Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 1 – Product Safety and Recalls
Foreign device manufacturers should anticipate greater chance of FDA inspection under new FDA leadership
Unfortunately, the risk of a cancer diagnosis is a very real concern with many common (and not-so-common) medications. While drug companies have a legal duty to ensure that their medications are safe, these companies don’t...more
The medications we take are supposed to protect our health and help us recover from serious illnesses and injuries. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. Some medications cause more harm than good. Dangerous and...more
Numerous medical devices sold in the United States are subject to active recalls. If you have a medical device that is subject to an active recall, it will be important to make sure you know what this means for your health...more
Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we take a look at the Biden administration's proposed insurance rule regarding mental health and substance use...more
Recently Colleen and Brad had a debate about whether Medical Device Reports (“MDRs”) tend to trail recalls, or whether MDRs tend to lead to recalls. Both Colleen and Brad have decades of experience in FDA regulation, but we...more
On March 22, 2023, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Ascend Laboratories LLC. (“Ascend”) issued a voluntary nationwide recall of certain lots of Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, a blood thinner...more
In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced several recalls related to natural supplements that were found to contain tadalafil and its analogs, the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis. In its...more
What is the latest with the CPAP lawsuits? As 2022 begins, the thoughts of sleep apnea patients and their families are, naturally, returning to the Philips CPAP machine recall 2021....more
Over 400,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits have been recalled by Australian manufacturer Ellume. The reason? Way too many false positive results. “At Ellume, we understand that trust is central to fulfilling our purpose...more
Everyone knows that the number of medical device recalls is on the rise. Here are two telling examples of the growth. In 2003 a total of 604 recalls were reported to the FDA, while last August a single manufacturer recalled...more