A microbial contamination has forced the recall of a wide variety of store-brand laxatives sold across the country. Retailers from grocery stores to pharmacies were forced to pull variations of magnesium-citrate-based saline laxatives after testing found them to be contaminated with Gluconacetobacter liqufaciens. The manufacturer of the medication warns that “immunocompromised patients who consume this product may be at increased risk for invasive infections ...
continue reading...Recall Pulls Over 20 Brands of Laxatives from Store Shelves
The HeartWare HVAD System is Under a Class I Recall…Again
The FDA recently announced that the HeartWare HVAD system was being recalled by medical device manufacturer MedTronic over concerns of battery failure. The recall marks the second time the device has been recalled, with both occurrences falling under Class I status. The Class I recall is the FDA’s most severe recall classification and is reserved for instances where the continued use of the recalled item ...
continue reading...Vaccine Injury Compensation Programs Fight to Stay Above Water
While the overwhelming majority of vaccinations administered across the United States are safe, a small number of people will always suffer ill effects from them. Side effects and adverse reactions are simply a part of human medicine, and they are unavoidable.
Federal programs to compensate those affected by these reactions have been in place for decades, but an ever-growing list of vaccines designed to eradicate various ...
continue reading...FDA: Philips Ventilator Foam Killed Over 100
As patients wait for Philips to take action on the sound-deadening foam used in the manufacture of tens of thousands of ventilators and other respiratory devices, 124 have died and over 21,000 complaints of adverse reactions have been received over exposure to the substance. The Food and Drug Administration recently released the updated numbers as Philips continues to drag its feet on informing the public ...
continue reading...Medtronic Braces as Additional Problems Found with HeartWare Device
Anyone familiar with the process of buying a pre-owned vehicle knows how important the test drive is. Not only is this the time when you get a feel for it and see how it handles, but it is also the purchaser’s chance to determine if the vehicle is running properly. Your ears listen to the engine for odd sounds, and you give the brakes a good ...
continue reading...Philips Threatened with Massive Refunds as FDA Grows Impatient Over Respiratory Devices
The FDA is not happy with the pace of Philips’ response to an issue with multiple lines of respiratory devices. The corporation recalled millions of the devices almost a year ago and has yet to provide customers at home and at hospitals with a plan to replace the machines that, according to the recall, could be sending carcinogenic foam particles into their lungs and increasing their ...
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