Here's all the news that's fit to print: Tylenol Recall Lawsuit: According to Bloomberg, consumers are striking back against Johnson & Johnson over the recalled Tylenol (and other) drugs. Basically, the federal class action suit seeks to force J&J to...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on July 12, 2010 9:57 AM
Yesterday, the FDA posted a page on their website instructing consumers that the January 15, 2010 Tylenol recall has expanded once again. See the FDA's notice for the affected lot numbers, but the products at issue (if you want to...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on July 9, 2010 8:03 AM
Yesterday, J&J reported yet another recall. This time, it’s four product lots of BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS, 100 Count, and one product lot of EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL® RAPID RELEASE GELS, 50 Count. This is an expansion of the recall...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on June 16, 2010 1:09 PM
The New York Times has a good article from yesterday about the standoff between J&J and the government. Apparently, they are both still accusing each other of not paying attention. Maybe it's miscommunication, but I don't think J&J is winning...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on June 11, 2010 8:44 AM
For those who want a quick seven page read—here’s yesterday’s testimony of Johnson & Johnson. As far as apology letters go, it is a good one (someone needs to write a book on the apology--lots of public experience, from...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 28, 2010 1:20 PM
Nice comparison post by John Mack of the PharmaMarketing Blog: Parallels Between BP and J&J. John also gets kudos for his Bizarro reference (I would have invoked the parallel universe, but I still have to give credit where credit is...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 28, 2010 9:13 AM
A number of reports and calls have come in regarding injuries related to Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol (and other brands, see here) recall. The FDA is examining about 775 reports of side effects, including 30 deaths, potentially linked to the...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 26, 2010 4:22 PM
Good morning! Here are the week’s top stories: Topamax: Johnson & Johnson is going to pay over $81 million (articles here and here in criminal and civil fines for illegally promoting Topamax. That’s a mere 0.070% of 2009’s $1.15 billion...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 24, 2010 11:32 AM
Our friends at the Pharma Marketing Blog discuss Johnson & Johnson's recent social media efforts in light of their children's Tylenol recall. Johnson & Johnson Director of Corporate Communications Marc Monseau responded in the comments. Nice, but there is a...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 20, 2010 1:27 PM
After the recall of Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol (including Motrin and other) products, Congress has gotten involved and is launching an investigation. They are seeking all sorts of documents, and presumably trying to determine whether the recall should have happened...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 17, 2010 4:57 AM
Here are some stories to follow this week: Tylenol Recall: Johnson & Johnson’s statement about the recall is here, and they have a blog post here (with some interaction with consumers via comments). Vyvanase and Off-label Marketing: John Mack has...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 10, 2010 11:16 AM
CNN reports on the Tylenol recall and the FDA's investigation into the quality control issues and security lapses at Johnson & Johnson's Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. An FDA representative has stated "This is yet another example of when a company has...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 5, 2010 9:46 AM
Here are this week’s stories: FDA: The FDA is changing the medical device approval process. See the FDA announcement (HT: Eye on FDA). FDA II: Little progress on more FDA independence and power in drug safety reviews (An appropriate lament...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 3, 2010 9:42 AM
Some noteworthy news items to start your week: Tylenol: Tylenol drug recall expanded to include other Johnson & Johnson/McNeil products (Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, Simply Sleep, St. Joseph). See the manufacturer’s press release.Radiation: Philadelphia Veterans Administration acknowledges that incorrect dosages of...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on January 18, 2010 9:50 AM
The Tylenol recall has been expanding. When it first started in November 2009, it was limited to five specific lots. Now, the FDA is reporting that the recall includes all Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 Count with [Red] EZ-Open Cap....
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on December 31, 2009 9:45 AM
Here’s a list of some important stories we’ve been tracking.Boston Globe article probing the financial ties between Massachusetts doctors and Eli Lilly, a large drug manufacturer. “When the [drug] company provides the power point [for the doctor’s presentation], the risk...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on September 29, 2009 11:41 AM
The title of this blog sounds like an oxymoron. But it is the subject of an interesting article in Reliable Plant which writes about how a swift recall and restitution to consumers can minimize harm to the company – and...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on May 12, 2009 11:12 AM