One of the largest manufacturers of generic drugs, Teva Pharmaceuticals, was recently accused of placing profit ahead of the safety of colonoscopy patients using their anesthetic, Propofol. Teva, along with its distrutors, Baxter International and McKesson Corporation, are being sued for marketing and selling Propofol in jumbo-sized vials, knowing that doctors would possibly reuse the [...]
Teva Faces Second Trial Over Anesthetic Drug
August 20, 2011 By
The legal team for Teva Pharmaceuticals returned to court this week, battling the company’s second lawsuit over its anesthetic product, propofol. Three Las Vegas patients are alleging that they were diagnosed with hepatitis C after receiving propofol by way of tainted vials during routine colonoscopies. The lawsuit claims that Teva, along with its distributors (Baxter [...]