisher-Price decided to recall 11 million products including high chairs, tricycles, and toys after receiving multiple reports of child injuries. The injuries range from deep cuts to genital bleeding, according to MSNBC.com. Reports indicate children were suffering cuts while sitting on the Fisher-Price high chairs and the genital bleeding occurred while children…
Meridia‘s days on the U.S. market may be numbered. A panel of independent experts voted on September 15, 2010, to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration ban the obesity medication know generically as sibutramine and sold by Abbott Laboratories. The agency is not bound to follow the recommendation of 8 of the 16 members…