Plaintiffs win first Xarelto trial
In early December of 2017, a Philadelphia jury found that the pharmaceutical manufacturers are responsible for a woman’s injuries after taking Xarelto, a blood-thinning medication. Bayer and Johnson &...
Read moreUS Oftalmi Recalls Nonsterile Eye and Nose Drops
As recently reported on MedPage Today, US Oftalmi, a manufacturer of eye and nose drops, recently recalled a number of its branded Camolyn and Fisiolin products due to potentially nonsterile conditions at one of its plants. Using nonsterile drops can cause eye infections.
Patients possessing the recalled products should throw them out.
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