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• Synthetic Marijuana Side Effects Linked To Fourth Death, Illinois Health Officials Warn

  April 26, 2018

  Russell Maas

  Illinois officials warn that more deaths have been linked to synthetic marijuana products which may be laced with rat poison.

• Synthetic Weed Linked to Nearly 100 Reports of Bleeding Problems, Two Deaths

  April 9, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  About 100 serious bleeding events, and two deaths, have been linked to synthetic weed which may have been laced with rat poison, federal and state health officials warn.

• Xarelto Pregnancy Risks Require Further Studies, After Evidence Drug Crosses Placenta

  July 13, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers warn that they have detected that the blood thinner Xarelto rapidly crosses the placenta, which raises questions about the safety of the anticoagulant among pregnant women.

• Alere Blood Clot Test Strip Recall Issued After Warfarin Deaths

  May 7, 2014

  Russell Maas

  An Alere blood clot test strip recall has been announced following reports of three bleeding deaths linked to inaccurate strip results.

• Lovenox Paralysis, Spinal Bleeding Problems Result in FDA Warning

  November 7, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is warning that spinal catheters and other spinal procedures given too soon before or after a patient is given the blood thinner Lovenox could cause spinal bleeding and paralysis.

• Generic Warfarin Recall Issued Due to Oversized Pills

  June 13, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Some generic warfarin blood thinner pills have been recalled because they may be too large, which could cause patients to suffer excessive bleeding.

• Coumadin Recall Issued Due to Risk Of High Potency Tablets

  May 3, 2011

  AboutLawsuits

  Potentially defective and extra strength tablets of Coumadin, which could lead to a potentially life-threatening blood thinner overdose, has resulted...