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• Mislabeling Leads to Recall of Leader, Select and Other Reese Cold Medicines

  December 14, 2010

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   Several brands of over-the-counter cold medicine distributed by Reese Pharmaceutical Company have been recalled because the labels fail to include...

• Darvon and Darvocet Recall Issued Due to Risk of Heart Problems

  November 19, 2010

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  The popular painkillers Darvocet and Darvon have been recalled by the FDA after it was determined that all medications containing...

• Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump Recall: Risk of Drug Overdose

  November 15, 2010

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  Federal regulators have announced another infusion pump recall, this time involving the Sigma Spectrum infusion pump, which may fail and...

• FDA Suggests New CT Scan Procedures To Prevent Radiation Overdoses

  November 10, 2010

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  Federal regulators are calling on the radiation therapy industry to make a number of equipment and training changes after determining...

• Triton Infusion Pump Recall: Defect Could Cause Drug Overdose

  November 10, 2010

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  More than 2,000 Triton Infusion Pumps have been recalled due to a potential defect that may result in a drug...

• Mylan Fentanyl Patch Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed in West Virginia

  November 3, 2010

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  Five wrongful death lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia in recent weeks against Mylan Pharmaceuticals over fatal overdoses allegedly...

• Actavis Fentanyl Patch Recall: Risk of Overdose and Death

  October 22, 2010

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  Yet another fentanyl patch recall has been issued after a drug maker discovered that some of their pain patches could...

• Symbiq Infuser Recall: Unrestricted Flow Can Cause Drug Overdose

  September 22, 2010

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  A Class I recall has been issued for Synbiq one and two-channel infusion systems, because there is a chance that...

• FDA Warns of Possible Valcyte Children Overdoses

  September 21, 2010

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  Federal drug regulators say that the current dosing instructions for the antiviral drug Valcyte can cause overdosing in children who...

• FDA Warns Tootsie Foot Tanner Could Cause UV Radiation Overdose

  August 25, 2010

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  Federal regulators are concerned that erroneous instructions on the Tootsie Tanner portable foot tanning device could lead consumers to suffer...