August, 2010Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A. Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Injury Hazard
A faulty housing for the ignition switch can allow water to enter and activate the electric starter unintentionally. This poses a serious hazard of injury or death.
Continue →Belle Vanity Benches Sold Exclusively at Tuesday Morning Stores Recalled By LaMont Limited
Legs on the Belle vanity bench can detach at the weld and allow the bench to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for August 4, 2010
The 3rd Circuit finds defect and warranty claims for a vagus nerve stimulator are preempted, and, a New Jersey appeals court overturns the dismissal of a polio vaccine case alleging viral contamination. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s Publications. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
Continue →Qualaquin (quinine sulfate): New Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy – Risk of serious hematological reactions
Audience: Primary Care, Infectious Disease
[UPDATED 08/04/2010] Dear Healthcare Professional Letter issued.
[Posted 07/08/2010]
ISSUE: Due to continued reports of serious side effects in patients using Qualaquin “off-label” for night time leg…
LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for August 2, 2010
AstraZeneca settles nearly 4,000 Seroquel injury claims, and, the EPA denies 10 petitions challenging its determination that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to public health. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s Publications. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
Continue →Nimodipine Oral Capsules: Medication Errors – IV Administration May Result in Death, Serious Harms
Audience: Neurosurgery, Anesthesia, Risk Manager
ISSUE: FDA reminded healthcare professionals that oral nimodipine capsules should be given only by mouth or through a feeding or nasogastric tube and should never be given by intravenous…
NeoProfen (ibuprofen lysine) Injection: Recall and Shortage – Risk of Particulate Matter
Audience: Cardiovascular Surgery, Anesthesia, Pharmacy
ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals of a recall of two lots of NeoProfen (ibuprofen lysine) Injection because the product failed to meet a visible particulate quality requirement….
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