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Category: FDA News & Recalls

06
Jan, 2017
contaminated syringes

FDA Issues Warning Over Contaminated Syringes

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall for over 380,000 saline flush syringes after discovering the syringes were possibly contaminated with a dangerous...

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04
Jan, 2017
Medical Device Approvals

Drug Manufacturers Hope 2017 Will See More FDA Approvals

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • FDA News & Recalls
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There is no shortage of dangerous medications on the market, but throughout 2016 it seems the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) worked hard to carefully scrutinize new drug...

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03
Jan, 2017
contaminated duodenscopes

Can A New Device Put An End To Contaminated Duodenoscopes?

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • Defective Medical Devices,FDA News & Recalls
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Around this time last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning to doctors and patients that a popular device called a duodenoscope was linked to...

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30
Dec, 2016
medical carts

Watch Out For Exploding Medical Carts Says FDA

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • Defective Medical Devices,FDA News & Recalls
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent out a warning letter to hospitals and healthcare providers warning them of a potentially dangerous device: medical carts. Battery-powered medical carts are...

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21
Dec, 2016
21st Century Cure

21st Century Cures Act Signed Into Law

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • FDA News & Recalls
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After stalling in the Senate for over a year, the 21st Century Cures Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. The sweeping new legislation...

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20
Dec, 2016
Warning Letters

FDA Sends Warning Letters Over TV Commercials

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • FDA News & Recalls
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The FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion has been relatively quiet this year, but it appears the Agency is ending 2016 with a bang. The Office of Prescription Drug...

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02
Dec, 2016
Infection Risk

FDA Delay Exposed Patients To Infection Risk

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • Defective Medical Devices,FDA News & Recalls
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After Vincent Karst underwent open-heart surgery in early 2015, he seemed to recover well and his life slowly returned to normal. However, he slowly began to suffer from shortness...

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30
Nov, 2016
Defective Medical Device Reporting

Do Hospitals Know The Defective Medical Device Reporting Requirements?

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • FDA News & Recalls
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Hospitals have a responsibility to report any adverse event related to medical devices to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but a recent investigation found many hospitals are...

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22
Nov, 2016
power morcellators

Families of Power Morcellator Victims Puzzled by New Device

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • Defective Medical Devices,FDA News & Recalls
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With the recent approval of Olympus America’s new power morcellator device, family members of those who have died from cancer spread by the devices struggle to understand how the...

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15
Nov, 2016
off label

Should The FDA Allow Companies To Promote Drugs For Off Label Uses?

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  • Andrew Steinberg
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  • Drug & Device Manufacturers,FDA News & Recalls
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is often criticized for stifling medical innovation, but a conference that took place earlier this week has some worried the federal agency...

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