All Posts Tagged With: "death"
HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System Recalled
The attorneys and lawyers working with our firm are currently investigating the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Systems manufactured by Thoratec Corporation. The HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System is a high speed, electric, axial flow, rotary blood pump. The pump drains blood from the left ventricle of the heart and ejects the blood into the aortic root.
WHAT IS THE HEARTMATE [...]
Popularity: 19% [?]
29Oct2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension (Tussionex)
FDA informed healthcare professionals of life-threatening adverse events and death in patients, including children, who have received Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension (Tussionex). The reports indicate that healthcare professionals have prescribed Tussionex for patients younger than the approved age group of 6 years old and older, and more frequently than the labeled dosing interval of every
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Popularity: 46% [?]
12Mar2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Duragesic 25 mcg/hr (fentanyl transdermal system) CII Pain Patches Recalled
PriCara and Sandoz Inc. announced a nationwide recall of all lots of 25 mcg/hr Duragesic Patches sold in the United States. The product is being recalled because the patches may have a cut along one side of the drug reservoir within the patch which may result in the possible release of fentanyl gel that may [...]
Popularity: 36% [?]
27Feb2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Trasylol Increases the Risk of Death
Use of the blood-saving drug aprotinin (Trasylol) during coronary bypass surgery significantly increases the risk of death, according to data from two large studies.
Patients treated with aprotinin had an almost a two-fold greater mortality compared with patients given aminocaproic acid during heart surgery, Sebastian Schneeweiss, M.D., Sc.D., of Harvard, and colleagues, reported in the Feb. [...]
Popularity: 43% [?]
26Feb2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Duragesic Recalled
Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled Tuesday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside.
Sold in the United States under the brand name Duragesic by PriCara and generically by Sandoz Inc., the recall includes all 25-microgram-per-hour patches with expiration dates on or before December [...]
Popularity: 52% [?]
15Feb2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Botox, Botox Cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A), Myobloc (Botulinum toxin Type B)
FDA issued an early communication about an ongoing safety review regarding Botox and Botox Cosmetic. FDA has received reports of systemic adverse reactions including respiratory compromise and death following the use of botulinum toxins types A and B for both FDA-approved and unapproved uses. The reactions reported are suggestive of botulism, which occurs when botulinum [...]
Popularity: 49% [?]
9Feb2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
