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FDA Bans HCG Diet Weight Loss Products
Written on 9 Dec, 2011 at 16:14 in Defective Product, Drug Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury | | No Comments
Controversial fad diet products containing a human hormone found in pregnant women were made illegal earlier this week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the products from being sold over-the-counter. ... (Continue reading)
Makers of Extra Strength Tylenol Reducing Acetaminophen Dosage
The makers of Extra Strength Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson, announced yesterday that the company would lower the maximum daily dose of the drug in order to reduce the risk of overdose from acetaminophen, the medication's main ingredient that is known... (Continue reading)
Cincinnati Woman Fights Hospital Over Bill
Written on 17 Jun, 2011 at 9:37 in Defective Product, Drug Injury, Medical Malpractice | | No Comments
The report told the story of a woman who had rotator cuff surgery in February of this year expecting to pay about one hundred dollars for the procedure after her insurance company paid their share.... (Continue reading)
Prescription Drugs Leading to More Deaths
A study by the Nationwide Children’s Hospital says that accidental poisonings from prescription drugs are costing $1.4 billion annually. Also, that in Ohio, deaths from prescription drugs now exceed those from automobile accidents.... (Continue reading)
Darvon® and Darvocet® Removed from Market
Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the maker of the painkiller drugs Darvon® and Darvocet®, has withdrawn these medications from the U.S. market at the request of the FDA. Darvon and Darvocet contain a chemical known as propoxyphene, which is an opioid used to... (Continue reading)
DePuy MDL Venue Northern District of Ohio, Toldeo
DePuy hip implant lawsuits be consolidated under Judge David A. Katz, Northern District of Ohio, Toledo... (Continue reading)
Darvon and Darvocet Removed by Order of FDA
CNN reports that The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc. to withdraw its pain medications, Darvon and Darvocet. The manufacturer has agreed to pull both of these pain medications from the U.S. market, according to CNN. ... (Continue reading)
Harvey Pekar’s death due to Cleveland drug injury
Written on 21 Oct, 2010 at 15:54 in Drug Injury | | No Comments
October 21, 2010 Harvey Pekar’s fans know him for his body of work in comic books. Movie buffs know him as the subject of the 2003 film about his life American Splendor. However, the Ohio native has died after a Cleveland drug... (Continue reading)