Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Personal Injury Law Blogs -> Tennessee Law Blog
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Personal Injury Law
: Tennessee Law BlogFDA Contaminant Warning for Genzyme Drug Products
Five months after discovery of a virus in one of its medical manufacturing plants, the Maine pharmaceutical company Genzyme faces another set of contamination problems and further potential injury for unsafe drug products on market.
Foreign particles including bits of steel, non-latex rubber, and fiber have been identified in five Genzyme drug products used to treat rare genetic disorders. Two affected drugs - Cerezyme and Fabrazyme - have had their production reduced after the viral contamination was detected in its Allston Landing plant this June.
FDA officials suggest potential serious drug contaminant injury could include blood vessel blockages and life-threatening allergic reactions, though no such adverse events have been reported.
Full post as published by Tennessee Law Blog on November 21, 2009 (boomark / email).
Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell
FDA Issues Warning Regarding Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products
Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products FDA Issues Warning Letters
American Cellular Laboratories
FDA Issues Warning about Body Building Products
Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands.
Genzyme Corporation
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin.
The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...
#1 Online Legal Resource
On 08-25 at 15:46PM
Acute perpendicular parking #NYPD #NYFD
On 08-18 at 22:18PM
Parallel parking gone bad. Too much gas UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:41PM
UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:25PM
Twitter suspends journalist critical of broadcast partner's coverage on dubious grounds @guyadams #nbcfail #twitterfail
On 07-30 at 17:57PM
Model example of 1st Amendment suppression by the People of New York City's Michael Bloomberg #OWS #NYPD
On 07-12 at 21:07PM
AG Holder lackadaisical on Operation in our Sites domain name seizures & RIAA lobbied free speech suppression @dajaz1
On 06-08 at 22:44PM
Why is the Catholic Church going to court over Obama contraception policy? @NewYorker commentary
On 05-31 at 10:08AM
Monks sue Louisiana for right to sell caskets made from forrest destroyed by Katrina
On 05-31 at 07:47AM
Are the abortion ultrasound laws headed for the Supreme Court?
On 05-15 at 21:52PM
FDA: Problems with Genzyme study of Leukemia Drug
Blood Thinner Drug, Heparin, Recalled
FDA Warning - Heparin - more Heparin products recalled
FDA requiring new warning on N9 contraceptives
Innovation Markets after Genzyme/Novazyme
FDA Issues Warning on Weight Loss Products
 |
|
Contact Us | About Us | Celebrity Law Blog |
Our Partners | Disclaimer
| Law Blog Directory
| Law Jobs
| Law Tweets
| Oil Spill Video
All original material © 1999-2011 by USLaw.com. All other material, including Blog Directory feed content, are © by their respective copyright holders. |