In 2001, Gilead Sciences released a medication to treat patients who were HIV-positive. The tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) medication prevented the virus from multiplying and allowed a person’s immune system to control the infection. While this was a breakthrough, patients now allege that there was…
Valsartan belongs to a class of drugs known as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and is typically used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures valsartan and the company’s manufacturing process has come under scrutiny after the U.S. Food and Drug…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently recalled all the configurations of the Penumbra JET 7 Xtra Flex due to the heightened risk of death or serious injury. The FDA has recommended that people should immediately stop using these devices and that medical facilities…
Paragard is an intrauterine device, or IUD, used by many women as a long-term birth control method. Manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals, the T-shaped copper IUD is marketed to women as a small, hormone-free device that is both flexible and soft. However, this specific IUD has…
High levels of a chemical formerly used in rocket fuel detected in the popular heartburn medication, Zantac. In April 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs (commonly recognized as Zantac) be withdrawn immediately from the market. A…
2020 marks the five-year anniversary of the recall for the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) System manufactured by the medical device company, Smith and Nephew. The BHR is a metal-on-metal hip implant that consists of the metals cobalt and chromium. In the FDA’s reasoning for the…
Elmiron, the brand name for pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS), is a common prescription medication used to treat interstitial cystitis (IC) also known as painful bladder syndrome. The drug was developed and produced by Jannsenn Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. The Food and Drug…
Following the February 4, 2021 Report from the U.S. House of Representative’s Staff Committee, it’s been widely reported that virtually all of the baby foods tested contain dangerously high levels of at least four toxic metals (see Mick Grewal’s previous blog on the topic for…
Michigan law prevents patient from pursuing clear case of medical malpractice after he discovered the mass in his abdomen was actually a surgical towel inadvertently left behind from a surgery 17 years earlier. According to the Michigan Court of Appeals unpublished opinion Lloyd Gatz v…
Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA and distributed, the news has been dominated by how quickly it was developed and approved. There has also been quite a bit of coverage about how safe such a new, untested vaccine is and whether we…
