An Alabama woman who mistakenly received a powerful and potentially dangerous steroid instead of the painkiller she was prescribed has won a $2 million judgment against Rite Aid, the pharmacy chain that employed the pharmacist who made the dispensing error. According to the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser, the woman developed Cushing’s syndrome after taking high doses…
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an alert titled “Pottery Barn Kids Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards.” It marked at least the third time in the past year that the agency worked with a manufacturer to get potentially dangerous drop-side cribs fixed or out…
A prominent warning on the Web site for the antidepressant and schizophrenia drug Seroquel XR states “High blood sugar and diabetes have been reported with Seroquel XR.” Reading the medication’s prescribing information reveals that diabetes and blood glucose spikes experienced by Seroquel users have sometimes proved fatal. It seems logical, then, that Seroquel’s maker, AstraZeneca,…
A collision between a car and a pickup truck near the central Virginia-North Carolina border on the afternoon of December 11, 2017 left both drivers dead and two car passengers with life-threatening injuries. The deadly wreck happened near the intersection of VA Route 47 and Twin Drive in Mecklenburg County. Virginia State Police…
In today’s world of amazing advancements in technology, it is promising to know that ailments affecting us may be cured or alleviated with the development of medical devices. With new products constantly being developed and improved, it is critical for doctors to be very cautious when recommending devices to patients as treatment for their medical…