Posts tagged fda

• Legal Drugs Can Sometimes Be As Deadly as Illegal Drugs - Know What You're Taking

  Darren Tobin | May 21, 2012 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Ever wonder how to find out exactly what inactive ingredients are in medication? Most people do not know or care to know what inactive ingredients are in the drug they are about to take, but some...

• CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

  M. Brandon Smith | May 17, 2012 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The DePuy ASR hip recall initiated in August of 2010 has been a hot topic of discussion in the medical community over the last year and half. Surprisingly thousands of patients are still unaware...

• Will Broadspire Pay My DePuy ASR Hip Claim After My Statute of Limitations Expires?

  M. Brandon Smith | May 16, 2012 2:20 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Based on our experiences and conversations, the average client is usually unaware of the level of sophistication a risk management firm such as Broadspire, who has been hired by DePuy...

• Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 17, 2012 4:20 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The evidence against metal-on-metal hip implants continues to grow. Late last month, a joint report from the BBC and the British Medical Journal indicated that recipients of large...

• Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

  M. Brandon Smith | March 16, 2012 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Ever since DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled nearly 93,000 of their ASR metal-on-metal hip implant devices in August of 2010 there has been a near constant...

• Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Including The DePuy ASR System: Is Medical Monitoring Needed For Life?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 07, 2012 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to BBC Newsnight and the British Medical Journal, new information and recommendations has been issued to patients that have been implanted with metal-on-metal hip replacements: ...

• J&J Getting A New CEO Amid Dozens Of Recalls Including DePuy ASR HIp Implant Concerns

  M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2012 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The New York Times reported last week that Johnson & Johnson recently appointed a new CEO, Alex Gorsky. Normally, a change in leadership at the top might not be big news for litigators,...

• Mesh Implant Update: FDA Requires More Studies and Information From Manufacturers

  M. Brandon Smith | February 12, 2012 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Following up on previous warnings about the safety of transvaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse, the FDA is now enlisting the research power of the manufacturers of these devices....

• Mesh Implants Placed in Higher Risk Category

  Darren Tobin | January 09, 2012 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The FDA is reclassifying the surgical mesh implant devices in a higher risk category in order to require manufacturers to conduct clinical trials on people before receiving approval of the...

• High Grade Prostate Cancer Connected to Anti-Hair Loss Drug Propecia

  Darren Tobin | October 31, 2011 4:56 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As previously reported, Propecia must now warn its users that high-grade prostate cancer may result from the use of the hair loss prevention drug. The FDA has notified healthcare professionals...