Pharma Company Agrees to Pull Widely-Abused Opiate from Market

Opana ER was formulated to deter or prevent abuse, with a crush-proof coating that reduced addicts’ ability to inhale or “snort” the drug. However, through grating and dissolving the new coated pills, drug abusers found the medication—originally designed to provide pain relief for patients with chronic, severe, long-term pain—was now injectable, leading to a quicker…

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Popular Heartburn Medications Linked to Serious Diseases and Conditions

Proton Pump Inhibitors, or PPIs, are a group of medications designed to inhibit the amount of gastric acid your body produces. However, serious and life-threatening medical conditions have been linked to prolonged use of PPIs. Those effects can include increased risks of: Nutritional deficiencies Developing C. diff Kidney disease Heart disease Dementia Bone fractures The…

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Two Ex-Insys Saleswomen Plead Guilty in U.S. to Drug Kickback Schemes

The number of former Insys Therapeutics employees who are pleading guilty to criminal charges is increasing. A Reuters release (provided via CNBC) said that Natalie Levine and Karen Hill, “Two former Insys Therapeutics Inc sales representatives… pleaded guilty on Tuesday to engaging in schemes to pay kickbacks to medical practitioners to prescribe a drug containing…

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Insys Seeks to Resolve U.S. Probe of Subsys Spray

This month, news broke that Insys Therapeutics, the makers of the fentanyl-based opioid spray Subsys were in talks with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve their probe into the company and its predatory practices. As the country tries to mitigate its overdose and addiction crisis – much of which is perpetuated by prescription opioid…

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Patty Nixon Blows the Whistle on Insys Therapeutics: NBC News Reports

Insys Therapeutics, makers of the fentanyl spray Subsys, is facing considerable pressure from authorities for their deceptive marketing practices, which could be linked to a number of opioid-related overdoses throughout the country. McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC, has been aggressively pursuing justice on behalf of Subsys patients, and their families, who have been wrongfully…

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Getting to the Bottom of the Elizabethkingia Anophelis Outbreaks

If you’ve never heard of Elizabethkingia anophelis, don’t worry: you’re not alone. It’s a bacterial strain found most often in the gut of mosquitos, most often in Africa. But in 2015 and 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed reported an outbreak of the bacteria in the state. In total, they had 63 confirmed…

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VA Health Initiative is Reducing MRSA Cases

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) a serious problem in hospitals throughout the country. That is why an initiative by the Veterans Health Administration looks so promising. At a recent conference, the VHA reported a reduction in “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections by 89 percent over four years in a Veterans community living center (CLC) in North Carolina.”…

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Another Physiomesh Lawsuit Moves Forward

Gary Goodson thought he was going into the hospital to repair a recurrent hernia. Instead, since his hernia surgery, he has had continuous complications. In May of 2017, he filed a suit in the Southern District of Illinois against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc., stating, “the multi-layer coating prevented adequate incorporation of the mesh…

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