A new study found that women implanted with the contraceptive device Essure were 10 times as likely to require additional surgery within one year as those who had chosen tubal ligation. This only adds to concerns about the device. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received 2,259 complaints about Essure in 2014 and another 1,363 in the … [Read more...]
The Mounting Case against Xarelto from FDA Direct Adverse Drug Reports
In just the last four years, the FDA has raised many separate clarifications with Johnson & Johnson about the blood thinning drug Xarelto. These have included extra black box warnings about the possible contraindications, additional advertising requirements and further possible side effects that were not included on the original FDA approval in … [Read more...]
Hip Replacement Surgery and the Bair Hugger Device
It is common practice to use a warming device, such as 3M’s Bair Hugger, during hip and knee replacement surgeries. This is to guard against the risk of hypothermia and to ensure normal blood flow during the operation. The Bair Hugger has been in common use for over 25 years, and 3M claims that almost 180 million operations have been carried out … [Read more...]
The False Marketing of Risperdal
Risperdal has been licensed by the FDA since February 1994 for use in psychotic episodes, with a particular emphasis on schizophrenia. It is made by Johnson & Johnson, who most of us know from their range of consumer products, such as baby powder and Listerine mouthwash. However, what is less well known is that Johnson & Johnson make most … [Read more...]
J&J Spends Hundreds of Millions to Promote Xarelto, The Blood Thinner that Kills
The blood thinner market in the United States was worth over $8 billion in 2012 and is expected to grow to over $15 billion by 2018, according to a June 2013 report by pharmaceutical analysts EvaluatePharma. Xarelto, one of a new type of anti-coagulants that doesn't require individual dosing (unlike category leader Warfarin) is big business for … [Read more...]
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