GE Failing to Report Omniscan NSF Case
Danish Agency Charged GE For Failing To Report About NSF Death. The Danish Medicines Agency has charged that GE Healthcare violated Dutch law when it failed to promptly and completely inform regulators about a patient who died after developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) following exposure to Omniscan contrast dye. According … [Read more...]
GE Healthcare Advised to Restrict Omniscan in 2006
GE Healthcare Experts Restrict the Use Of Omniscan. GE Healthcare’s own experts recommended in May 2006 that it proactively restrict the use of Omniscan, a gadolinium contrast dye, after it was linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). According to a ProPublica investigation, rather than take that advice, GE spent the next year … [Read more...]
GE Defective X-Ray Equipment Warning
Defective X-Ray Equipment owner warned. GE Healthcare has been warned about defective X-ray equipment by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). According to an FDA warning letter sent to GE Healthcare on November 16, 2007, the defective devices were discovered during field tests conducted by the agency. The FDA field tests … [Read more...]