Infectafer is one of two major forms of an injectable iron complex used to treat iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adult patients who cannot take iron supplements or who have had a poor response to them. Injectafer has gained in popularity in recent years over…
The FDA received over 26,000 medical device reports related to Essure between November 2002 and December 2017. The reports indicated problems with the permanent birth control device, including migration, breakage, dislocation, and malpositioning. Manufacturer Bayer, despite recently stating they wou
A Minnesota woman recently filed a new Zimmer hip lawsuit against defendants Zimmer, Inc. and Zimmer Holdings, Inc. The plaintiff claims that after she was implanted with the Zimmer Kinectiv Hip System, she suffered from serious injuries requiring complicated revision surgery. The case was filed…
On June 19, 2018, plaintiffs filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally-filed lawsuits concerning the Zimmer M/L Taper with Kinectiv Technology and VerSys femoral head hip replacement products. Plaintiffs claim that the components are
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned that neurovascular stents used to help treat certain unruptured aneurysms could cause serious and sometimes deadly side effects. The administration has received reports of some patients who have received these stents and then suffered a stroke a
On July 13, 2018, the FDA announced a voluntary recall of medications containing “valsartan,” a high-blood-pressure drug that was found to be contaminated with an impurity classified as a possible carcinogen. Not all drugs were recalled—only those containing valsartan supplied by Zhejiang Huahai Pha
The FDA is advising women who are considering non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation procedures to think twice, as the procedures may result in serious injuries. According to a recent safety communication, the devices used in these procedures were never FDA-tested or approved for vaginal rejuvenation. Th
A California man has filed a new Gadolinium lawsuit in the Northern District of California. He claims that after he was injected with the dye, which is used to illuminate tissues during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests, he suffered from serious injuries. He seeks in…
Federal Zostavax lawsuits may soon be consolidated into one court for pre-trial proceedings. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will hear arguments both for and against consolidating the lawsuits in July 2018, after which they will make a decision. Back in April 2018,…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) recently released a new toxicological profile on “perfluoroalkyls”—potentially toxic chemicals like PFOA and PFOS. Both of these have contaminated the groundwater in Hoosick Fa
A Texas woman blames Onglyza (saxagliptin) for serious injuries she suffered after taking the medication to treat her type 2 diabetes. She recently filed a new lawsuit in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, bringing claims against manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca. Plaintiff
Women taking birth control pills should always check new packages carefully, as there have been instances of birth control pills being packaged in the wrong order, leaving users at an increased risk of unintended pregnancy. About a year ago, Manufacturer Lupin Pharmaceuticals recalled their Mibelas…
