Posts tagged drug

• Musty Odor Prompts Another Tylenol Recall

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2011 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Consumer complaints of a “musty, moldy” odor have prompted the recall of more than 60,000 bottles of extra strength Tylenol. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson &...

• More Lipitor Bottles Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | December 22, 2010 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  One lot of Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) – about 19,000 bottles – has been recalled by Pfizer due to an unusual odor. A musty smell has led to four recalls, totaling more than...

• Doctors and Drug Companies

  Bruce Bierhans | July 12, 2010 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Disclosure: I have litigated many cases against big pharma. In fact, in September, I have a trial starting involving the alleged negligent administration of anti-depressants, resulting in the...

• Children's PediaCare Products Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | May 30, 2010 11:41 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Blacksmith Brands Inc., working in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has issued a precautionary recall of four PediaCare children’s products because they were...

• Antacid Drugs Linked To Bone Fracture Risk

  Chrissie Cole | May 25, 2010 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Nexium and Prilosec, powerful antacid drugs in the proton pump inhibitor family, may increase the risk of bone fractures, according to a new warning by the U.S. Food and Drug...

• Mass. Nursing Home Residents Given Antipsychotic Drugs Not Intended For Them

  Chrissie Cole | March 09, 2010 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Powerful antipsychotic drugs, used for treating mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, are also often used by doctors to treat patients with dementia. These types of drugs put the patient at...

• Consumer Group Urges FDA To Recall Savella

  Chrissie Cole | January 21, 2010 2:30 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, is urging the FDA to revoke approval of the drug Savella, intended to treat Fibromyalgia. Public Citizen, representing more than 65,000 consumers...

• Proctor & Gamble Recalls Vicks Dayquil Capsules

  Chrissie Cole | December 19, 2009 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Proctor & Gamble, working in consultation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), voluntarily recalled about 700,000 packs of Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu 24-Count Bonus...

• FDA - Certain Lots of Cleviprex Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | December 16, 2009 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Eleven lots of Cleviprex (clevidipine butyrate) was voluntarily recalled by Medicines Co. after particulate matter was discovered in some vials during a routine inspection. “The particles...

• New Proposal to Examine Drug Safety

  Carrie Strasser | November 25, 2009 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Yesterday, the New York Times reported that a new plan to monitor the safety of drugs could identify a particular drug's risks long before they might have otherwise been discovered. The study that...