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The doctor and his wife are both researchers and have written and published 8 scientific articles about PROPOXYPHENE since 1993. He feels that the drug has killed more people than any other drug in history. The drug was invented by Eli Lilly in 1953. Darvon is an opiate and in...
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Mon, Feb 7 2011
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Here’s a report on a patient that is looking at her 4th hip implant and a bit of history on the investigation as far as to how the implant was approved and if the failures should have been brought to light sooner. As timing would have it, Kaiser Permanente put out a press release today about their “registry...
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Wed, Dec 1 2010
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals filed a lawsuit against the FDA in this area that goes back to the block on imports of heparin, and thus was not able to bring a generic equivalent to market. Momenta Pharmaceuticals donated time and effort to help the FDA and thus won first approval. We all remember...
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Sun, Nov 14 2010
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If you missed the original recall notice you can use the link below for more information. I can understand a partial release of information, in other words to verify that the named patient did receive an implant. I don’t however see the reason for paying the doctors for this information as...
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Sun, Oct 17 2010
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The company will be monitored for 5 years as the case revolved around the use of consultants they hired to sell their products. The article states they have agreed to amend their ways of business to ensure kick back situations do not arise in the future. They are not the first knee and hip...
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Thu, Sep 30 2010
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This is going to be a big mess as the company wants their old parts back and surgery is the only way that will happen, and perhaps studying some of the failed units too may offer some new information for future designs? That was just a guess on my part. DePuy (part of Johnson and Johnson...
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Tue, Sep 21 2010
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The DePuy knee and hip systems have had their share of news coverage of late and now an official recall has been initiated. Just a few days ago the FDA issued a warning letter about some of the DePuy products not being marketed and utilized correctly. DePuy (Johnson & Johnson) - FDA Issues...
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Thu, Aug 26 2010
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The Medical Quack is somehow turning into a blog about bar coding, why, because the news is full of articles about recalls, fake drugs, stolen drugs, defective devices, you name it. We need the technology right now to be able to get the word out. Would you not like the availability to scan...
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Fri, Jul 23 2010
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The FDA does not have jurisdiction over the advertisements relative to vitamin supplements, thus this fell under the area of the FTC and it sat around for a while, even with cancer researchers writing to the FTC. The attorneys are on it now and according to this article the advertising worked as...
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Wed, Jun 30 2010
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In addition to the dressing in white lab coats and strategic seating arrangements, it is alleged that the company made some software changes to not have certain activities recorded when talking with physicians. What is also worth a note is the instructions about not to accidentally pith FDA officials...
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I spent a little time around one of these when I was writing some software to export calcium scores into a customized program I wrote for patient use in follow up and to help drill down and keep track of all the high score patients. There is regular maintenance required and that is from the engineering...
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Tue, Oct 20 2009
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Less than 2 weeks ago Wyeth filed suit against the FDA and a generic manufacturer of one of their drugs, so this makes 2 lawsuits against the FDA in a short period of time. Botox is being found to even have the potential to relieve migraine headaches, which has been in the news of late. The...
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Tue, Oct 6 2009
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The hospital paid out over 100 million to settle the cases and now additional previously sealed whistleblower complaint filed against EBI Inc. are up on the block filed by 8 patients to seek money to be returned to the government, although they will stand to get one quarter of the payout. “Wright...
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Mon, Feb 2 2009
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The patent is stated not to expire until 2010 and this will put a 30 hold at the FDA to grant approval. This one should prove interesting to follow and see where the infringement occurs. BD LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) has launched a legal action against Canadian generic drugmaker...