http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Pogust Braslow & Millrood en-us 2010-03-05T10:25:41-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/03/insulin_pump_problems_continue_1.html According to The Wall Street Journal, the FDA is becoming increasingly concerned about the continuing and increasing number of hardware and software problems associated with insulin pumps, small devices worn by many diabetics to continuously deliver insulin, as an alternative... Medical Devices Derek T. Braslow 2010-03-05T10:25:41-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/offlabel_promotion_continues_t.html Last week, Novartis agreed to settle criminal allegations involving Trileptal, an anti-epilepsy drug, as it deals with similar investigations involving five other Novartis drugs: Diovan, Exforge, Zelnorm, Keturna and Sandostatin. Novartis has agreed to plead guilty to violations of the... Product Liability Derek T. Braslow 2010-02-26T16:07:08-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/hospitalacquired_infections_st.html Perhaps the most troubling part of a recent study published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, which estimates that 48,000 people died in 2006 after developing deadly infections while in the hospital, was that many of the deaths involved... Consumer Protection Derek T. Braslow 2010-02-26T13:37:50-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/step_therapy_health_care_cost_1.html In an attempt to drive down health care costs, insurance companies are utilizing what is commonly called "Step Therapy". Step Therapy, also called Step Protocol, forces patients to try the least expensive drug for a particular condition first to see... Consumer Protection Derek T. Braslow 2010-02-22T12:06:46-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/more_illegal_offlabel_marketin_1.html The drug Fentora is Cephalon’s next generation narcotic painkiller which is only approved for cancer patients who are in severe pain and already taking morphine or other painkillers. In other words, this drug should only be used for those cancer... Adverse Drug Update Derek T. Braslow 2010-02-19T16:27:08-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/surgeons_have_an_ethical_duty_1.html Dr. Joseph Carrese, director of the ethics and clinical practice program at John Hopkins Berman Institute of Bio-Ethics, recently stated that he believes surgeons need to inform all of their patients about the risks associated with the use of a... Product Liability Derek T. Braslow 2010-02-13T17:39:52-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/graco_stroller_recall_1.html On Wednesday, January 20, 2010, Newell Rubbermaid announced that it is recalling 1.5 million baby strollers after receiving 7 reports of amputations or lacerations to children’s' fingers. The products' canopy hinges are to blame for the injuries, which occurred when... Derek T. Braslow 2010-01-26T14:06:48-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/meridia_causing_heart_problems_1.html Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested that drug manufacturer Abbott Laboratories strengthen the product labeling for its weight-loss drug Meridia (sibutramine) to disclose an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of... Derek T. Braslow 2010-01-26T13:06:41-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/tylenol_recall_by_johnson_john.html Last week, drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson announced an expansive recall of a variety of products, including Tylenol, Motrin, and Benadryl, after complaints of an “unusual moldy, musty or mildew-like” odor accompanying the products.... Derek T. Braslow 2010-01-19T08:28:32-05:00 http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2009/12/ct_scan_radiation_causing_canc_1.html In October, we alerted readers that the FDA became aware of numerous radiation overexposures during CT scans at a particular facility, with patients receiving radiation doses that were approximately eight times the expected level. The article noted that this situation... Medical Devices Derek T. Braslow 2009-12-16T15:32:26-05:00