A recent international online pharmacy crackdown has led to over $41 million in illegal drugs confiscated. These counterfeit drugs were part of a wave of over 1,600 websites that were shut down during the series of busts conducted by U.S. and international regulators. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claimed that it used
July 2013
SynchroMed Infusion Pump Kills 14
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Recently, it has been reported that SynchroMed infusion pumps manufactured by Medtronic have been found to have four major flaws that have led to 14 patient deaths, leading to a massive FDA recall on SynchroMed devices. In June, Medtronic notified customers about the flaws which may interfere with the safety and reliability of the…
Danger of SynchroMed Infusion Pump
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Since the 1980s, the SynchroMed pump by Medtronic has been the leading intrathecal drug delivery system. The most recent model, the SynchroMed II, is designed to be a programmable drug delivery system that stores and delivers pain medication into the intrathecal space via a sub-dermal catheter. While the Synchromed II pump has been reported to…
SynchroMed Pumps Unsafe for Commercial Use
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In recent news, there has been a massive mandatory recall for infusion pumps produced by the medical device company Medtronic. These “SynchroMed” infusion pumps are implantable devices which release medication through a programmable administration system, allowing patients to undergo continuous medicative treatment without the need to orally or intravenously inject medication on a daily basis. …
Humira Recall for Mislabeled Packaging
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Recently, Abbott Laboratories issued a recall for “four lots of Humira (adalimumab) Pen Psoriasis Starter Package with 4 single use prefilled pens of Humira for subcutaneous use only, 40 mg/0.8mL. The following lots and expiration dates (Exp) are being recalled because the some of the Humira Psoriasis Starter Packages may have been mispackaged with the…
29% of patients require second surgery following TVM use
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With 29% of patients requiring reoperation following the use of transvaginal mesh for the repair of vaginal wall prolapse, controversy has surrounded the emerging trend of using vaginal mesh regularly for vaginal repair procedures. The controversy is most pointed in respect to the lack of positive research surrounding the use of the range of…
Exceedingly-High Rate of Transvaginal Mesh Failure
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With over one tenth of all women with pelvic organ prolapse requiring surgery, researchers have begun to dedicate time and effort towards finding safe and effective methods to achieve higher satisfaction for patients. Transvaginal mesh systems have emerged commercially over the past decades to try to reduce the failure rate of surgical pelvic organ prolapse…
Transvaginal mesh associated with serious complications
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The use of transvaginal mesh (TVM) in repair of genital prolapse has become more popular in recent years, but with this has come a controversy over the safety of procedures involving TVM. As many studies have shown that the use of transvaginal mesh can lead to serious complications for the patient, researches and designers have…