U.S. attorneys sue makers of Digitek, seek to close facilities
U.S. Attorneys in New Jersey are moving to close three Actavis Inc. plants, the company that manufactures Digitek, until they comply with FDA regulations. According to the Associated Press, the suit...
View ArticleActavis comments on lawsuit
The Department of Justice, on behalf of the FDA, has filed a compliant against Actavis and is asking for a permanent injunction against its subsidiary. Actavis claims that it has been dedicated to...
View ArticleWhat is a hernia and how is it treated?
The Bard Composix Kugel Mesh hernia patch (X-Large Patch Oval with ePTFE) is used to repair scar tissue, which occurs after hernia repair surgery. After a small incision, the patch is placed behind...
View ArticleKentucky man files digitek suit after losing wife
John Anthony Conte of Madison County, Kentucky, filed a Digitek lawsuit against a West Virginia pharmaceutical company, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, for his wife’s estate. His wife is believed to have died...
View ArticleGoodwin to seperate federal digitek complaints
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, who is striving to resolve the national litigation over Digitek, wants separate complaints from separate plaintiffs. On December 2, he signed an order stating that...
View ArticleDigitek believed responsible for 667 deaths
According to reports filed to the FDA and consumers, the Center for Public Integrity has found that Digitek is responsible for 667 consumers’ deaths from April through June 2008. Pharma Live says...
View ArticleActavis N.J. plant agrees with FDA
Actavis Inc. has made an agreement with the FDA not to issue any drugs from its Totowa facilities in Morristown, N.J., where Digitek is produced. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the agreement...
View ArticleFDA awaits Actavis permanent injunction
The drug company Actavis, producer of the heart drug Digitek, agreed to close several plants in New Jersey and will not resume operations at these plants until U.S. standards for testing and...
View ArticleAlabama man dies after consuming Digitek
Nicholas Chandler, a 23-year-old resident of Alabama, died after consuming Digitek (Digozin) on Jan. 9, 2009. His doctor prescribed Digitek (Digozin) in order to correct his heart condition that could...
View ArticleTexas woman sues Digitek manufacturer for husband’s death
A woman from Texas claims that her husband died in January 2007 as a result of his Digitek medication containing twice the active ingredient. On Jan. 23, 2008, Vickie Butts, representing the estate of...
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