Generic Digoxin Recall Issued Due to Oversized Tablets
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories has issued a generic digoxin recall after discovering that some pills may have been distributed that contain more or less of the active drug than they should. A...
View ArticleDigoxin Recall Causes Other Generic Drug Makers to Step Up Supply
Following the nationwide recall of Digoxin manufactured by Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, which was issued due to potentially oversized and undersized tablets, other generic drug makers have...
View ArticleDigitek Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of 97 Plaintiffs in Illinois
An Illinois lawsuit has been filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court on behalf of 97 people who allege injuries and damages caused by recalled Digitek tablets that were allegedly manufactured with more...
View ArticleDigoxin Drug Recall Issued by AS Medications Solutions
On May 11, 2009, the FDA posted notice of a digoxin drug recall issued by A S Medication Solutions, LLC, a drug repackaging company who distributed .25mg tablets manufactured by Caraco Pharmaceutical...
View ArticleActavis Digitek Recall Has Resulted in 130 Lawsuits Consolidated in MDL
An additional 23 Digitek lawsuits filed against Actavis Totowa and their distributors in various federal district courts throughout the United States, have been transferred to the U.S. District Court...
View ArticleRecalled Digoxin Manufacturer Raided by US Marshalls and FDA
At the request of the FDA, U.S. Marshals raided generic drug manufacturer Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., shutting down manufacturing and seizing inventory. The action came after FDA...
View ArticlePhenobarbital Recall in Canada Due to Oversized Tablets
Health Canada has issued a pms-Phenobarbital recall for 60 milligram tablets of the anxiety and seizure drug distributed by Pharmascience Inc., due to the possibility of that some tablets may be...
View ArticleGeneric Adderall Recall: Oversized Barr Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine
The FDA and Barr Laboratories, Inc. have announced a recall for generic Adderall tablets that may contain more of the active pharmaceutical ingredients than they are supposed to have, posing a risk of...
View ArticleDigitek Lawsuits Selected for First Trials in Federal MDL
Five Digitek overdose lawsuits have been selected to serve as “bellwether” cases that will lead the way for hundreds of cases filed against Actavis Totowa and distributors of their generic heart drug...
View ArticleFederal and State Judges to Hold Joint Hearing in Digitek Recall Lawsuits
The judges presiding over hundreds of Digitek recall lawsuits in federal court and various states will hold a joint hearing next year to review the scientific evidence in the cases, which involve...
View ArticleDigitek Trial in Federal MDL Scheduled to Begin January 2011
A federal judge presiding over the consolidated Digitek litigation, which is centralized in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, has scheduled the first trial over the...
View ArticleDigoxin Side Effects Increase Risk of Death for Dialysis Patients: Study
Use of the heart medication digoxin by patients undergoing dialysis treatment has been linked to an increased risk of death, according to recent research. A new retrospective cohort study on the side...
View ArticleDigitek Litigation Stayed Until October by MDL Judge
A federal judge has issued a temporary stay of the Digitek litigation pending in the MDL, halting all proceedings for 75 days in lawsuits filed on behalf of individuals who claim to have suffered...
View ArticleDigitek Settlement Reached to Resolve Lawsuits Over Recalled Heart Drug
A settlement has been reached that will resolve all outstanding state and federal Digitek lawsuits, according to federal court records. On September 1, attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants informed...
View ArticleMetronidazole Recall Issued Due to Undersized Pills
A recall of Metronidazole has been issued by Teva Pharmaceuticals due to potentially undersized pills, which may result in consumers not receiving the full dose of the prescribed antibiotic. The...
View ArticleDigoxin Side Effects Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk: Study
According to a new study, the risk of breast cancer may be increased as a side effect of digoxin, a heart drug that is sold as a generic and under the brand names Digitek and Lanoxin. The findings of...
View ArticleFDA Petitioned to Warn About Problems with St John’s Wort Side Effects
A non-profit watchdog group says consumers should be warned that side effects of St. John’s wort could interfere with other drugs, including antidepressants, birth control and blood thinners. The...
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