Generic drug manufacturer Teva ceased propofol production three weeks after a jury awarded $500 million to a patient who contracted hepatitis C from a procedure in which he received the anesthetic, according to a Fierce Pharma Manufacturing report.
According to the report, the propofol plant was shut down following "public outcry." Teva is also involved in the case of Anne Arnold, who contracted hepatitis C during a colonoscopy procedure at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in 2007. The procedure allegedly reused a contaminated jumbo 50-milliliter infusion vial of propofol, intended for long-term sedation rather than short-duration procedures.
The trial involves Teva, as well as drug distributors Baxter International and McKesson. According to law concern Mainor Eglet, the distributors and manufacturer knew that sales of large vials of the drug could lead to the spread of blood-borne diseases.
Teva is facing almost 300 lawsuits stemming from the hepatitis C outbreak.
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According to the report, the propofol plant was shut down following "public outcry." Teva is also involved in the case of Anne Arnold, who contracted hepatitis C during a colonoscopy procedure at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in 2007. The procedure allegedly reused a contaminated jumbo 50-milliliter infusion vial of propofol, intended for long-term sedation rather than short-duration procedures.
The trial involves Teva, as well as drug distributors Baxter International and McKesson. According to law concern Mainor Eglet, the distributors and manufacturer knew that sales of large vials of the drug could lead to the spread of blood-borne diseases.
Teva is facing almost 300 lawsuits stemming from the hepatitis C outbreak.
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