MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'contact lenses'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600797&cid=t_191681_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FjAzjWgOAy2w%2F Some of the employees at the CIBA Vision facility in Cidra, Puerto Rico, appear to have trouble seeing straight. The FDA recently sent a warning letter to the unit, which makes contact lenses, for failing to notice inconsistent product labeling. Moreover, the short-sighted staff also continued to use two contract labs even after determinng the companies were responsible for earlier sterility failures. “During the period of March through May 2010 your firm opened three CAPAs (corrective and preventive actions) to address issues related to distributed products which had labeling inconsistencies. These deficiencies were not detected by your quality inspectors even though your procedures require that quality assurance inspectors verify if the label rolls have the correct expiration date,... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600797 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:31:56 +0100 4600797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495434&cid=t_191681_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FHhPYuHD5KLg%2F Actually, this particular recall was initiated on February 2, but is only now coming to light - 700,000 vials of Dermabond, a liquid wound-sealing adhesive, due to reports of discoloration and Securestrap, a new product for treating hernias that is getting yanked because of concerns that packaging is, unfortunately, not sterile. The Dermabond recall is mostly restricted to the US and replacements are available, but it is not clear what caused problems with Securestrap or when shipments will resume, a spokeswoman tells us. As you may recall - pun intended - Johnson & Johnson has suffered a remarkable string of product recalls for more than a year involving a wide range of products - over-the-counter meds, including Tylenol, Rolaids, Sudafed, Mylanta, Motrin and Benadryl, some of which ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495434 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:55:30 +0100 4495434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899636&cid=t_191681_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FskK1IeiGpiI%2F Usually, this site contents itself with issues pertaining to medicines, but given the unusual string of difficulties that Johnson & Johnson is having with quality control, we thought we would note that the health care giant - which has already recalled tens of millions of bottles of over-the-counter pediatric meds - is now recalling millions of 1 Day Acuvue contact lenses that were sold in Asia and Europe. In fact, J&J ceo Bill Weldon essentially invited us to pay closer attention to this development after he announced last week that all chief quality officers and manufacturing managers will report to Ajit Shetty, a J&J veteran who will now oversee these folks at the pharma, device and consumer units. In other words, whether we’re talking about Tylenol or contact lense... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899636 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:22:28 +0100 3899636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794773&cid=t_191681_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedical-devices-injure-70000-kids-each-year%2F2010.07.27 FDA researchers have published a study in Pediatrics that analyzed patient records from child and teen ER visits in 2004 and 2005. The investigators are reporting that 70,000 kids each year go to the ER because of issues caused by medical devices. About a quarter of the injuries were from contact lenses, while the other major contributors were needles, wheelchairs, braces, and obstetric exam tools. The study also looked at the devices most likely to cause hospitalization, and they were found to be mostly invasive devices like ostomy appliances and implanted defibrillators. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794773 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:00:25 +0100 3794773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856065&cid=t_191681_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4796 a Overeating Causes Dramatic Brain Changes, Anti-Tumor Vaccine Shows Promise, New Contact Lenses Do Not Reduce Infection Rate (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856065 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1856065