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• Oversized Morphine Recall Leads to Jail Time for Drug Company Exec

  March 11, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The former chief executive officer of a generic drug maker will serve 30 days in jail for allowing his company...

• Metronidazole Recall Issued Due to Undersized Pills

  January 7, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A recall of Metronidazole has been issued by Teva Pharmaceuticals due to potentially undersized pills, which may result in consumers...

• FDA Bans KV Pharmaceuticals CEO from Industry

  November 18, 2010

  Staff Writers

  In a move that may signal an increasing willingness to get tough on pharmaceutical company executives, federal regulators have banned...

• Kapidex Medication Errors Spark Name Change

  March 9, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The FDA has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex, after receiving reports of pharmacists confusing it with...

• Generic Adderall Recall: Oversized Barr Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine

  August 17, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  The FDA and Barr Laboratories, Inc. have announced a recall for generic Adderall tablets that may contain more of the...

• Phenobarbital Recall in Canada Due to Oversized Tablets

  June 29, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Health Canada has issued a pms-Phenobarbital recall for 60 milligram tablets of the anxiety and seizure drug distributed by Pharmascience...

• Ethex Morphine Lawsuit Filed Over Overdose From Extra Strength Pills

  June 11, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A lawsuit was filed last month in Illinois on behalf of three plaintiffs who allegedly suffered a morphine overdose caused...

• Watson Propafenone HCL Recall Due to Oversized Tablets

  March 25, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  The FDA has posted notice of a Propafenone HCL recall issued by the generic drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for...

• Oxycodone and Morphine Among Dozens of Drug Recalls

  January 29, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Ethex Corp. and Ther-Rx Corp., two subsidiaries of KV Pharmaceuticals, have recalled an additional 35 types of drugs following a...

• Following Morphine Recall and Other Generic Drug Problems, KV Pharma Suspends All Shipments

  January 27, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  KV Pharmaceutical, the parent company of generic drug maker Ethex Corp., has announced that they are suspending manufacturing and shipping...