Drugs Are Linked To NSF Cases. Omniscan by GE Healthcare, Magnevist by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Covidien’s OptiMARK are linked to the highest number of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) cases, according the American College of Radiology. The group has advised radiologists to avoid using these three gadolinium contrast … [Read more...]
Omniscan, Magnevist and OptiMARK Associated with Most NSF Cases
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...]
Judge Omniscan Ruling Good News for Plaintiffs
Hundreds of Plaintiffs In Omniscan Lawsuits Are In a Wide Berth. Attorneys representing hundreds of plaintiffs in Omniscan lawsuits have been given a wide berth by a judge overseeing the litigation. In a 58-page procedural ruling, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster restricted important parts of GE Healthcare’s case, but said most of the … [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...]
Omniscan UK Libel Case Stifles Criticism, Doctor Claims
Radiologist Warn That Gadolinium Is Associated With NSF. A Danish radiologist who was among the first to warn that gadolinium contrast dyes could be associated with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) says GE Healthcare, the maker of Omniscan, is using a libel suit in the United Kingdom (UK) to shut him up. Henrick Thomsen began … [Read more...]
OptiMark, Omniscan and Magnevist Carry Higher Risk
Agent Use In People With Kidney Disease At High Risk Of NSF. OptiMark, Omniscan and Magnevist gadolinium contrast dyes appear to place people with severe kidney disease at a higher risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), according to a panel of medical experts. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel, which met … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Claims GE Omniscan Caused Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
GE Omniscan has been Named in a Lawsuit Over its Gadolinium Contrast Dye. General Electric Company has been named in a lawsuit over its Omniscan gadolinium contrast dye. The lawsuit alleges that Omniscan caused a Philadelphia man to develop Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), a debilitating and often fatal disease. The plaintiff in … [Read more...]
