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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, announced a broad recall of the widely used type 2 diabetes medication Metformin. The agency issued the recall after multiple manufacturers of this medication advised the FDA that certain types of Metformin tablets were found to contain unacceptably high levels of what is known as NDMA. Scientifically, NDMA is also known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine or dimethylnitrosamine and is classified as a cancer-causing or carcinogenic substance. Metformin is used by individuals with type 2 diabetes…

Although there is ample evidence that “legal” or “medical” marijuana can cause birth defects, marijuana dispensaries continue to sell such products without warning labels.

Emergency Rooms Frequently Mismanage Potential Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) Each year hundreds of thousands of men and women visit hospitals for emergency treatment of chest pain. In the majority of such cases, no evidence of heart trouble is found and the patient is discharged home with instructions to follow up with their health care provider or to return to the hospital if their symptoms occur again. In order to reduce the number of patients who will later suffer a…

California to Require Warning Labels on THC and CBD Products In response to the growing body of scientific evidence linking marijuana use with birth defects and some cancers, the State of California will require warning labels to be placed on all products containing THC, the active component of marijuana and other products derived from plants of the Cannabis family. As of January 3rd 2021 all products containing any amount of THC will be subject to California’s “Proposition 65” requirement that…

Birth Defects in Colorado Linked to Medical, Recreational Marijuana A study published in the medical journal Clinical Pediatrics has strongly demonstrated a link between marijuana use in early pregnancy and serious birth defects in Colorado. In this post, the medical marijuana injury lawyer at The Doan Law Firm summarizes the findings of this study and discusses its possible legal implications. Background The State of Colorado decriminalized possession and use of cannabis (marijuana) for medical purposes in 2001 and approved the…