Syringe Defects Lead to Infant Acetaminophen Recalls
As parents, we assume that medicines we give our children are safe and that they will benefit their health. But in November of 2013, the Perrigo Company voluntarily issued a nationwide product recall of 18 batches of acetaminophen liquid for infants due to a defect with the oral syringe included in the package. While the […]
Is Defensive Medicine Driving Up Healthcare Costs?
At Buttafuoco & Associates, we often hear it stated as fact: the risk of frivolous lawsuits drives up the cost of health care. Or that malpractice lawsuits and premiums for malpractice insurance are squarely to blame for out-of-control healthcare costs. In reality, the malpractice system only makes up a fraction of healthcare costs in the […]
generic Lipitor (atorvastatin) recalled after glass discovered…
Ranbaxy Laboratories (generic drug maker) will stop manufacturing its version of Pfizer Inc’s cholesterol fighter, Lipitor, while it gets to the bottom of the cause of a recent recall. Earlier this month, after the company discovered contamination with tiny glass particles, Ranbaxy recalled certain lots of the widely used cholesterol lowering medicine known generically as […]
Study Finds Criminal Pasts of Nursing Home Workers
More than 90 percent of nursing homes employ one or more people who have been convicted of at least one crime, federal investigators said Wednesday in a new report. In addition, they said, 5 percent of all nursing home employees have at least one criminal conviction. The report was issued by Daniel R. Levinson, inspector […]
Jennie-O Recalls 55,000 Pounds of Turkey Burger Over Salmonella
Fox News reports…. Jennie-O Turkey recalled 55,000 pounds of turkey burger this weekend after being linked to a dozen cases of salmonella in 10 states. The raw, frozen turkey burgers were sold nationwide exclusively at Sam’s Club stores. They were sold in boxes of 12 individually wrapped burgers labeled “Jennie-O Turkey Store All Natural Lean […]
