Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling one lot of 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP (NDC: 0409-6625-02, Lot 56-148-EV, Expiry 1AUG2017) at the hospital/retail level due to the presence of a particulate within a single-dose glass fliptop vial. The issue was identified through a confirmed complaint. … [Read more...]
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Federal Preemption of State Product Liability Law: The Emerging Public Threat
By David Carnes, Staff Writer February 1, 2016 - In recent years federal court decisions have greatly restricted the ability of a victim of a defective drug to win a lawsuit against the manufacturer if the drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Courts justify these decisions on the grounds of the FDA’s supreme … [Read more...]
Hospira Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of Magnesium Sulfate in Water for Injection Due to Incorrect Barcode Labeling on the Primary Container
Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, has announced a voluntary recall of one lot of, MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN WATER FOR INJECTION (0.325 mEq Mg**/mL) 40 mg/mL 2g total, 50 mL (NDC: 0409-6729-24, Lot 53-113-JT, Expiry 1NOV2016) to the user level due to a confirmed customer report of an incorrect barcode on the primary bag labeling. The product has a barcode … [Read more...]
Drug Companies Facing Lawsuits Over Ineffective Drugs
Pfizer’s First: Will More Drug Companies Face Lawsuits over “Ineffective” Drugs? Last week, a California woman filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, the maker of Zoloft, alleging that Zoloft works no better than placebo, that Pfizer knew it, and that the company has run a systematic campaign to deceive doctors and the public in order to continue selling … [Read more...]
Alabama Court Rules Man Taking Generic Drug Can Sue Name Brand Manufacturer
Since the US Supreme Court decision in Pliva v. Mensing barred most lawsuits against generic drug manufacturers, it seemed that people injured by generic drugs that lacked adequate labeling may have no right to compensation. On Friday January 11, though, the Alabama Supreme Court proposed a logical solution to the problem: people injured by generic … [Read more...]
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