The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Bayer’s permanent birth control device, called Essure, will now be required to carry a black box warning on its label. The FDA reserves black box warnings for the most severe potential side effects of drugs and medical devices. This new box will warn consumers that […]
A report recently released by Stericycle Expert Solutions, finds that the number of pharmaceutical recalls has dropped recently, while the number of medical device recalls has gone up. The Recall Index is a report that aims to make the public more aware of recalls and uses information collected from multiple government and consumer sources. Prescription […]
Teleflex Medical, a manufacturer of naloxone atomizer devices, has issued a voluntary recall of these life-saving medical nasal atomizers. They deliver naloxone, a medication that reverses an opioid overdose and prevents fatalities. The company issued the recall over the issue with the atomizer rather than the medication. The device is supposed to easily administer a […]
Inspira Health Network did not pull all doses of a drug that had been recalled due to being connected to outbreaks of fungal meningitis in 2012. Now the company faces $10,000 in fines for that failure. Four patients at Inspira medical facilities were given doses of the medication in question, and they were put at […]