FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Increased Fungal Risk Confirmed with ReNu Product

  Joe Saunders | May 22, 2006 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In the same week that Bausch & Lomb decided to permanently withdraw its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution from shelves worldwide, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Friday (May 19) that the product was the cause of an increased incidence of Fusarium keratitis.

• American Medical Association Missed Vioxx Warnings 5 Years Ago

  Joe Saunders | May 16, 2006 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In 2001, the American Medical Association missed an opportunity to warn the public about the potential danger of Merck's drug Vioxx, according to a front page story in the Wall St. Journal. According to the Journal article, "Dr. Hrachovec had been reviewing data on a Food and Drug Administration Web site indicating that patients in a Vioxx clinical trial had suffered more heart attacks than the...

• Bausch & Lomb Recalls ReNu with MoistureLoc Worldwide

  Joe Saunders | May 15, 2006 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Facing intense pressure due to the fusarium keratitis outbreak, Bausch & Lomb has made a worldwide recall of its eye contact solution product ReNu with MoistureLoc. The crisis began more than 6 weeks ago and initially Bausch & Lomb told stores to stop selling the product. Eventually, the product was removed from store shelves.

• Link Between Fusarium and Bausch & Lomb Grows

  Joe Saunders | May 10, 2006 6:18 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  According to a CDC released yesterday, the link between the eye fungus fusarium keratitis and Bausch & Lomb products continues to grow. Fungal keratitis is a painful inflammation of the cornea that can, in some cases, lead to blindness. The infection, caused by a fungus found in the environment, can appear as a result of eye injury, improper use of contact lenses or contaminated contact-lens...

• China FDA Removes ReNu from Stores

  Joe Saunders | May 08, 2006 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration has removed all US manufactured ReNu with MoistureLoc products from store shelves. Only about 2% of the ReNu product is made in the US. The majority of the product is made domestically. Bausch & Lomb has tried to assuage Chinese consumers that since the bulk of the ReNu they use is produced in China, it's safe for use.

• Fusarium Fungus Cases Continue to Rise

  Joe Saunders | May 07, 2006 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Fusarium Keratitis, the rare but dangerous fungus, continues to rise among contact lens wearers. However, the source of the fungus remains a mystery. The proportion of patients who said they used MoistureLoc has since held steady at around 50 percent to 60 percent of the 102 cases confirmed so far, the CDC said.

• More Tears for Bausch & Lomb

  Joe Saunders | May 04, 2006 6:59 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In a company press statement issued in the middle of the night, Bausch & Lomb now reveal that additional cases of fusarium keratitis have been linked to the company's ReNu products. According to a Market Watch report, "In an overnight release, Bausch & Lomb said "that a review by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had found reported cases of fungal keratitis among contact-lens...

• Bausch & Lomb Says Initial Fusarium Findings Require More Investigation

  Joe Saunders | May 03, 2006 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In reaction to the CDC's initial report on the fusarium fungus linked to Bausch & Lomb's ReNu, the company has stated that the report requires further investigation. Now, we don't know if this public relations obfuscation or the data reported thus far really requires further review. We do know that this fungus can cause blindness and/or serious eye damage if it's not treated in a timely fashion.

• Public Citizen Urges FDA to ban Tequin

  Joe Saunders | May 02, 2006 6:08 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The consumer advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader, Public Citizen, has issued a call to the FDA to ban the antibiotic Tequin because of its purported links to blood sugar abnormalities. According to the press release the drug, made by Bristol Myers Squibb, has been associated with both low and high blood sugar. It has been on the market since 1999.

• ReNu Abogado

  Joe Saunders | May 01, 2006 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Si ud. ha estado usando la solución ReNu para sus lentes de contacto y ha experimentado una herida de los ojos, posiblemente podría recibir compensación por su herida. Es muy importante que ud. consulte con un oftalmólogo inmediatamente. El doctor tiene que tomar una muestra de sus ojos para determinar si tiene el hongo fusarium keratitis. Favor de llamar a nuestra oficina para una...