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Hydromorphone Recall: Attorney for ETHEX Lawsuit Due to Hydromorphone Overdose
The following ETHEX hydromorphone recall information is provided by Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., a nationally-recognized law firm. Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine (current and previous years). Fred Pritzker has also been selected for inclusion in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. To contact a prescription error attorney at the firm regarding a ETHEX lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), e-mail our attorneys, or submit our free case review form.
Recent Medication Error Settlement
Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. has recently settled a wrongful death case where we alleged that the pharmacy compounded a drug to be 10 times the prescribed dose. Contact us regarding medication error lawsuits. This was not a case against ETHEX or its parent company, KV Pharmaceutical.
ETHEX Lawsuit and Strict Liability
Medication errors can happen when a pharmaceutical company manufactures tablets that are the wrong dose of the medication. When this happens and someone dies or is injured, the pharmaceutical company may be strictly liable for that death or injury. This means that the company would have to compensate the injured person or the family of the person who died if their medication error attorney can show that the product was defective and that the defect caused the injury or death. It is not necessary to prove that anyone negligently or intentionally caused the defect.
If you or a family member has been affected by the recalled ETHEX Hydromorphone, contact us about an ETHEX lawsuit.
ETHEX Hydromorphone Recall
ETHEX Corporation has recalled a single production lot of Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg tablets (Lot #90219, Exp: 03/2010; NDC #58177-0620-04), as a precaution, due to the possibility it may contain oversized tablets. Hydromorphone is a drug used for pain management and is packaged under the ETHEX label in 100-count bottles.
If someone were to take a higher than expected dose of Hydromorphone, the risk of adverse effects known to be associated with the drug may be increased, including respiratory depression (difficulty or lack of breathing), low blood pressure, and sedation. Overdose of this and other opioid analgesics can lead to death.
There are other companies in the United States producing and marketing versions of Hydromorphone HCl tablets and consumers and their caregivers are encouraged to check their prescriptions to determine the source of their tablets. Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg tablets marketed by ETHEX are a blue, round tablet with a script "E" on one side and a "2" on the other side. Hydromorphone is marketed under the brand name Dilaudid.
In addition to the above hydromorphone recall, the parent company of ETHEX Corporation, KV Pharmaceutical has advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that, effective midnight December 19, 2008, the company voluntarily suspended shipments of all FDA-approved drug products in tablet form. This all-inclusive suspension of distribution of prescription tablets was due to manufacturing issues “that have come to management’s attention” at KV Pharmaceutical. Read more about a KV Pharmaceutical lawsuit and the suspended ETHEX products.
Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. is a national law firm and represents people injured by defective medical products and the families of people whose deaths were caused by defective medical products.
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Firm News
Fred Pritzker Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
Fred Pritzker has been notified that he will again be listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury litigation.
Attorney Elliot Olsen Speaks at Conference
Attorney Elliot Olsen recently spoke at the Seventh Annual LifeScience Alley Conference in Minneapolis on Preemption and the Future of Medical Device Litigation. He appeared with Randall Pattee of Lindquist and Vennum and Jean Lance, VP of corporate legal and general counsel for Boston Scientific.
ADHD Medication and Cardiac Death
ADHD Medications that may be associated with sudden death in healthy children, according to the FDA: Focalin, Focalin...
Zicam Lawsuits
On June 16, 2009 FDA altered consumers to the risk of anosmia (loss of smell) with the use of certain Zicam products marketed by Matrixx Initiatives. ...
Denture Cream Lawsuit
Denture users throughout the nation are suing denture cream manufacturers Proctor & Gamble Co. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, alleging that Fixodent ...
Super PoliGrip Lawsuit
People who use dentures should be aware that lawsuits have been filed alleging that use of PoliGrip and other denture creams caused zinc poisoning, wh...
Medtronic Recall and Medtronic Lawsuit
FDA has annonced a Medtronic Spring Fidelis defibrillator lead recall. Two of our clients with defective Medtronic leads were shocked over twenty times before medical professionals were able to turn off the defibrillator.
Fleet Lawsuit
We are representing several people who experienced kidney failure (acute phosphate nephropathy) after use of Fleet Phospho-soda solution or Fleet Accu-Prep solution for bowel cleansing.
Ortho Evra Lawsuit: Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
The Ortho Evra birth control patch has been linked to an increased risk of blood clots that can lead to pulmonary embolism, stroke and heart attack.
Trasylol Recall
Bayer has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death.
Fentanyl Lawsuit and Fentanyl Recall
There have been a number of recalls regarding fentanyl due to the risk of a fentanyl overdose.
Fosamax and Osteonecrosis
Several cases of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw have been associated with the use of oral bisphosphonates, including Fosamax®, Actonel®, and other medications.
NuvaRing Death
Lawsuits have been filed alleging death and serious injury associated with NuvaRing, a contraceptive product make by Organon. Contact us about NuvaRing stroke, NuvaRing pulmonary embolism, NuvaRing heart attack, and an Organon NuvaRing lawsuit.