Blog Title: Drug Injury Watch

All Sprint Fidelis Federal Court MDL Cases Dismissed On Federal Preemption Grounds

U.S. District Court Judge in Minnesota Follows Supreme Court's Riegel vs. Medtronic Ruling As Precedent In Making His January 2009 Ruling (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) All of the Sprint Fidelis cases that are part of the federal court...

Digitek Update December 2008: Actavis Contends No Defective Digitek Pills Were Ever Used By Patients

At About Same Time, Drug Company Accepts FDA Consent Decree In Connection With Justice Department's Injunction Complaint (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In late December 2008 investigative reporter Jeanne Lenzer's hard-hitting article about the Digitek fiasco, "Did the FDA...

ETHEX Recalls One Lot Of Hydromorphone HCl (2mg) After Finding Oversized Tablet

At Same Time, KV Pharmaceutical Suspends Shipments of All ETHEX Tablet-Form Drugs For An Indefinite Period (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On December 23, 2008 KV Pharmaceutical announced another drug recall involving its subsidiary ETHEX Corporation. This latest recall...

The Leading Cause Of Drug-Induced Liver Damage Is Use Of Antibiotics Such As Ketek

Two December 2008 Medical Journal Articles Examine Prescription Drug Hepatotoxicity And Reports Of Liver Damage Associated With Ketek (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Antibiotics cause drug-induced liver injury (DILI) more often than other prescription drugs according to a recent...

2008 Year-End List Of Top Medical Blogs Posted At USPharmD+ Web Site

This Diverse List Of 50 Medical-Related Blogs Covers Various Aspects, With An Emphasis On Medical Ethics (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On December 15, 2008 the USPharmD+ web site posted an article by Alisa Miller, "Top 50 Medical Ethics...

Prescription Oral Sodium Phosphate (OSP) Products Visicol And OsmoPrep Get Black-Box Warning

Related Recall Of Over-The-Counter OSP Fleet Phospho-Soda, Which Is Subject Of Product Liability Lawsuits (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On December 11, 2008 the FDA issued by email a MedWatch Safety Alert which was titled "Oral Sodium Phosphate (OSP)...

FDA To Study Whether TV DTC Drug Ads Should Include Phone Number For Adverse Event Reporting

Currently Print Drug Ads Are Required To Show Information So That Patients Can Report Serious Side Effects To FDA MedWatch Program (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A November 25, 2008 Associated Press (AP) article, "FDA to study phone number...

Sandoz Metoprolol Succinate ER Tablets Recall Has Been Done Rather Quietly

Many Patients Are Dissatisfied With Lack Of Information From Sandoz, FDA, Or Their Pharmacy About Why This Generic Toprol Pill Was Pulled (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In an August 26, 2008 Drug Injury Watch post, "FDA Warns Sandoz...

Risk Of Digoxin Toxicity / Digitalis Poisoning Higher In First Two Months Following A Hospitalization

Researchers Looked For Possible Digoxin-Related Adverse Drug Events In Older Patients From Pennsylvania (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the wake of the generic digoxin pill Digitek being recalled in the spring of 2008, there has been an increased...

2008 Report Warns About Using Wikipedia, Only, To Research Prescription Drugs

One May Start There, But Be Sure To Check More Comprehensive Online Sites Such As MedlinePlus.gov And Medscape.com (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A November 25, 2008 Reuters Health article, "Wikipedia often omits important drug information: study", by reporter...