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A device used in delivering a lifesaving cardioplegia solution to coronary arteries during cardiopulmonary bypass has been recalled, with consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, reports say. The device, specified in reports as the Terumo Coronary Ostia Cannula, has evidently been responsible for depositing fragments of adhesive and plastic in the tip, which can cause arterial injury, reports say. Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, removed the product line from the market and has apparently discontinued…

The 16-year-old girl killed in a crash in a Wal-Mart parking lot was laid to rest earlier this month, reports say. The young girl, Ashley Moore, died when the SUV she was riding in smashed into the fire exit doors and a portion of the brick wall on the front of the Wal-Mart store in Dunn, (???). The driver of the car, boyfriend Dillon Tart, survived the crash. Reports say an eyewitness heard Moore screaming before the SUV accelerated through…

The Federal Drug Administration has ordered that cautions be added to the labels of all antipsychotic drug as they pertain to the possibility of some birth defects when used by pregnant patients. The antipsychotic drugs, including Haldol, Moban, Navane, Fanapt FazaClo,Clozari, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Abilify, Thorazine and Symbyax, among others can provoke , hypertonia, hypotonia, tremor, somnolence, respiratory distress in some fetuses. Symptoms were reported from birth to one month later, and some infants recovered quickly while others needed intensive care and…

Reports say that Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc, the makers of Extenze Nutritional Supplement Tablets, an erectile dysfunction suppliment, has voluntarily recalled some shipments of the pills due to a possible counterfeiting issue. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly found some packages that are counterfeit,  containing undeclared drug ingredients that can pose a serious risk to health. Biotab learned about the problem after being notified by the FDA that two lots of counterfeit product purporting to be Extenze contain undeclared drug…

The Federal Drug Administration has removed for sale more than 500 unapproved prescription cough, allergy and cold medicines because none have been appropriately evaluated by the FDA for sale. Some of the drugs affected are Lodrane, Cardec, Organidin and Pediahist, which have all been ordered off the market by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. None have ever been evaluated by the agency for safety, even though some have been available for many years. The unapproved drugs came to market before…