Kentucky updates in category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

Yesterday, Dennis Quaid testified before Congress regarding the injuries his twins suffered due to the negligence of a prescription drug manufacturer. You can watch the video on our website,...

60 Minutes recently reported that the drug, Trasylol, may be linked to the death of thousands of patients. Trasylol had been on the market for 14 years and was made by Bayer. Estimates show that worldwide over four and a half million people have been given the drug -- about a third of them were Americans. Trasylol was given in the operating room to control bleeding. Bayer aggressively...

E. coli strikes again. At least 21 people in eight states may have become ill due to the latest outbreak. CDC has confirmed two in New York and one in Florida directly linked to the ground beef, the others are under investigation. The recall comes from Topps Meat Company out of Elizabeth, NJ. The frozen beef patties, 331,582 pounds, were distributed nationwide.The boxes recalled carry the number...

The FDA along with MOM Enterprises, Inc. posted a recall of Baby's Bliss Grip Water, apple flavor, code 26952V and expire date of October 2008 due to Cryptosporidium infection. The herbal formula is used ease stomach discomfort in infants associated with colic, hiccups and teething. Cryptosporidium infection causes a watery diarrhea. It can also have symptoms of weight loss, stomach cramps or...

E. coli was found in a package of Dole's Hearts Delight salad mix in Canada and has prompted a recall in at least nine states. Neither the U.S. or Canadian health officials have received reports of illnesses at this point. The recall issued Monday affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United States and Canada. It has a best if used by date of September 19th, 2007. Production codes...

Braun Medical has issued a recall of all normal saline flush syringes with lot numbers ending in "SFR". There have been a heightened number of customer complaints of particulate matter in Braun's saline solution, which has prompted the recall. Patients may not develop any signs of injury until receiving multiple exposures to tainted saline, but multiple exposures pose a risk of severe injury. ...

According to MSNBC yesterday documents released show that Bayer AG's heart surgery drug does indeed increase the risk of kidney failure and death. The FDA will review the safety of the drug Trasylol again Wednesday. German drugmaker Bayer says it mistakenly withheld a study of 67,000 hospital records suggesting the drug could increase the risk of death, serious kidney damage, congestive heart...

We are representing several individuals who have developed an extremely serious condition called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. The FDA has issued a warning linking this condition to the injection of a toxic substance, Gadolinium, as part of a contrast agent injected before an MRI scan is performed. Our clients have suffered devastating injuries and we have filed lawsuits on their behalf. We...

Hundreds of individuals have now been diagnosed with NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis) after receiving an injection of a Gadolinium based contrast agent. The people most at risk were those with kidney failure, renal disease, because their kidneys were not functioning well enough to get the Gadolinium out of their system. Once Gadolinium enters the human cells it causes horrible damages. The...

Kidney disease patients who received MRI scans, which included receiving an injection of a Gadolinium based MRI contrast agent, have suffered serious injuries and lawsuits have been filed. The question we have, and which we intend to find out through our lawsuits, is what steps did the companies take to determine whether Gadolinium would get into human cells. There is no question that Gadolinium...

It has now been reported that several hundred or more kidney patients have been diagnosed with NSF/NFD after receiving MRI scans using Gadolinium based contrast injections. NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis), also referred to as Nephrogenic Fibrosin Dermopathy, is an extremely serious, and possibly fatal condition, the signs of which include: burning, itching, swelling, hardening and tightening...

We are seeing very serious injuries from people who have suffered NSF - Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, after having received a Gadolinium based contrast agent for an MRI procedure. People most at risk were those with kidney disease/renal failure who were receiving an MRI to determine the extent of their kidney problems. NSF/NFD is characterized by areas of tight and rigid skin that makes it...

Fleet Phospho-soda is an over-the-counter laxative that is commonly used to flush patients' bowels prior to colonoscopies. In 2006, the FDA reported that it had documented at least 21 cases of kidney failure associated with use of this laxative and its generic equivalent. Several lawsuits have been filed alleging that the laxative has caused serious kidney problems and, in some cases, death. ...

The FDA announced yesterday that the diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will be labeled with severe warnings of heart failure risk to some patients. The black box warnings are the most severe warnings that prescription drugs can get. These medicines may cause patients who already have heart failure to worsen, or cause heart failure in others. The warnings, which the FDA said in June it would seek,...

An Indianapolis- based provider Gilchrist & Soames has recalled toiletry products for the hotel industry. This is a worldwide recall due to independent test showing DEG. No injuries have been reported at this time and it is a voluntary recall. The FDA is concerned about the possible risks from chronic exposure. Children or people with liver or kidney disease are most at risk for injury from...