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 […]

A man has filed a suit against Eli Lilly claiming that the company’s erectile dysfunction drug Cialis gave him skin cancer. Bruce Montgomery of Ramsey County in Minnesota was prescribed and used Cialis from 2006 to 2016. In 2013 he discovered an abnormality on his cheek. A biopsy led to a diagnosis of melanoma, an […]

Testosterone therapy product Androgel, made by Belgian company Besins Healthcare, has been the target of numerous lawsuits. The manufacturer has attempted to dodge a huge class-action suit in the U.S., but a federal U.S. judge blocked that evasion, forcing Besins to face up to the charges against it and its testosterone product. AndroGel and the […]

Compounding company Wells Pharmacy Network recently recalled hundreds of sterile products produced between February 22nd and September 16th of 2016. The recall is voluntary and includes more than 600 medical products like injectable hormones as well as some products made for pets. Although voluntary, the recall has been prompted by concern addressed to the company […]

A recent study found that the use of IVC filers in trauma patients in hospitals did not save lives. There was no mortality difference between those that received a filter and those that did not. These results led the researchers to conclude that the use of IVC filters needs to be reevaluated. They are not […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned consumers and the general public that homeopathic teething tablets and gels may be dangerous and could pose significant risks to babies and children. The FDA has gone so far as to recommend that these products not be used and that they be discarded if already purchased. […]

Pharmaceutical and medical device giant Johnson & Johnson was hit with a huge, nearly $500 million verdict earlier this year over its defective Pinnacle hip implant made by subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics. Plaintiffs in the first bellwether trial claimed that the company failed to warn them about the risks of these metal-on-metal hips and the jury […]