Cleveland residents may be interested in the recall of 98 non-expired, sterile medications after a contamination in one of the products was discovered by a Michigan hospital. According to reports, even though no illnesses have been reported concerning use of the...
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Diet pill users may file pharmaceutical litigation in liver cases
Cleveland dieters who may be considering taking the diet pill OxyELITE Pro may be interested in the recently reported cases of liver failure among users in Hawaii. The Hawaii Department of Health has removed OxyELITE Pro from retailers' shelves in the state and has...
Anti-malaria drug used by Army may cause brain damage
Army personnel from Ohio and other states have been ordered by the Surgeon General's Office of the Army Special Operations Command to stop using a drug that may induce permanent brain damage. The drug, known as mefloquine, was specifically designed by the Army during...
Pfizer pays for improper marketing by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
When drug giant Pfizer acquired Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in 2009, they also acquired a very large criminal and civil liability. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Wyeth improperly marketed and mis-branded their drug Rapamune, approved in 2009 by the U.S. Food...
Buyers in Ohio and around U.S. endangered by online pharmacies
Ohio residents may be interested to learn that while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees all pharmaceutical drugs produced and distributed in the United States, it appears that the FDA and international organizations are finding law enforcement more...
Groups urge White House to conclude safety review
Interest groups were putting pressure on the White House to compete its final safety review on medical device identifiers. Premier healthcare alliance, which represents purchasers of devices, and The Pew Charitable Trusts, a research organization, were asking the...