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Intra Aortic Balloon Pump Recall

Posted on April 16, 2009
Arrow International 30cc, 40cc and 50cc Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IAB) Catheters Recalled. The FDA announced a Class 1 recall for Arrow International 30cc, 40cc and 50cc Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IAB) catheters, a component of the Intra-Aortic Pump System which is designed to provide cardiac assist therapy to critically ill people to increase blood flow to the heart...

FDA stops firm marketing unapproved cold medicines

Posted on April 13, 2009
Federal regulators have secured a court order barring a New Jersey pharmaceutical company from distributing more than 50 unapproved cough and cold medicines.The Food and Drug Administration said Advent Pharmaceuticals continued to market the medications despite prior warnings from regulators...

Raptiva Recalled

Posted on April 08, 2009
There will be a phased voluntary withdrawal of psoriasis drug Raptiva from the U.S. market due to its link to a brain infection.Raptiva has recently been associated with an increased risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare and usually fatal disease of the central nervous system...

Rhino ATV Recall

Posted on April 01, 2009
Yamaha Motor Corp. USA recalled about 145,000 off-highway recreational vehicles Tuesday, after two models were involved in 46 deaths and hundreds of injuries.The two-passenger Rhino 450, 660 and 700 vehicles are designed for those older than 16 with driver's licenses, though some deaths involved children who were passengers or operated vehicles against recommendations, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission...

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Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Propafenone HCL Tablets: Oversized Tablets

Posted on March 24, 2009
One lot of Propafenone HCL 225 mg Tablets sold in 100 count bottles in the United States is being voluntarily recalled to the consumer level as a precautionary measure. The lot is being recalled because some tablets may contain slightly higher levels of the active ingredient than specified...

Lexapro Maker Accused of Fraud

Posted on March 17, 2009
The Justice Department charged the drug maker Forest Laboratories on Wednesday with defrauding the government of millions of dollars by illegally marketing the popular antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro for unapproved uses in children and teenagers.The complaint says that from 2001 to 2004, Forest heavily promoted results from another clinical trial it had financed that showed that the drugs were effective, without disclosing the negative study to those researchers, its own medical advisers or its sales representatives...

More on Reglan, Octamide and Maxolon

Posted on March 12, 2009
Some have emailed asking what is Metoclopramide.Metoclopramide is used to treat the slow stomach-emptying that can occur in diabetes, and as a second-line treatment for heartburn caused by gastroesophageal reflux. It's sometimes used for the nausea and vomiting that accompany cancer treatment, and migraines...

Researcher Faked Data for 21 Studies

Posted on March 11, 2009
Medical journals have been asked to retract 21 studies that touted the benefits of Vioxx, Celebrex and other drugs. According to The Wall Street Journal, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass. is asking the journals to make the retractions because its former chief of acute pain, Dr...

Bills Pending In the Georgia Legislature for 2009

Posted on March 10, 2009
Just a few days remain before what is called crossover day - when a proposed bill must crossover to the other chamber. Here is a list of bills pending, with a hat tip to the GTLA blog:SB 39 and HB 277 - Two approaches to transportation funding are moving through the General Assembly...

FDA - Political Lobbying Drove Process on a Medical Device Application

Posted on March 10, 2009
From the WSJ:"The recent approval of a new device to treat knee injuries followed a lobbying campaign that overcame repeated rejections by scientists within the Food and Drug Administration, agency documents show.The FDA's internal dissent over Menaflex, which targets the most-common knee injury afflicting everyone from high-school athletes to baby boomers, is straining a government agency that oversees a quarter of the U...

Reglan Gets a Blackbox Warning: Tardive Dyskinesia

Posted on March 09, 2009
News about Reglan:What is Reglan? Reglan is used for the short-term treatment of heartburn in patients who have already tried other medications but had no relief of symptoms. The way that Reglan works is that it increases the muscle contractions in the upper digestive tract, which in turn speeds up the rate at which the stomach empties into the intestines...

United States Supreme Court Rules for Consumer, against claim of Drug Preemption

Posted on March 04, 2009

FDA; 189,000 Food Plants Worldwide; 96 Inspected

Posted on March 02, 2009

Seroquel Internal E-mails Unsealed

Posted on March 02, 2009

Alabama: Jury Orders Makers of Sandoz to Pay State $78.4M

Posted on February 25, 2009
News from Alabama yesterday:Jurors ordered Sandoz Inc. pay the State Government of Alabama $78.4 million for causing the state Medicaid program to pay too much for prescription drugs from 1991 to 2005.Evidence at trial? The evidence included a company memo that said: "Go forward and take the position of a Roman legion, be greedy and take no prisoners...

Vytorin: Cancer Risk for This Heart Drug?

Posted on February 25, 2009
From various sources, link below. Several larger studies say no, one smaller study suggests yes. Last year, a heart researcher (Terje Pedersen) released a from an 1,800 patient study. According to it, 47% of those taking the cholesterol drug Vytorin were more likely to develop cancer than those taking a placebo...

Happy Mardi Gras - From Our Family to Yours

Posted on February 24, 2009
For my 1,000th post, I'm happy to say to folks today, Happy Mardi Gras. For many, the beads tossed have a less than family oriented connotation, but make no mistake - Carnival in New Orleans is heavily family oriented (Yes, the French Quarter and that certain street are exceptions)...

Outsourcing of Drug Trials

Posted on February 19, 2009
The most recent issue of the NEJM, here discusses the globalization of clinical trials. Concerns noted in the article include: Wide disparities in education, economic and social standing, and health care systems may jeopardize the rights of research participants; There may be a relative lack of understanding of both the investigational nature of therapeutic products and the use of placebo groups; andIn some places, financial compensation for research participation may exceed participants' annual wages, and participation in a clinical trial may provide the only access to care for persons with the condition under study...

Tech Talk: Lawyer(s) Suddenly Laid Off? Looking to Set up an Office?

Posted on February 15, 2009
A couple of friends across the USA have either suddenly been let go, or made the decision to depart before the ax fell. Most have the same problems: How to quickly set up an office presence if a lawyers decides to open up shop. Here are a few quick - perhaps interim only suggestions:1...

Peanut Butter Crisis: Georgia Company Declares Bankruptcy

Posted on February 14, 2009
From the ajc.com:The company linked to a national salmonella outbreak, Peanut Corp. of America, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Friday in federal court in Lynchburg, Va.In its filing, the company said its assets were between $1 million and $10 million, and its liabilities were between $1 million and $10 million...

FDA Targets Starcaps and Other Diet Pills

Posted on February 11, 2009
The FDA says that certain weight-loss capsules, including StarCaps are promoted as natural dietary supplements using papaya, but could be hazardous to your health. In violation of the law, the FDA found, the capsules also contained a drug called bumetanide that can have serious side effects...

FDA to Meet with Drug Companies about REMS for Certain Opioid Drugs (Fentanyl)

Posted on February 11, 2009
From the FDA's very own site:Certain ffected opioid drugs will be reviewed, and include brand name and generic products that are formulated with the active ingredients fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, and oxymorphone. The FDA has authority to require a REMS under the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) when necessary to ensure that the benefits of a drug outweigh the risks...

GA: Medical Malpractice Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on February 11, 2009
In Atlanta, State Court Judge Diane Bessen ruled that the Georgia statute that capped medical malpractice non-economic damages (O.C.G.A. Sec. 51-13-11) violated the Georgia Constitution. Known as the Nestlehutt decision, some highlights of the Order include: "A limit or cap on noneconomic damages ...

Consumers At Risk with Proposed Georgia Legislation

Posted on February 05, 2009
From the GTLA: Governor Perdue wants to place the safety of Georgia?s citizens in the hands of a mismanaged federal bureaucracy Georgia lawmakers introduced SB 101. Senate Bill 101 would grant new protections from product-liability suits to Georgia companies whose products have Food and Drug Administration approval...

FDA Advisory Committee Hearing Will be Webcast 2/3/09

Posted on February 03, 2009
Te Cardiovascular and Renal Drug Advisory Committee Meeting scheduled for February 3rd, 2009 will be webcast.The FDA's Cardiovascular and Renal Drug Advisory Committee Meeting is being held to decide whether or not to approve a competitor drug to Plavix, the second-biggest selling drug in the world...

Pres. Obama Weighs in on FDA: Critical Comments

Posted on February 03, 2009
Nice to hear he is going to have a complete review of the agency that is failing Americans every day:"President Obama had critical words for the Food and Drug Administration yesterday in the midst of a massive recall of peanut products linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella illness that has killed eight people and sickened another 550...

Peanut Butter Recalls: Save Your Proofs of Purchases

Posted on January 31, 2009
I've been reading (as have most) about the recall of tainted peanut butter products. I think bad advice is being given in an overly simplistic way - that is, advice to simply "throw away" the bad product. Obviously, most of the producers of the bad product hope most consumers throw away any proof they may have...

Peanut Butter Recall: Peanut Corp. of America

Posted on January 31, 2009
The King Nut Food Supply Company announced an immediate recall of their institutional brands King Nut and Parnell's Pride peanut butter. Minnesota State Health officials linked the country's latest outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning to tainted peanut butter...

GTLA's 2009 Convention Highlights

Posted on January 28, 2009
Georgia Trial Lawyers April 2009 convention has been revamped. From the GTLA site: With a completely redesigned format, this two-day extravaganza features multiple trackes covering a wide variety of topics for all practics areas! * Champions Trial Skills College * Civil Rights * Class Actions/Mass Torts * Criminal Defense * Ethics/Professionalsim * Evidence/Expert Witnesses * Family Law * Investor/Consumer Protection * Motor Vehicle/Premises Liability * New Plaintiffs Lawyers * Professional Negligence * Product Liability * Social Security * Technology * Trucking * Workers' Compensation

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Posted on January 28, 2009
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