The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that an investigator employed by the state of Pennsylvania twice tried to warn that state employees were getting kick-backs from pharmaceutical companies.
Both times, according to the Inquirer, Pennsylvania state government officials dismissed Allen Jones and his information. In Texas, however, the attorney general used Jones’ information to obtain a $158 million payment from Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen subsidiary, manufacturer of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal.
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According to a report on MedPage Today, the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters caused a significantly higher risk of potentially fatal blood clots during bariatric – or weight-loss – surgery.
European Union officials are considering more stringent regulations for medical devices. But according to a report on MedPage Today, some European health advocates complain that the proposed regulations wouldn’t go far enough.
A story in The Scientist magazine says some medical professionals are concerned about health risks attendant with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s heavy reliance on the fast-track review process for new medications.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports on a class action lawsuit that Johnson & Johnson faces in Australia over the company’s transvaginal mesh implants.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the list of potentially contaminated drugs from the Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center – including another type of steroid and drugs used for heart and eye surgery.
