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Stein Mitchell Muse & Cipollone LLP Announces Largest Generic Drug Whistleblower Settlement in History WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stein Mitchell Muse & Cipollone LLP announced today that Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited ("Ranbaxy"), India's largest generic drug manufacturer, has agreed to pay $500 million to the United States and individual States to resolve allegations by the law firm's client, Dinesh S. Thakur, that Ranbaxy falsified drug data and...
On January 23rd 2013, the Lancet Neurology published the results of a new study revealing that children of mothers who take valproate (incl. Depakote) during pregnancy have lower IQ scores at age 6. In light of this news, AttorneyOne, a recognized authority on law, informs that they are now providing advice, including how to get in contact with legal counsel, to people potentially affected by Depakote side effects. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) January 25, 2013 AttorneyOne.com, a recognized...
DALLAS, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today issued a consumer advisory, as a result of suspected criminal activity, regarding a number of defective lots of Kotex Natural Balance* Security® Tampons that may pose public health risks to consumers. While the health risk to consumers is low, some of these tampons have: increased levels of bacteria; presence of metallic particles; or imperfect raw materials. These products were stolen and...
FDLI Also Hosts Annual Enforcement, Litigation and Compliance Conference December 6-7 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) will present its Distinguished Service and Leadership Award December 6, 2011 at The Westin Georgetown in Washington, DC from 5:30-7:00 to four recognized leaders in the food and drug law community: F. Alan Andersen, PhD, President, FDA Alumni Association, and Director, Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR):...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory and international partners have completed the International Internet Week of Action (IIWA), a cooperative effort to curb online sales and distribution of counterfeit and illegal medical products. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) This year's IIWA, which ran between Sept. 20 and Sept. 27 is called OPERATION PANGEA IV, focused on websites supplying...
ALAMEDA, Calif., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --- Abbott Diabetes Care is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement officials to recover one tractor-trailer shipment of blood glucose monitoring products that was reported stolen from a shipping carrier facility in Louisville, Ky. on June 19. Practitioners, pharmacies, and consumers are advised to purchase Abbott Diabetes Care blood...
Marketed as a 'male sexual stimulant,' product contains hidden drug ingredient SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Vigor-25, a product marketed as a natural dietary supplement to enhance male sexual performance, should not be purchased or used because it contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Viagra. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) Sildenafil may interact with...
Company sold unapproved and misbranded drugs and obstructed agency investigation SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), working in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ), today announced that Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered into a plea agreement in which the company accepted responsibility for criminal actions including distribution of an unapproved new drug, distribution of a misbranded drug, and...
SILVER SPRING, Md., July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The FDA is warning the public that certain Advair Diskus inhalers stolen from a distribution warehouse in 2009 have been found in some pharmacies. The safety and effectiveness of the stolen inhalers cannot be assured and they should not be used. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder)...
Fraudulent product is dangerous to patients allergic to penicillinThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers about a potentially harmful product represented as "Generic Tamiflu" sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product does not contain Tamiflu's active ingredient, oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an ingredient in the same class of antibiotics as penicillin.The agency reminds patients who are allergic to or may have experienced adverse reactions...
