Kratom is a popular herbal supplement and drug that is unregulated in the U.S. It has, however, been investigated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on more than one occasion. After warnings from the FDA that kratom may contain highly-addictive opioids to recalls due to salmonella contamination, this supplement has been controversial. Most […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning statement about the drug Gilenya, used to treat multiple sclerosis. The troubling reports about patients who stopped using the medication indicated that cessation of use can lead to significant and severe worsening of disabilities caused by the disease. Some patients even experienced a complete […]

The blood pressure and heart failure medication valsartan has been the subject of several recalls in 2018. Three separate recalls were announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from July through the end of September because of the presence of harmful impurities. Known carcinogens were found in several lots from multiple different pharmaceutical […]

Valsartan is a medication prescribed to treat and manage high blood pressure and heart failure. There are several brand names and generic forms of the drug made and sold by different pharmaceutical companies. There have now been three recalls of the drug triggered by impurities found in it. Several lots of the drug were contaminated […]

Bard Davol hernia surgical mesh has been implicated in complications after surgery including inflammation, rejection of the mesh, adhesion to organs, migration, organ damage, and more. Lawsuits over the damage the mesh has caused are growing and have recently been consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL). There are now 122 cases in the MDL, but nearly […]

Twenty-two women and their families went up against Johnson & Johnson in a St. Louis court and won. The jury hit the company with $4.7 billion, including $550 million to the women for damages caused by long-term use of Baby Powder and other talcum powder products made by the Johnson & Johnson. The women’s legal […]

A recent study discovered that more than 33 percent of American adults are currently taking one or more prescription drugs that carry the risk of depression as a side effect. Depression is a very serious mental illness that can cause impairment in many areas of a person’s life and that requires treatment. Several medications, from […]

Drug maker Allergan announced on May 29 that it was recalling its prescription birth control known as Taytulla. At issue is a mistake in the ordering of the pills in the monthly pack that could actually lead a woman to get pregnant. The error was found by physician reports, and the U.S. Food and Drug […]

In an unusual move for the group the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a mandatory recall of a kratom product. Kratom, a natural substance from a plant that is often sold as an herbal supplement, is controversial, and the FDA previously warned about its risks and oversees voluntary recalls. The FDA is […]

Pharmaceutical companies AbbVie and Biogen have voluntarily begun the process of removing the drug Zinbryta (daclizumab) from the market worldwide. The drug was intended to treat patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) after other drugs failed to work. It was approved in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2016 and that agency […]