September, 2009Confusing Tamiflu Dosing Instructions May Pose Risk to Young H1N1 Flu Sufferers, Physicians Warn
Confusion over the proper dose of the flu drug Tamiflu to give children who develop the H1N1 influenza virus could result in toxic overdoses or ineffective underdoses of the medication, a group of prominent scientists is warning.
Continue →11 California Hospitals Fined for Medical Mistakes
Eleven hospitals in California have each been slapped with $25,000 fines and other penalties for medical mistakes and violations of state guidelines that resulted in patient deaths and injuries.
Continue →Quest Commercial Juice Dispensers Recalled Because of Fire Risk
About 14,000 Quest Commercial Juice Dispensers are included in a recall announced today because frayed wiring inside the machines may cause the electrical transformer to overheat, posing a fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Continue →Tylenol Recalls Children’s and Infant’s Medications Due to Bacterial Contamination
More than 20 types of Tylenol children’s and infant’s medications are being recalled today because the liquid cold drugs may be contaminated with a dangerous form of bacteria.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for September 24, 2009
A yogurt company settles a false advertising class action for $35 million, and, a study finds hormone replacement therapy may increase the risk of death from lung cancer. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
IMI Cornelius Recalls Juice Dispensers Due to Fire Hazard
Fraying of wiring within the wiring harness can cause the juice dispenser’s transformer to overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Continue →Tamiflu for Oral Suspension: Potential Medication Errors
Audience: Pharmacists, pediatrics healthcare profesionals FDA issued a Public Health Alert to notify prescribers and pharmacists about potential dosing errors with Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension. U.S. health care providers usually write…
FDA Asks for Outside Review of Expedited Medical Device Approvals
The Food and Drug Administration wants an outside panel of medical advisers to examine the agency’s policy of approving certain types of medical devices without subjecting the products to the same level of scrutiny as other devices.
Continue →Wyeth Sues FDA Seeking to Block Generic Rival to Antibiotic Zosyn
Wyeth, one of the world’s largest drug makers, filed a lawsuit today against the Food and Drug Administration seeking to block a newly approved generic drug that would compete with Wyeth’s antibiotic drug Zosyn.
Continue →Use of Anti-Seizure Drug Depakote (Valporate) During Pregnancy May Not Be Worth Risks to Fetus, Study Says
Drugs such as Depakote (valproate) used to prevent pregnant women from suffering seizures brought on by epilepsy and other disorders may be causing more seizures than the conditions they are designed to treat, new research suggests.
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