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ProPublica Oct 6, 2023

Senator Calls for DOJ Action Against #Philips for Keeping #CPAP Machine Complaints Secret
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Days after our investigation revealed Philips had kept secret more than 3,700 complaints about its breathing machines over 11 years, Sen. Richard Blumenthal is seeking federal enforcement.

The #FDA also said it is “unsatisfied” with the company’s response to the crisis.

https://www.propublica.org/article/blumenthal-justice-department-action-against-philips?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Senator Calls for DOJ Action Against Philips for Keeping CPAP Machine Complaints Secret

The FDA also said it is “unsatisfied” with the company’s response to the crisis. Share prices dropped in early trading.

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ProPublica Oct 6, 2023

Read our original report on how Philips kept complaints about dangerous breathing machines secret while its profits soared:

https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-kept-warnings-about-dangerous-cpaps-secret-profits-soared?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared

Tainted CPAP machines and ventilators went to children, the elderly and at least 700,000 veterans despite internal warnings. Company insiders said the devices posed an “unacceptable” risk.

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@ProPublica I had one of these and the only reason i learned about this potentially deadly issue was a story in the Washington Post. Supposedly Phillips had been warning everyone with one of these devices for more than a year before I read the Post's story.Thanks Phillips for endangering my life.