ClickCease August 2014 | Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Potentially deadly bean bag chairs recalled

Almost any kind of product can be dangerous if it is released into the stream of commerce with a serious defect. From defective automobiles to dangerous medications, there are any number of products that can become dangerous when quality control is compromised. One does not normally think of furniture as an inherently dangerous category of…

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Packaging mix-up leads to drug recall

Problems can arise easily in the correct use of pharmaceuticals. A mistake at any level might lead to serious health consequences; a doctor can prescribe the wrong dose, a nurse can administer medication at the wrong time or an unforeseen reaction with another drug can occur. But patients usually do not have to worry about…

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Is pulling laparoscopic power morcellators too little, too late?

On July 30, Johnson & Johnson, the most prolific manufacturer of laparoscopic power morcellators used in hysterectomy procedures, announced its intentions to pull these devices from operating rooms. The following day, Johnson & Johnson released a letter to doctors around the world advising them to cease using their laparoscopic power morcellators, and to return the…

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Compounding Pharmacies Distributing Potentially Contaminated Drugs Across the Country

Many of us have become familiar with the dangers that can be associated with drug compounding facilities. When mixing, sterilization, or other manufacturing or shipping procedures are not followed, drugs manufactured at a compounding pharmacy can be infused with adulterants and then distributed far beyond their place of origin. On July 23, the Food and…

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