Ethex Morphine & Propafenone Recall News Archive

Daily News: Certain Propafenone HCL and Digoxin Tablets Recalled
-Nurse.com
06/11/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted information about two cardiac drugs that were recently recalled because of variability in the size of the tablets. More>>>

Bill would empower Michigan patients to sue drug manufacturers
-TheGrandRapidsPress
04/06/2009 - Kathy Roaleen, 59, of Rockford, suffered life-changing side effects after taking tablets that might have contained higher dosages of morphine than prescribed. The drug maker later recalled the medicine. Lawyers told Roaleen she cannot sue. More>>>

Watson Announces a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Propafenone HCL Tablets Due to Oversized Tablets
-MarketWire
03/24/2009 - Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that one lot of Propafenone HCL 225 mg Tablets sold in 100 count bottles in the United States is being voluntarily recalled to the consumer level as a precautionary measure. More>>>

KV Pharmaceutical Agrees to Improve Drug-Making
-Bloomberg
03/04/2009- KV Pharmaceutical Co., a St. Louis drugmaker, agreed to improve its manufacturing processes to resolve a U.S. Food and Drug Administration lawsuit filed in the wake of a shutdown of the company’s production. More>>>

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Expand Massive Drug Recall: KV Pharmaceutical Faces Class-action Lawsuits, SEC Inquiry
-AAFP
03/04/2009- KV Pharmaceutical Co. and its subsidiaries have expanded a recall initiated late last year to include a total of more than 90 drug products. The products were recalled for failing to comply with current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations established by the FDA. More>>>

ETHEX Drug Overdose "Like Going to Hell and Back Again"
-LawyersandSettlements
02/24/2009- York, SC: Sandi I. is just one of many patients who say they suffered from a mix-up that led to an ETHEX drug overdose. Sandi was taking morphine, one of the drugs named in the recent ETHEX drug recall. Although Sandi survived her ordeal, she says she spent months with serious problems and wouldn't wish that experience on anyone. More>>>

ETHEX Corporation Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Prescription Prenatal and Iron Supplements To Wholesale Level
-FDA MedWatch
02/04/2009- ETHEX Corporation, a subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical Company is issuing a voluntary nationwide recall of the products identified below (all lots within their expiration dates) at a wholesale level. The Company is taking this action as a precautionary measure, because the products may have been manufactured under conditions that did not sufficiently comply with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP). More>>>

ETHEX Corporation Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall: Previously Issued Recall to Wholesale Level On Certain Products Expanded to Retail Level
-FDA
02/04/2009- ETHEX Corporation, a subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical Company (NYSE: KVa/KVb), is issuing a voluntary expansion to the retail level of a previously announced recall on certain products. The recall on the products listed below had previously been issued to the wholesale level, but is now being expanded to the retail level. More>>>

Oxycodone and Morphine Among Dozens of Drug Recalls
-AboutLawsuits
01/29/2009- Ethex Corp. and Ther-Rx Corp., two subsidiaries of KV Pharmaceuticals, have recalled an additional 35 types of drugs following a series of manufacturing problems which have allowed oversized pills to be distributed to consumers. More>>>

Nationwide recall of multiple ETHEX generic drug products due to manufacturing deficiencies
-FDA MedWatch
01/28/2009- FDA notified pharmacists and consumers that ETHEX Corporation has expanded two previous 2008 recalls to include over 60 generic drug products recalled to wholesalers, and two generic drug products, Hydromorphone HCl and Metoprolol Succinate, recalled to retailer level. These generic products may have been manufactured under conditions that did not sufficiently comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices. More>>>

Following Morphine Recall and Other Generic Drug Problems, KV Pharma Suspends All Shipments
-AboutLawsuits
01/28/2009- KV Pharmaceutical, the parent company of generic drug maker Ethex Corp., has announced that they are suspending manufacturing and shipping of all products. The action is being taken following a series of manufacturing problems over the past year, which has led to several recalls of Morphine Sulphate and other generic drugs which were sold with more of the active drug than they were supposed to contain. More>>>

Suit against drug maker claims woman died from too much morphine in tablets
-SoutheastTexasRecord
01/22/2009- The family of a Jefferson County woman has filed suit against drug manufacturer over allegations the woman's prescription contained a lethal amount of morphine because the tablets were too large. More>>>

Walgreens Sends Urgent Drug Recall Information Letter Out to Ethex Morphine Sulfate Prescription Customers
-InjuryBoard
01/11/2009- Ethex Corporation has been recalling (four times in the past year to be exact) several of its prescription drug products, due to some of the tablets being oversized (upwards of twice the appropriate level of the active ingredient). More>>>

Oversized Tablets
-AboutLawsuits
12/29/2008- Another major Ethex recall was issued on December 23, 2008, this time involving generic Hydromorphone HCI tablets which may be oversized, posing a potential risk of overdose and other serious injury. More>>>

ETHEX Recalls More Oversized Drugs
-NewsInferno
12/24/2008- ETHEX Corp. has announced another recall of oversized tablets. This time, the company is recalling a single lot of Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg tablets. More>>>

Morphine Overdose Killed Army Soldier
-InjuryBoard
12/06/2008- Earlier this year, a Fort Huachuca soldier died of a morphine overdose at the Army base's medical barracks, an investigation concluded this week, and authoritites are trying to determine who provided the drug, according to the Associated Press. More>>>

Class Action Lawsuit Following Ethex Recall of Morphine and Other Drugs
-About Lawsuits
12/04/2008- A stockholder class action lawsuit has been filed against KV Pharmaceutical Company, the parent company of Ethex Corp., which has issued a series of recalls this year as a result of oversized tablets of morphine and other generic drugs. More>>>

Propafenone Recall
-US Recall News
11/28/2008- As first reported on November 11th, there has been a Propafenone recall by the ETHEX Corporation because the pills may have been oversized, which could result in overdose of the drug Propafenone HCI. More>>>

Dextroamphetamine Recall
-US Recall News
11/28/2008- There has been a Dextroamphetamine recall by the ETHEX Corporation because the pills may have been oversized, which could result in an overdose. Because the original report also included recalls of other drugs (Morphine, Propafenone and Isosorbide) we are going to cover each of the recalls separately. More>>>