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FDA Urgent Voluntary Recall of Brain Catheter

On January 29th, the FDA revised Penumbra’s Urgent Voluntary Recall of the Jet 7 Catheters with Distal Tip. The FDA has received over 200 reports of adverse reactions to their Medical Device Reporting system (MDRs) including death, serious injury and malfunctions. Serious injuries have been described as vessel damage, hemorrhage, […]

Pradaxa Surpasses All Other Drugs in Adverse Event Reports Made Last Year

Posted by Amber Stanford June 12, 2012 – More reports were made against the controversial new blood-thinner, Pradaxa, than any other drug on the market last year. And according to the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices’ (ISMP), Pradaxa also topped the list for reports of deaths, hemorrhage, acute renal failure, […]