The last couple of years have been challenging ones for people here in Ohio and elsewhere who suffer from high blood pressure. Numerous medications for this condition are under recall, and the Food and Drug Administration recently announced yet another one. This...
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Is the Food and Drug Administration recalling more products?
There are governmental agencies that are tasked with protecting the public from defective or dangerous products. One of them is the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates products concerning the nation's food supply, drugs, medical devices and other items. The...
Type 2 diabetes medication could lead to serious drug injuries
Many Ohio residents suffer from type 2 diabetes. If you are one of them, your doctor may prescribe a medication to help control your condition. The problem is that some medications, such as Actos, cause serious drug injuries. If you take this particular medication,...
Could an MRI result in pharmaceutical litigation?
Back in 1977, the magnetic resonance imaging system came onto the medical scene. Since then, the MRI has helped revolutionize modern medicine since the images received show doctors more than X-rays and other imaging systems of the time. This machine helps to diagnose...
Food and Drug Administration issues recalls for many reasons
Many Ohio residents take medications for either acute or chronic conditions. Occasionally, some of those medications become the subject of recalls issued or disseminated by the Food and Drug Administration. The question is how the drug that is subject to a...
Food and Drug Administration announces another drug recall
It seems as though 2018 is turning out to be a bad year for people across the country, including many here in Ohio, to be on a blood pressure medication. Already this year, the Food and Drug Administration has announced recalls of medications containing valsartan. The...
Food and Drug Administration recalls are a reminder to consumers
Many people here in Ohio and across the country take prescription and over-the-counter medications that they believe to be safe. The Food and Drug Administration recalled two of those drugs prescribed for high blood pressure this year. The fact that these recalls...
Government plan hopes to reduce opioid drug injuries
Last year, the federal government announced that the addiction and abuse of opioids had reached epidemic and dangerous proportions across the nation, including here in Ohio. In an attempt to combat this crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created...
Food and Drug Administration failed to recall tainted supplements
Many Ohio residents turn to dietary supplements with the specific intention of avoiding pharmaceutical drugs. For whatever reason, they use what they believe to be more natural and healthier alternatives, believing they are doing what is best for their health. Sadly,...
Tainted products not fit for human or pet consumption
Medicinal products are supposed to make people everywhere, including here in Ohio, feel better. However, when manufacturing processes turn them into tainted products, people could suffer serious harm. The companies who manufacture these medications have a...