Is Your Pain Patch Killing You?
On December 31, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a unit of Johnson & Johnson, announced that its PriCara division had recalled two lots of 50 mcg Duragesic pain patches. The patches were recalled because of cuts in the products that could expose [...]
Heparin
Recently, tainted Herparin (a drug used to prevent blood clots during surgery) has been making its way into the United States. The tainted drugs are made in China and contain a chemical compound known as over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS). OSCS [...]
History of Pain Pumps
Pain pumps were developed approximately twenty years ago, as a way to manage post operative shoulder surgery pain. Originally they were placed in the muscle, or outside the shoulder joint. However, with the encouragement of pain pump manufacturers, surgeons began [...]
Madoff – World’s Biggest Ponzi Scheme?
On December 11th, 2008, Bernard Madoff and his invesment firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, was charged with securities fraud by the SEC. The reason for this was that Madoff was operating what is known as a Ponzi scheme, [...]
Does Paxil Cause Birth Defects?
Paxil, also known as paroxetine is a newer antidepressant that uses SSRI (Selective Reuptake Inhibitors) to fight depression. Other drugs such as Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa and Lexapro also work this way. Since Paxil first came onto the market in 1992, [...]