The safety of breast implants has been debated for years, and now there is a new cause for concern: There is reason to believe implants could be linked to a rare form of cancer, after nine breast implant recipients died from the disease. The FDA recently updated its 2011 safety alert concerning both silicone and […]
Andrus Wagstaff Law Blog
The average consumer assumes if a drug is on the market, and especially if it is prescribed by his or her physician, that drug is safe. Unfortunately, all too often the user realizes there are side effects, often severe ones, and the drug was indeed not safe at all. How does this happen and why […]
Most people are aware the FDA recalls medications and medical devices that pose a risk to users, but what does that really mean? When a drug or device recall is requested by the FDA, the product must be pulled from the market. The FDA is also involved when manufacturers make voluntary recalls of a product. […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that a medical product safety monitoring pilot program launched in 2009 is set to become a full-time system. According to a blog post written by Dr. Janet Woodcock, Director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation, the Mini-Sentinel program, which uses a scientific technique called “active surveillance,” […]
Two studies published recently in the prestigious medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine say that many of the medical devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lack evidence verifying their safety and effectiveness. One study, led by Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, looked at moderate to high-risk medical […]
Have you experienced a serious reaction to a medical device or drug? Use the link below to report these occurrences directly to the FDA. Then contact our law firm for legal advice. Click here for the FDA website.
