Defective Generic vs. Brand name drugs: What your pharmacists don’t tell you. “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” When Shakespeare penned that line for Juliet about Romeo, he had no idea how wrong he was when it comes to dangerous drugs that slip by […]
Pfizer has voluntarily recalled 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 groups of the generic versions of the pill — one million total pill packs were recalled due to a packaging error. Many women have already been effected by birth control pill recalls in Jacksonville, FL. If you or someone you know has been effected, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall warning for specific lots of Kotex tampons contaminated with a bacterium that could cause vaginal infections and other health risks. The recall is limited to two specific lots of Kotex Natural Balance Security Unscented Tampons Regular Absorbency manufactured by Kimberly-Clark. According to the FDA, both […]
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Quick Facts on the Medtronic Heart Lead Recall On October 15, 2007, due to reports of at least five patient deaths associated with defibrillator leads sold under the brand name Sprint Fidelis, Medtronic issued a recall of the product. Medtronic stated that the Sprint Fidelis leads were prone to cracking, with potentially life-threatening consequences. Your […]
By MARK JEWELL, AP Business Writer Mon Jun 26, 2:49 PM ETBoston Scientific Corp. on Monday recalled nearly 23,000 pacemakers and defibrillators that could fail because of an electrical flaw, and the company asked doctors to check 27,000 patients already implanted with potentially faulty devices.The announcement marked the second time Boston Scientific has issued a […]