Defective Drug News
October 29: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program returns to the United States this year on October 29. The event allows people … Full Story
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Tagged: drug disposal, narcotics, painkillers
Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe to Return Before Flu Season
Johnson & Johnson is returning Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe caplets to the market in the coming weeks. The over-the-counter … Full Story
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Tagged: drug recall, FDA, non-prescription, Tylenol
Changes to Medicare AEP; Part D Drug Coverage
The Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) for Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans is earlier and shorter this … Full Story
Posted in: Medicare
Tagged: AEP, generic drugs, medicare part d
Drugs Cause More Deaths Than Motor Vehicles
New data shows that drugs, both prescription and narcotic, are the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. … Full Story
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Pharmaceutical Poisoning on the Rise for American Children
As more Americans every year take prescription drugs, so too are more children at risk for accidental drug poisoning. A … Full Story
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Tagged: childproofing, children, drug poisoning, prescription painkillers
Birth Control Recalled for Packaging Error
A factory error at Alabama company Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is to blame for a recall of certain generic birth control pills … Full Story
Posted in: Birth Control, Defective Drug News
Tagged: birth control, drug recall, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Qualitest
Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse Blamed on Doctors
Doctors across the United States are facing growing accusations of medical malpractice related to prescriptions. Prescription painkillers accounted for 13,800 … Full Story
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Tagged: conrad murray, drug abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration, Florida, prescription painkillers, propofol
Antidepressants and Birth Defects: Not Too Late For Legal Action
The longstanding concerns about the link between antidepressants and birth defects have dominated airwaves for years, but experts want the … Full Story
Posted in: Birth Defects, Depression, Paxil, Pregnancy
Tagged: birth defects, Celexa, Lexapro, Paxil, pregnancy, Prozac, Zoloft
Class One Recall of Certain Medtronic Pumps
A recall of Medtronic drug pumps was named class-one by the Food and Drug Administration on Monday. According to the … Full Story
Posted in: Defective Drug News, Medtronic
Tagged: drug recall, medical devices, Medtronic
Potential Gardasil Recall Follows Discovery of HPV-Contaminated Vaccine
The Ministry of Health of New Zealand has recently been urged to recall the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil after … Full Story
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