Scarce supplies of medications for life-threatening conditions have left hospitals looking for substitutes for patient or forcing the delay of treatment. According to the University of Utah’s Drug Information Service, drugs listed in short supply … [Read more...]
Janssen Recalls 70,000 Prefilled Invega Sustenna Syringes
Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson unit Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pharmaceuticals, has recalled approximately 70,000 prefilled syringes containing the drug Invega Sustenna, an antipsychotic drug, due to some of the syringes having cracks in the … [Read more...]
Counterfeit Extenze Prompts Drug Recall
Two lots of the nutritional supplement tablets Extenze are being voluntarily recalled by Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc. The two recalled lots are counterfeit products not manufactured, packaged, or distributed by Biotab. They are falsely marked with the … [Read more...]
FDA to Increase Scrutiny of Dietary Supplements
Last month, the FDA sent a warning letter to manufacturers and marketers of dietary supplements that it will be targeting the hundreds of products that contain drugs or chemicals that function like drugs. Unlike prescription drugs, which must … [Read more...]
FDA Review: Weight-Loss Drug Contrave Fails Key Tests
The third diet drug under FDA review in 2010, Contrave, has failed tests for safety and effectiveness. Made by Orexigen Therapeutics, Contrave is a combination of the antidepressant drug bupropion (Wellbutrin) and the anti-addiction opioid drug … [Read more...]
Darvon, Darvocet Withdrawn from US Market
After reviewing new data demonstrating that the painkiller propoxyphene (marketed as Darvon and Darvocet) significantly increases the risk of possibly fatal heart arrhythmia, the FDA has requested Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals and other companies making … [Read more...]
FDA Severely Restricts Avandia
On September 23rd, the FDA announced severe restrictions to be placed on GlaxoSmithKline’s controversial diabetes drug Avandia. These restrictions make Avandia an option only for patients with Type 2 diabetes who cannot use other medications to … [Read more...]
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