Blog Posts in 2011
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
The Chicago Tribune reported this week that Illnois Attorney General Lisa Madigan discussed the dangers of button batteries at her annual news conference on the state's Safe Shopping Guide. ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
On Thursday, November 10, 2011 the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning about the growing problem posed by high-powered magnets and the risk they may pose to children. According to the ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Last week the four consumer advocates assigned to a a task force intended to draw new guidelines to make window blinds less hazardous to children walked out on discussions. The consumer advocates ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Last week the watchdog group, Public Citizen petitioned the FDA to add it's "strongest possible warning label" to the labels for PPIs (Proton-Pump Inihbitor medications). This class of ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
The CDC has released reports regarding a possible association between Clomid and certain birth defects. According to the CDC report, clomid may be linked to such birth defects as anenchphaly, setpal ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Yesterday, the FDA informed healthcare providers and patients that Celexa (citalopram) can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart when taken in doses greater than 40 mg per ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
An article in the New York Times today indicates that the number of adverse event reports regarding metal-on-metal implants is continuing to grow. According to the article, the FDA has received more ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2011 By Jennifer Williams, Esq.
The Food and Drug Administration announced June 9, 2011 that the "Warnings and Precautions" section of labeling for the 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) class of drugs has been revised to include ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2011 By Jennifer Williams, Esq.
The French medicines agency (AFSSPS) has suspended the use of the diabetes drug Actos until a European safety review has been conducted. Actos is manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals and the current ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2011 By Jennifer Williams, Esq.
Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced label changes for the cholesterol-lowering medication simvastatin. THe FDA warned that the highest approved dose--80 mg--has been associated ...
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Posted on May 27, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
On May 26, 2011 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of around 1 million pool and in-ground spa drain covers. Though there have been no injuries reported ...
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Posted on May 26, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
On May 24, 2011 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of Dream on Me, Inc. Full-Size and Portable Drop-Side Cribs. This is on the heels of the CPSC's ban of ...
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Posted on May 25, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Jamie Bixby filed suit against Abbott Laboratories for adverse effects suffered from taking Abbott's most popular drug Humira. Bixby is claiming that Humira, which she took for Crohn's disease, ...
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Posted on May 24, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") ordered on Monday that several cases currently pending in different federal courts be transfered and consolidated in Texas. The JPML created a ...
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Posted on May 23, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
According to Bloomberg news, a Pennsylvania jury has ordered a Johnson & Johnson unit to pay $10 million in damages to the family of a girl who developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome after taking ...
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Posted on May 20, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
According to theHeart.org, recent analysis of the safety profile of pioglitazone (Actos) shows an association between Actos and the risk of bladder cancer. The study published in Diabetes Care, was ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
A study published on May 18, 2011 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, finds that newer epilepsy drugs are not linked with an increase in birth defects compared to the older drugs. The ...
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Posted on May 12, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
On May 6 th, 2011, the FDA sent 145 orders to 21 companies that make metal-on-metal artificial hip systems asking them to conduct a further study on the safety of their devices. Manufacturers have 30 ...
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Posted on May 6, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Following FDA safety communications regarding the use of benzocaine-containing products, including Orajel and Baby Orajel, the pharmaceutical lawyers at Jackson Allen Williams, LLP are evaluating ...
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Posted on May 5, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
On May 2, 2011, Honda Motor Co. announced that it is expanding a recall that began in November 2008 to check the driver's air bags on an additional 833,000 vehicles. According to the Associated Press, ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
An article in the New York Times yesterday highlighted the ongoing concern over window blind safety in this country. According to the executive director of the Window Covering Manufacturers ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
According to the Associated Press, State health officials and Texas A&M University are investigating babies born with Trisomy 18 in the Bryan-College Station area. According to the report, a ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
April 15, 2011 - According to the Dallas Morning News, Dale Carruth, of Little Elm, Texas died yesterday following a serious motorcycle accident. The accident happened around 4:45pm on Thursday, April ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
On April 7, 2011, the FDA released a safety alert warning of the dangers associated with Orajel use in children under the age of two and other consumers. According to the information from the FDA, use ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Jackson Allen & Williams
The April 2011 issue of AAP News, the Official Newsmagazine of the American Academy of Pediatrics includes an article warning of the link between Topamax and birth defects such as cleft lip and cleft ...
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