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More photos and interactive graphics Second-quarter results also included a net charge of $223 million reflecting expenses related to litigation; additional costs for the recall of hip-replacement parts; and a gain associated with J&J's planned acquisition of medical-device maker Synthes.

J&J Profit Falls 20% on Charges Peter Loftus 2011

DePuy in August recalled certain hip-replacement systems due to a high rate of repeat surgeries.

President of J&J's DePuy Orthopaedics Unit to Leave Jon Kamp 2011

J&J, of New Brunswick, N.J., has been grappling with a series of product recalls that span its diversified businesses, from over-the-counter medicines to hip-replacement parts to surgical sutures.

J&J Recalls HIV Drug After Finding Smelly Chemical Peter Loftus 2011

I traveled to New York City to be with my mother after hip-replacement surgery.

Levi Ben-Shmuel: What Will You Pass On? It Might Be More Valuable Than You Think Levi Ben-Shmuel 2011

Xarelto is currently approved in the U.S. as a short-term treatment to prevent certain blood clots, known as venous thromboembolism, or VTE, in people undergoing knee- and hip-replacement surgery.

Bayer, J&J Suffer FDA Setback Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

Eliquis already has received European regulatory approval as a treatment to prevent certain blood clots, known as venous thromboembolism, in people undergoing knee- and hip-replacement surgery.

Stroke Drug to Get Speedy FDA Review Peter Loftus 2011

Pradaxa, also known by its generic name dabigatran, is approved outside the U.S. to prevent blood clots in patients undergoing knee - or hip-replacement surgery.

Drug to Prevent Stroke Is Approved Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010

In another incident, J & J in August recalled hip-replacement parts implanted in about 93,000 people worldwide because some recipients needed repeat surgeries.

Johnson Peter Loftus 2010

The FDA approved Xarelto in July to reduce the risk of certain blood clots following knee- or hip-replacement surgery, and earlier this month approved the drug to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation.

Stroke Drug to Get Speedy FDA Review Peter Loftus 2011

I traveled to New York City to be with my mother after hip-replacement surgery.

Levi Ben-Shmuel: What Will You Pass On? It Might Be More Valuable Than You Think Levi Ben-Shmuel 2011