Implanted as early as 2009, London-based Smith & Nephew’s BHR R3 acetabular metal liners, part of a ball and socket system, have been used in hip resurfacing surgery in the United States and more than 90 other countries. Some 4,000 people have this brand of…
Every day, pharmaceutical companies produce new drugs to treat medical problems, but despite FDA approval, these drugs are not always safe. After using Elmiron, which is the only drug that the FDA has approved to treat a painful bladder condition called interstitial cystitis, patients increasingly…
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the pharmaceutical producer Gilead Sciences, alleging that the company did not inform consumers of potential risks or side effects of their HIV medication, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). The nationwide lawsuits also claim that the company did not advise consumers…
Since the end of 2019, Ranitidine, commonly marketed as Zantac, has been subject to recall. It was revealed that Ranitidine contains trace amounts of NDMA, a potentially cancer-causing substance. The original manufacturer of Zantac, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), knew about the potential dangers of the drug since they…
Hundreds of thousands of veterans have filed suit against 3M for defects associated with the company’s Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2). The claims assert that 3M concealed a defect in the CAEv2 that made the earplugs dislodge from the user’s ear canal, providing ineffective…
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requested all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs (commonly recognized as Zantac) be withdrawn immediately from the market.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…
