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Warfarin Recall from Upjohn-Labeling Problem With 10 mg Tablets Found In 3mg Bottles

This is a big deal to not confuse the two strengths as this the drug is used to thin blood. The upside though is that the tablets look different and hopefully the pharmacists who are responsible for filling our prescriptions will notice this if...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 3:04 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, FDA, warfarin, Recalls, blood thinners, pharmacists, Upjohn, luddites

Department of Defense to Seed $500 Million For Companies to Develop Dual Use Technologies-“Collaboration Not Innovation” DOD Can’t Keep Pace With the Iphone

Well here you have it, an admittance of not being up to speed with technology and again this goes back to the prior administration and their neglect of technology with the “non participants”. The US Government is paying for this in almost every...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2011 7:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Windows Mobile, healthcare, Grants, Heatlh IT, CMS, DOD, Department of Defense, iPhone, pentagon, Silicon Valley, luddites

Skyy Vodka Using Microsoft Tags-We Can Find Out More About What We are Drinking-Would Be Nice if Tylenol & Others Did This

This is cool and the tag works and sent me to the mobile sit for some event listings and again this is cool and too bad we can’t get the same for drugs and medical devices that have been recalled. I’m sure that glucose testing strips might outsell...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2011 6:18 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Technology, Other Items of Interest, Microsoft/Windows News, drugs, microsoft, Medical Devices, Pharma, FDA, Twitter, cell phones, Scanning, vodka, MicrosoftTags, luddites, Skyy

FDA Announces Recall of Alcohol Prep Pads, Swabs, Swabsticks From Triad–FDA and Manufacturers Should Ashamed-Campaign for Bar Codes Still Stands Stronger Than Ever!

This is by far the biggest neglect of both the FDA and drug/medical device and over the counter healthcare products!! Have you ever tried to return a product to a retail drug store and be told “no” because it’s not on their authorized list!! ...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2011 9:12 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, FDA, cell phones, Recalls, CVS, Scanning, Walgreens, Microsoft Tags, Bar Codes, Non participants, tech denial, luddites, Triad Group

Stent Catheter Recall-NanoCross Dilation Catheter Could Break During Use–Need Bar Code Technology to “Scan that Catheter”!

When you look at the website though instead of the recall having center stage first I see the notice about the “biggest healthcare spinoff in US history” listed and when you go further down you do see the recall notice on the page. When it comes...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2010 1:19 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, Medical Devices, FDA, Stents, DEA, RFID, Safety, Recalls, Catheters, Microsoft Tags, Bar Codes, luddites, Covidien, NanoCross

American Regent Recalls Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injections Due to Particulates in Product-Need Barcodes

After you check this out, give me yes vote for being able to have bar codes on products so we can find them easy enough if you would on the poll to the right. Last week it was glucose strips and how long before we get bar codes to help consumers...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2010 6:13 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, FDA, Clinics, Injections, Microsoft Tags, barcodes, luddites, infusion centers, American Regent, particles

Abbott Diabetes Care Recalls Tons of Glucose Test Strips–The US Has the FDA Recall Blues-Solution Has Been Touted Here for a Year-It’s Time for a Fix–Readers Have Voted

It’s just about one year now since I started this campaign with using Bar Codes, Microsoft Tags and I’m up to around 60 posts on the topic now, and just about every time there’s a recall, I do another post. Look how retailers and consumers are using...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2010 12:10 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, microsoft, Medical Devices, Pharma, FDA, Twitter, cell phones, Recalls, Scanning, Abbot Labs, MicrosoftTags, luddites

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