The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom has recalled alcohol skin preparation pads, swabs and swab sticks manufactured by H&W. All pads manufactured since 2007 up to and including April 2010 have been recalled. These pads have been found to contain potential bacterial contamination which may lead to skin infection. […]
Archives for February 2011
School Boy Awarded €10,000 Damages For School Yard Fall
An 11 year old school boy has secured a settlement of €10,000 for injuries sustained by him in a school yard accident. Moloney & Company Solicitors represented the young boy in the case. He sustained facial injuries when he ran into another boy when he was playing a game in the school yard. The other […]
What Warnings Should Be Given To Patients Before Treatment?
It is not sufficient to establish that a warning should have been given but was not given to entitle a patient to recover damages. The patient must prove that had they been given a proper warning they would have opted to forgo the procedure. The Supreme Court in the case of Walsh –v- Family Planning […]
What is Retinal Detachment?
Retinal detachment is a potentially blinding condition but one that is treatable with modern surgical techniques. Provided the retinal detachment is diagnosed in a timely fashion, patients can be offered a chance of successful treatment in excess of 90% of cases. Delay, or missing the diagnosis may result in irreversible blindness. What are the Symptoms […]
Severe Liver Injury Associated With Use of Multaq (dronedarone).
Dronedarone (multaq) is used in adults with past or current occurrence of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF) to prevent the fibrillation coming back or to lower the heart rate. Following cases of rare but serious liver injury in patients using this drug, a safety warning has been issued from the Irish Medicines Board. […]
