"Prescription drugs kill some 200,000 Americans every year. Will that number go up, now that most clinical trials are conducted overseas...in places where regulation is virtually nonexistent, the F.D.A. doesn’t reach...?" A fascinating article recently discussed the...
DePuy Hip Replacement
48.5% of Irish DePuy Patients Need to Replace their DePuy Hip
In August, DePuy Orthopaedics recalled its ASR XL total hip replacement device. At that time, and up to today, DePuy has claimed that about 12% of people who have had the DePuy hip installed have or will need it to revised (removed and replaced with another...
DePuy Paid Doctors over $60 Million in the Last 2 Years
One of the keys to drug and medical device manufacturers' sale of their products is articles by leading members in the profession that directly or indirectly extol the benefits of the product. Manufacturers have long supported such “research”. Some doctors will...
Brandi Firm Helps Draw Attention to Dangerous Drugs
For decades, the Brandi Law Firm has represented victims of defective pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices when their use has been shown to be unreasonably dangerous to users. One similarity in all of these cases it that the adverse affects of these drugs was...
DePuy Hip Recall Lawsuit
DePuy Recall DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced at the end of August 2010 that it is recalling parts used for hip replacements. At issue is the high rate of repeat surgeries needed by people who have received the implants, which...