Fungal Infections Likely following Pallimed Recall Pallimed Solutions, Inc. is based out of Woburn, Massachusetts and does business as Pallimed Pharmacy (Pallimed).  On March 25, 2013, Pallimed announced a recall of all sterile compounding products that the company had dispensed since January 1, 2013. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy — the authority responsible…

​The Merman Law Firm is monitoring Medprep Consulting, Inc.’s recent recall to provide patients with up-to-date information about the serious sterility assurance concerns that prompted the nationwide recall. On March 20, 2013, Medprep Consulting, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of all products compounded at its Tinton Falls, New Jersey facility. The…

Compounding pharmacies are under the probing scrutiny of the authorities lately. The FDA recently released another recall of all sterile products produced by Clinical Specialties, a compounding pharmacy based out of Georgia. The pharmacy’s safety practices were called into question after its original recall of repackaged Avastin was announced on March 18, 2013. Avastin is…

New England Compounding Center’s (NECC) history has been the driving force behind the mounting investigations of compounding pharmacies throughout the nation. NECC was a licensed compounding pharmacy that was eventually discovered to be producing and distributing drugs on a much larger scale than that of a traditional compounding pharmacy. It is now known that the…

Mr. Merman was quoted on PRWeb discussing the recent DePuy knee recall and discussing the imminent litigation.  Mr. Merman (of the Merman Law Firm) explained that the DePuy LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve was not subjected to the rigorous full premarket approval that new products are required to achieve. DePuy Knee Lawsuit – The Merman Law Firm in the…

Derek Merman of the The Merman Law Firm is poised to be named a trustee in the fungal meningitis bankruptcy.  The fungal meningitis attorney at the Merman Law Firm already represents several victims of the fungal meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroid injections manufactured by the New England Compounding Center.  Now the company has filed for…

Nap Nanny Recall The Merman Law Firm is monitoring the Nap Nanny Recall to provide consumers up-to-date information about the serious safety concerns that prompted the Nap Nanny Recall.  Five deaths are associated with the Nap Nanny Recall so far. The Nap Nanny, manufactured by Baby Matters, is a portable recliner made for infants. Since the…

General Motors Worldwide Recall on 69,000 vehicles General Motors Recall – GM has issued a worldwide recall on nearly 69,000 trucks, SUVs and vans because the vehicles can roll away after being parked. The recall is due to a fractured park lock cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear, and affects around 55,000…

Zimmer Spine Complications Could be Caused by Defective Inserter Zimmer and the FDA are alerting surgeons and risk managers that the PEEK Ardis Inserter is not safe for use and is being recalled – patients who had Zimmer components inserted during back surgery and suffered complications or death should check to see if the defective…