Actos is the brand name of the drug pioglitazone, used to treat type 2 diabetes, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just released a new warning that it could cause bladder cancer. This is not the first time the FDA has made this warning about pioglitazone, but the latest report comes as […]

Popular heartburn drugs, Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid, and Protonix have been found to significantly increase the risk of a patient having a stroke, according to a new study reported at November’s American Heart Association Meeting. All of these drugs belong to the class of drugs called proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, and are used to treat […]

Smith & Nephew, a medical device manufacturer based in the United Kingdom, announced on November 15th, that it would be recalling all of its modular neck hip prostheses due to reports of adverse events. The company issued the recall for all lots of this component, which is used in its Modular REDAPT and Modular SMF […]

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 […]