Osteo

Singapore Gives New Sight to the Blind Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) has given new sight to 25 blind patients with 100 percent success through a medical procedure called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis, or tooth-in-eye.

PRWeb 2009

Rexall alleged that its reformulated Osteo Bi-Flex includes 5-LOXIN, a standardized extract of the herb Boswellia serrata, whose joint-care benefits have been documented in published, peer-reviewed research.

Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

The survey tested “Compare to Osteo Bi-Flex Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with Joint Shield Ingredients” against the control “Different from Osteo Bi-Flex Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with Joint Shield Ingredients”; 47% of the test cell believed that the products provided the same benefits or contained the same ingredients, while 18% of the control group believed those things.

Out of joint: duelling supplements denied summary judgment Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Rexall alleged that its reformulated Osteo Bi-Flex includes 5-LOXIN, a standardized extract of the herb Boswellia serrata, whose joint-care benefits have been documented in published, peer-reviewed research.

Out of joint: duelling supplements denied summary judgment Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Some, but not all, Osteo Bi-Flex products contain 5-LOXIN; they all containe Glucosamine and Chondroitin.

Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

The survey tested “Compare to Osteo Bi-Flex Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with Joint Shield Ingredients” against the control “Different from Osteo Bi-Flex Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with Joint Shield Ingredients”; 47% of the test cell believed that the products provided the same benefits or contained the same ingredients, while 18% of the control group believed those things.

Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

The problem was the same as in Mead Johnson v. Abbott: doctors generally recommend Glucosamine and Chondroitin, without specifying a brand; only 10% of surveyed doctors recommended Osteo Bi-Flex, though that was the top brand.

Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Rexall makes Osteo BiFlex, a nutritional supplement for joint care with Glucosamine and Chondroitin.

Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

And finally, the text on the side and rear panels of the Perrigo products “are either verbatim or in substantial part from the prior packaging for Osteo Bi-Flex.”

Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

It alleged that Perrigo, which makes competing GC supplements for sale as store brands, used false and misleading “compare to” statements, such as “Compare to Osteo Bi-Flex Glucosamine with Joint Shield Ingredients” and “Compare to Osteo Bi-Flex,” even though the formulations materially differ.

Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009