C.R. Bard surgical patch recall is serious: FDA
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Certain C.R. Bard Inc. surgical patches, already under recall, could cause death or serious health problems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
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Patients worried that surgeons may mistakenly operate on the wrong limb or organ can put away the pens and markers. A new device approved for sale yesterday by the Food and Drug
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AN HIV drug was recalled last night because of contamination caused by human error, its makers said.  Tests on batches of Viracept were found to contain a level of a cancer-causing chemical.
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Jurors who ordered Medtronic Inc. to pay $159 million last month for violating contracts covering spinal-implant products today awarded an additional $400 million in punitive damages to their inventor, a Los Angeles surgeon.
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Medical device giant Medtronic Inc. issued a nationwide recall Thursday for a software card used for programming a drug delivery pump that potentially resulted in the deaths of two patients and serious injuries to seven others.
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The risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher for women using the birth-control patch instead of the pill, according to a warning on the product's label disclosed Wednesday.
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Under pressure for more data on the long-term safety effects of its Intrinsa testosterone patch, Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has withdrawn its application to the US Food and Drug Administration to market the patch.
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Boston Scientific Corp. , the medical devices maker, received a warning letter from federal regulators about inadequate record keeping and reporting following the deaths of five patients in a clinical trial for an experimental device.
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(CBS) When the pharmaceutical giant Merck pulled its blockbuster pain medication Vioxx off the market in late September, it became the largest prescription drug recall in history.
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A top Republican lawmaker raised  concerns about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability  to monitor drug safety following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis drug last week, according to a letter made public  on Tuesday.
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Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to 140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Natural Organics Inc. is recalling some bottles of children's chewable calcium because they may contain trace amounts of a milk derivative that poses a hazard for people allergic to milk. One allergic reaction has been reported.
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U.S. health officials on Friday issued a second warning about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.
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The catheter that triggered three safety recalls by Boston Scientific Corp. of its best-selling Taxus coronary stent after being linked to three deaths and 47 injuries had not been subjected to the rigors of a human clinical trial, FDA records show.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that J.C. Penney Co. has voluntarily recalled children's pajamas that present a choking hazard because a patch could come loose.
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HIV drug Viracept has been recalled because "human error" led to a higher than normal level of a chemical which can cause cancer.  (c) 2007 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- With the arthritis drug Vioxx forced off pharmacy shelves due to potentially deadly side effects, FDA insiders are warning about other dangerous prescription drugs.