Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Concentrated Acetaminophen Drops Audience: Pharmacists Brookstone Pharmaceuticals and FDA notified healthcare professionals and consumers of a nationwide voluntary recall of all lots of Concentrated Acetaminophen Drops (NDC#42192-504-16) in 16 ounce (473 ml) bulk containers. The…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Immunosuppressant Drugs: Required Labeling Changes Audience: Transplant and nephrology healthcare professionals Sirolimus (marketed as Rapamune), Cyclosporine (marketed as Sandimmune and generics), Cyclosporine modified (marketed as Neoral and generics), Mycophenolate mofetil (marketed as Cellcept…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Libipower Plus Audience: Consumers, pharmacists Haloteco and FDA notified healthcare professionals and consumers of a nationwide voluntary recall of Libipower Plus. Lab analysis of Libipower Plus samples were found to contain undeclared Tadalalafil, an active…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Medtronic Paradigm Quick-Set Infusion Sets Audience: Diabetes healthcare professionals, patients Medtronic, Inc. and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of a recall of Quick-set infusion sets that are used with MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps because the affected infusion…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Mallinckrodt Sodium Chromate Cr-51 Injection Audience: Hematology and Nuclear Medical healthcare professionals, hospital risk managers Covidien and FDA announced the recall of one lot [#370-9004] of Mallinckrodt Sodium Chromate Cr-51 Injection as a result of routine post-market testing in…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Stealth Chocolate, Stealth Vanilla Powdered Dietary Supplement: Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc Audience: Consumers, healthcare professionals Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. and FDA notified healthcare professionals and consumers of a nationwide recall of the powdered dietary supplement, Stealth Chocolate and Stealth Vanilla, because it has the…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Propoxyphene-containing Products Audience: Pharmacists, pain management healthcare professionals FDA notified healthcare professionals that it is taking several actions to reduce the risk of overdose in patients using pain medications that contain propoxyphene because of data…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Varenicline (marketed as Chantix) and Bupropion (marketed as Zyban, Wellbutrin, and generics) Audience: Neuropsychiatric healthcare professionals, patients FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it has required the manufacturers of the smoking cessation aids varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban and generics) to add…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Lantus (insulin glargine) Audience: Diabetes healthcare professionals, patients FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is aware of four recently-published observational studies that looked at the use of Lantus (insulin glargine) and possible risk for…
Posted by: SomaNews on: 06 Sep, 2009
Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough Audience: Consumers, All Healthcare Professionals FDA and the CDC are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that…
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