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Recent Posts in Defective Drugs and Medical Devices

  • Does Zantac Cause Intestinal Cancer and Colorectal Cancer?

    Mar 13, 2020 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled Zantac and other ranitidine-based drugs because N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was found in tests of the medication. NDMA is known as a ...
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  • Stomach Cancer and Esophageal Cancer Caused by Zantac Use

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  • Zantac Recall: What You Should Know About Ranitidine-Based Heartburn Medication

    Mar 5, 2020 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Zantac is a drug that is widely used for heartburn treatment. Many people have relied on Zantac for years to manage daily symptoms of indigestion, chest pain, and burning in the throat. Zantac and ...
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  • Zantac Recalled Due to Risk of Cancer

    Feb 15, 2020 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber
    The popular heartburn medication, Zantac – generically named ranitidine – has been recalled by various manufacturers and is being investigated by the United States Food and Drug Administration for its ...
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  • Frequently Asked Questions About Unsafe Medical Devices

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    If you are among the many Americans who received a surgical implant, or if you are considering getting a surgical implant, you might have several questions about the safety regarding certain medical ...
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  • The Concealed Dangers of Medical Implant Devices

    Dec 11, 2018 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) administers the regulation of pharmaceutical and other medical devices to protect and promote public safety. The FDA issues notices and alerts regarding any ...
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  • Medical Device Industry's Prioritization of Profits Puts Patients at Risk

    Jul 30, 2018 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Many Americans are familiar with the tremendous toll of dangerous pharmaceuticals, including injuries and illnesses caused by medications consumers were led to believe would help them. That’s due in ...
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  • Spangenberg Firm Appointed to Leadership in Opiate MDL

    Jan 31, 2018 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Cleveland has become the focal point of efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic. That’s because in December the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created In re: National Prescription Opiate ...
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  • Opioid Epidemic Leads to Increase in Medical Malpractice Claims, Civil Lawsuits

    Jan 30, 2018 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    America’s opioid crisis is a problem of epidemic proportions. Ohio in particular has been devastated by opioid addiction. More than 60% of overdose deaths in Ohio last year involved an opioid, and ...
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  • FDA Warning Letter Accuses EpiPen Manufacturer of Failing to Investigate Reports of Malfunctioning Devices

    Sep 8, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    In a recent warning letter issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), officials accused Meridian Medical Technologies, a subsidiary of the drugmaker Pfizer, of failing to properly ...
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  • Contaminated Avastin Causes Visual Side Effects in 20 Patients

    Aug 25, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Over the past several months, our personal injury blog has focused on how re-packaged prescription eye injections – including those manufactured by Avastin and Luncentis – carry risks of silicone ...
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  • Invokana® Injury Attorneys

    Aug 9, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Call For a FREE Consultation: (216) 600-0114 Invokana® (canagliflozin) is a prescription medication used for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Although it is taken by many diabetics across the ...
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  • Anti-VEGF Injections (Lucentis and Avastin) May Become Contaminated With Silicone Oil

    May 11, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Lucentis and Avastin are all used to treat various forms of macular degeneration. An overproduction of a protein called vascular endothelial growth factor is one of the causes of “leaky” blood ...
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  • Silicone Contamination in Lucentis Injections

    May 8, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    We have previously written about re-packaged Avastin injections becoming contaminated with silicone oil. Injections of Lucentis may also carry this same risk of silicone contamination. Lucentis ...
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  • Preventing Silicone Oil Contamination of the Eye with Avastin Injections, Part II

    Apr 18, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    It is very important that Avastin (Bevacizumab) eye injections be received by the patient without foreign particles, such as silicone oil, also getting into the eye. The occurrence of intravitreal ...
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  • Preventing Silicone Oil Contamination of the Eye with Avastin Injections, Part I

    Apr 13, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    We have previously discussed the fact that many prefilled syringes are coated with silicone oil in several places, and that this is the source of the silicone contamination that may result from ...
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  • The Problems of Silicone Oil Contamination with Avastin (Bevacizumab) Eye Injections

    Apr 11, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Patients who require Avastin eye injections are receiving them because they already have a serious, progressive, and likely permanent disease of the eye. Whether it is macular degeneration, diabetic ...
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  • How Silicone Particles Get In Your Eye from Avastin (Bevacizumab) Injections

    Apr 10, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Avastin eye injections are an off-label (not FDA approved) use of this drug for the treatment of macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular edema, and diabetic retinopathy. ...
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  • Why are Avastin Eye Injections Contaminated with Silicone?

    Apr 7, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Scientific studies have established that these silicone particles are coming from the silicone oil that is used to lubricate the plastic syringes that compounding pharmacies are using to fill them ...
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  • Avastin Eye Injections Could Cause Silicone "Floaters" in Eye

    Mar 24, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    New unsafe drugs claims are centering on the anti-VEGF (anti-vascular endothelial growth factor) drug Avastin (bevacizumab) Genentech , the manufacturer of the drug, is not the target of the claims. ...
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  • Generic Drug Manufacturers Still Immune from Lawsuits: Change to FDA Regulations Stalled Again

    Jun 21, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    You’re at the pharmacy filling a prescription. The pharmacist asks, “Generic okay?” Without giving it a second thought, you say, “Sure,” (like we all do) and you’re on your way. Not so fast. If you ...
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  • How To Dispose of Unused Medicines

    Jun 10, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Often there are unused prescription drugs in our cabinet that have either served their purpose or expired. For whichever reason, it can be confusing to know exactly what to do with these leftover ...
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  • How Does the FDA Regulate Prescription Drugs?

    May 12, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
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  • IVC Filter Dangers

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  • Taxotere and Links to Permanent Hair Loss

    Apr 27, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
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