Archive for September, 2010
Consumers should be cautious when buying pet drugs online and should not let Internet pharmacies evaluate their pets.
Tags: Consumer Health Alerts
Recall due to risks of embolic, thrombotic and other vascular serious adverse events.
Tags: MedWatch Safety Alerts
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced today that
certain lots of EPOGEN® and PROCRIT® (Epoetin alfa) vials are being voluntarily recalled from
specialty distributors, wholesalers, pharmacies and healthcare providers as a precaution. The
product that is being recalled may contain extremely thin glass flakes (lamellae) that are barely
visible in most cases…
Tags: FDA Recalls
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Beyaz tablets, an estrogen/progestin combined oral contraceptive that also contains a folate (levomefolate calcium 0.451 mg).
Tags: fda press release
FDA plans to standardize the information Americans get with prescription drugs—ensuring it’s more complete and easier to understand.
Tags: Consumer Health Alerts
Device overheating may result in serious 1st to 3rd degree patient burns.
Tags: MedWatch Safety Alerts
A global health care company is recalling more than 5 million units of baby formula because of possible contamination.
Tags: Consumer Health Alerts
Red lotus bakery, is recalling its 12 ounce packages of butter cup cakes because they may contain undeclared eggs. Consumers who are allergic to eggs may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product.
Tags: FDA Recalls
General Mills is voluntarily recalling a single day’s production of Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Flavor Granola Thins because of a labeling issue. Product produced on this date may have been packaged incorrectly, and may contain allergens not listed on the box’s ingredient label, specifically peanut butter.
Tags: FDA Recalls
Restrictions in response to data that suggest an elevated risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, in patients treated with Avandia.
Tags: MedWatch Safety Alerts