InjuryBoard Pensacola Archives

• Paint Chips in your ReNu lens cleaner?

  Robert Blanchard | May 30, 2006 4:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Bausch & Lomb Inc. failed to promptly tell U.S. regulators about 35 serious eye infections reported in Singapore in users of its now-withdrawn contact lens solution, the Food and Drug Administration said in a report released on Tuesday. The company also did not notify the agency in writing that it had pulled the solution from Singapore and Hong Kong in February, the FDA said in a report of an...

• Heart Device Recalls - More Concerns Reported

  Robert Blanchard | May 16, 2006 9:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Boston Scientific Corp. reports that it has alerted doctors that another 996 Guidant defibrillators may quit unexpectedly, leaving heart patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.No deaths or injuries have been reported as related to the battery failures, the company said Monday. The defect, a faulty low-voltage capacitor, was fouund in 30 defibrillators removed from patients as of May 8, and is...

• More Reports of ReNu Related Infections

  Robert Blanchard | May 16, 2006 9:15 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Additional cases of Fusarium Keratitis, a fungal eye infection, are coming to light around the world and Bausch & Lomb reported today that it would discontinue marketing of the Moisture Loc Renu product worldwide and admitted that a "large number of factors" have resulted in putting users of Bausch & Lomb's ReNu Moisture Loc at a greater risk of developing the rare but dangerous fungal infection...

• Alexidine Implicated in ReNu Recall

  Robert Blanchard | May 15, 2006 11:43 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  I just read the following AP report regarding the recall of the ReNu Contact Lens solution thatSome eye specialists theorized last week that MoistureLoc's new disinfectant, Alexidine, in combination with novel moisturizing agents, could have played a role in the outbreak. "The general thinking now is we're seeing a loss of disinfecting capability as this solution absorbs into the lens," said...

• Smoke Leads to Collisions

  Robert Blanchard | May 09, 2006 9:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Gov. Jeb Bush has declared a state of emergency for Florida counties reeling from wildfires. I noted in the news reports that a number of motor vehicle accidents have resulted from the reduced visibility caused by the smoke from the fires. Parts of State Road 80 and U.S. 27 in western Palm Beach County were closed Monday morning for three hours after smoke from brush fires burning in Broward...

• TASER claims

  Robert Blanchard | May 03, 2006 11:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A new claim is being made regarding the Sheriff's department's use of the TASER.Former deputy Charles Dix pled guilty three months ago to a federal civil rights charge of using excessive force against a civilian whom he stunned at least four times. The Sheriff's Office has paid out a total of $400,000 to settle two lawsuits involving Dix and his use of Tasers. In August of 2005, he resigned.

• Animals Shot - Rewards Offered

  Robert Blanchard | May 02, 2006 10:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  I heard reports that the reward for information on this horrible incident is now over $20,000.Kudos to following local organizations who have donated $17,000 as a reward to assist in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting:Bill Haven Cars Inc.: $500.Way Bail Bond: $1,000.Humane Society of Pensacola: $2,500.Crime Stoppers: $3,000.Deep South Crane Rentals Inc.: $10,000.To...

• Tequin Removed From Market

  Robert Blanchard | May 02, 2006 12:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  We have been advertising for these cases and now the manufacturer has withdrawn this drug from the market. I suspect that there may be more people injured by this medication than we first suspected. Several hundred injuries and 33 deaths have been reported. Usually the unreported cases are 10 times or more prevalent.