Usually the media has a knack for finding tidbits about healthcare and blowing them out of proportion. When a major drug problem is discovered, CNN, FoxNews and damn near everyone else in the world has some big story covering it. This time, however, it appears the media is ignoring the latest recall.
Digoxin was recalled recently in all strengths, all lot numbers, all expiration dates. This was only with the Mylan/Actavis/Bertek brands. We were thus told to contact the patients to get said medication back and replace it. Why you might ask? There exists the possibility that the tablets contain double the intended dose.
Now this seems like the kind of thing the mass media would just love to exploit. Actually this is one instance when we wouldn't mind it as its kind of a pain in the ass to get ahold of all these people. Funny how that works
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