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January 12, 2012

Respironics, Inc. Trilogy 100 Ventilators: Class I Recall - Device May Stop Delivering Therapy to Patient

Summary:

FDA notified health care professionals of the Class 1 recall of this product due to a manufacturing issue can stop delivering therapy to the patient. Part of the blower that circulates air and other gases through the ventilator may move out of position and cause the device to alarm.  Failure to respond could result in the potential for harm or death of a ventilator-dependent patient.

January 12, 2012

Bedford Laboratories Vecuronium Bromide And Polymyxin B For Injection USP For Injection: Recall - Glass Particles

Summary:

Bedford Laboratories issued guidance on the nationwide voluntary product recalls originally issued on August 2, 2011. The recalls were initiated after the discovery of a visible glass particle in a limited number of vials within the lots listed.

January 09, 2012

Endo Pharmaceuticals Opiate Products by Novartis Consumer Health: Public Health Advisory - Potential Safety Risk

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FDA is advising health care professionals and patients of a potential problem with opiate products manufactured and packaged for Endo Pharmaceuticals by Novartis Consumer Health at its Lincoln, Nebraska manufacturing site.

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Self-Education and Evaluation (SEE) Program

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Groups Send Letter to Obama Affirming Health Care Reform With Cost Savings

Chicago — (May 11, 2009) 

Today representatives from six health care associations met with President Obama, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and other senior Administration officials at the White House to express their commitment to health care reform that includes cost savings.

Anesthesiologist and pain physician Rebecca J. Patchin, M.D., represented the AMA in her role as chair-elect of the board of trustees. Other organizations participating in the meeting included the American Hospital Association (AHA), America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Through the meeting and a formal letter to President Obama, the group announced its intention to work together toward comprehensive health care reform that would reduce annual health care spending growth by 1.5 percent or $2 trillion over ten years.

For a copy of the letter, click here.

ASA continues engaging in high-level discussions with Members of Congress and the Administration to discuss priorities for health care reform.

More information will be posted to www.asahq.org as it becomes available.

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Anesthesiologists: Physicians providing the lifeline of modern medicine. Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists is an educational, research and scientific association with 46,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient.

For more information on the field of anesthesiology, visit the American Society of Anesthesiologists Web site at www.asahq.org. For patient information, visit LifeLineToModernMedicine.com

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Contact:

Jennifer Gremmels
j.gremmels@asahq.org
847-268-9128