Blog: Defective Drugs and Products

Every year, families and friends gather together on the 4th of July to celebrate Independence Day. People all across the country fire up their grills and prepare to celebrate the day with a bang. Sadly, it’s not always fun and games for those involved. You probably won’t be surprised to find out that emergency rooms prepare ...

The week after Christmas is always a fun week for children: they get to play with their toys and enjoy the fruits of all of their parents’ hard work. Naturally, all parents only want their children to play with toys that are safe. Nationwide, parents rely both on toy manufacturers to place safe products for ...

Granuflo is widely-prescribed dry acid used to evenly distribute electrolytes during kidney dialysis. According to its manufacturer, Fresenius Medical Care, “ts unique composition of evenly distributed electrolytes is the result of our exacting production technology.” And, finally, the manufacturer’s endorsement: “ith GranuFlo’s distinctive proportional component blend in each bag, you have made the safest choice ...

Transvaginal mesh implants were once thought to be promising treatment option for women suffering from conditions like pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. The mesh implants were intended to provide support around key organs and muscles. Unfortunately, however, the frequency of complications related to the use of transvaginal mesh has dampened the promise of this ...

Transvaginal Mesh has taken the FDA by storm. Since 2005 there has been an average of 500,000 surgeries per year in an effort to solve organ “dropping” along with other natural complications in feminine bodily functions. The first transvaginal mesh was introduced using biological materials from human and bovine tissues in the late 1990’s. The ...

In April of this year, a federal jury in Lafayette, Louisiana slammed Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda with a $9 billion punitive damage verdict. Punitive damages, which are designed to deter and punish the Defendant’s conduct, are not awarded in every trial, and differ from compensatory, or actual damages (examples include pain and suffering, mental anguish, ...

On March 29, 2012, the FDA issued a Class I recall against Fresenius medical Care North America for its dialysis medications GranuFlo and NaturaLyte. According to the New York Times in an article from June 14, 2012, the health care company, which cares for nearly a third of U.S. dialysis patients, sent out a memo to the ...

What are Granfuflo and NaturaLyte? Granfuflo and NaturaLyte are drugs used to neutralize acid buildup during dialysis treatments. Dialysis is used to help people with kidney disease. The drug is manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care North America. Fresenius is the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and dialysis centers. Granfuflo is a powder concentrate. NaturalLyte ...