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Counterfeit Botox Sparks FDA Alert

1/3/2013 10:00 AM EST - Sokolove Law

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert for doctors and healthcare professionals warning them that they may have purchased illicit and potentially counterfeit Botox, a drug used to temporarily erase facial lines and wrinkles.

The drug was supplied through a wholesaler network controlled by Canada Drugs, an international supplier that earlier this year was linked to fake cancer medicines,...

More Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Tablets Recalled

1/3/2013 9:00 AM EST - Sokolove Law

A nationwide recall of three lots of hydrocodone-acetaminophen tablets was voluntarily issued by Mylan Institutional over the potential for the painkillers to contain a higher dose of acetaminophen or hydrocodone than...

Report Says Grand Jury Probing NECC

12/6/2012 9:00 AM EST - Sokolove Law

The New England Compounding Center – the Massachusetts specialty pharmacy at the center of the nation’s deadly meningitis outbreak – is reportedly under investigation by a federal grand jury.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Boston Globe reports that a grand jury...

Study Suggests Higher Death Risk with Heart Drug

12/5/2012 9:00 AM EST - Sokolove Law

A new study says that people suffering from an abnormal heart rhythm, also known as atrial fibrillation, may be at a greater risk of dying sooner if they have been prescribed the popular heart drugdigoxin for the treatment.

According to Reuters...

Bellwether Chantix Lawsuit Settled

11/2/2012 10:00 AM EST - Sokolove Law

A settlement was reached between Pfizer Inc. and a Minnesota woman whose lawsuit alleged that the company's anti-smoking drug Chantix caused her husband to commit suicide in...

Follow Up Urged on All Drugs from Meningitis Pharmacy

10/29/2012 11:00 PM EST - Sokolove Law

More than 1,200 clinics, doctors, and hospitals around the country are contacting patients they injected with drugs made by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) because federal regulators are concerned the products may present a risk of infection.

The Washington...

Deadly Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Widens

10/11/2012 8:00 AM EST - Sokolove Law

As many as 13,000 patients could be at risk of developing a rare form of meningitis that has already claimed the lives of eight people and infected at least 105 others in a fast-growing outbreak that may be linked to contaminated steroid injections for back pain.

Cases of infections and deaths connected with the outbreak of fungal meningitis have been discovered in nine states and federal health officials expect...

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