Drug Recall Attorneys

Prescription drugs have been in the headlines more and more lately, but not because of good news. Tens of millions of Americans rely on pharmaceuticals prescribed by their doctors. Often, drugs have positive effects. However, sometimes a drug can make things worse, or even cause disease, or death.
With so many drugs have been recalled lately that it can be hard to keep up with the information.

 

Consumer Awareness on Drug Recalls and the FDA

Art Elk on The Mike Trivisonno Show, talks about some of the tough questions regrading drug recalls, medical malpractice and injury laws. Click the Playlist button (bottom right) to toggle between videos.

 

Have you had a severe reaction or side effects from a prescribed drug?
Let our team work for you. At Elk & Elk, we’ve been representing injured persons and victims of medical malpractice for over four decades. Elk & Elk has medical doctor and nurse consultants who will assist our Attorneys in evaluating your claim free of charge. Our attorneys, investigators, and support staff can take care of the legwork so that you can concentrate on getting well. If you suspect you may have been hurt by a prescribed drug, call us at 1-800-ELK-OHIO.

 

Current Drug Recalls, Evaluation and Research

The following medications have been recalled or subject to recent scrutiny by the FDA:

Baxter Heparin: The FDA now says there were 103 reports of patients who died.
The Food and Drug Administration tripled the number of deaths it attributes to heparin side effects, which triggered a massive recall earlier this year. The FDA now says there were 103 reports of patients who died while taking heparin. Comprehensive Coverage

 

Chantix (Varenicline):
The FDA is alerting healthcare professionals about new safety warnings for Chantix (varenicline), a drug used to help people stop smoking.
Chantix has been linked to serious neuropsychiatric problems, including changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal ideation and suicide. The drug may cause an existing psychiatric illness to worsen, or an old psychiatric illness to recur. The symptoms may occur even after the drug is discontinued. Comprehensive Coverage

 

Gadolinium: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked manufacturers to include a new boxed warning on the product labeling of all gadolinium-based contrast agents which are used to enhance the quality of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)  and MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) procedures to a serious adverse reaction called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, also known as NSF.   Gadolinium-based contrast agents are commonly used to improve the visibility of internal structures when patients undergo an MRI. More

 

Zelnorm: Zelnorm has been linked to serious cases of diarrhea, ischemic colitis and potentially death. As a result, the FDA has ordered that a precaution about the intestinal condition go on Zelnorm's label, along with a larger warning about severe diarrhea. Zelnorm is used to speed the colon's movement of stools. More

 

Medtronic (Medical Product Recall): Medtronic's decision to voluntarily remove its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads from the market is in the best interest of patient safety. These electronic wires are prone to fracture in a small number of patients which can cause the defibrillator to deliver unnecessary shocks or not operate at all. Based on our initial review of reported adverse events, some deaths and major complications have occurred after the leads have fractured. More

Trasylol: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that, at the agency's request, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death.. More

 

Kugel® Mesh Patch: The "memory recoil ring" that opens the Bard® Composix® Kugel® Mesh Patch can break under the stress of placement of the large sized products in the intra-abdominal (inside the belly area) space. This can lead to bowel perforations (rupture) and/or chronic (recurring) intestinal fistulae (abnormal connections or passageways between the intestines and other organs). More