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Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News
- Recalls and Safety Alerts: Update on Femur Fracture Risk with Bisphosphonates
- Recalls and Safety Alerts: Recall of Actavis Fentanyl Patches
- Recalls and Safety Alerts: New Precaution when Calculating Carboplatin Doses
- Recalls and Safety Alerts: Update on Radiation Overdoses from CT Perfusion
- Recalls and Safety Alerts: Diabetes/Cardiovascular Risk with Prostate Cancer Drugs
Food and Drug Administration--Recalls/Safety Alerts
- Healthy People Co. is Expanding its Voluntary Recall Initiated on February 02, 2012 to Include Dietary Products Bought on or Before October 25, 2011
- McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Infants’ TYLENOL® Oral Suspension, 1 oz. Grape Due to Dosing System Complaints
- Flight Medical Innovations Ltd. Provides Update on Recall of Ventilator Remote Alarm Cable
- Walmart Recalls Cruller Bakery Pastries Due To Mislabeled Milk Allergen
- Regeneca, Inc. Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of A Specific Lot Of RegenArouse Because Of Potential Health Risks
FDA Consumer Health Information Updates
- Grapefruit Juice and Medicine May Not Mix Grapefruit juice can affect how well some medicines work, and it may cause dangerous side effects. Learn more at www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm292276.htm
- Consumer Update Analytics This page contains links to all past Consumer Update Analytics web pages.
- Toothbrush Can Chip Teeth and Cause Choking Caution! Spinbrush can harm your teeth--or worse. Learn how to avoid the risks of injury with Spinbrush at http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm291790.htm
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: January 2012 FDA warns about hair regrowth products that may cause a rapid or irregular heartbeat, popular over-the-counter medications that may contain the wrong tablets in the pill bottles, and vaginal products sold as cosmetics that contain an anesthetic drug ingredient and harmful bacteria. Learn about these and other safety alerts at http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerU pdates/ucm290879.htm
- Teaching Kids About Using Medicine Safely Watch this video in English or en Español to learn how to teach kids about using medicine safely.
MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed
- Healthy People Co. Dietary Supplements: Recall - Undeclared Drug Ingredient UPDATED 02/22/2012. Recall expanded to include all lots purchased on or before October 25, 2011. Recalled products pose significant risk to patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, or stroke.
- Infants’ TYLENOL Oral Suspension, 1 oz. Grape: Recall - Dosing System Complaints Reports of dosing syringe flow restrictor being pushed into the bottle when inserting the syringe.
- Spinbrush Powered Toothbrush by Arm and Hammer or Crest: Safety Communication - Choking Hazard and Serious Injuries Brush head may break off in the user’s mouth or near the face, causing cuts to the mouth and gums, chipped or broken teeth, swallowing and choking on the broken pieces, and injuries to the face and eyes.
- Avastin (bevacizumab): Counterfeit Product - FDA Issues Letters to 19 Medical Practices The counterfeit version of Avastin does not contain the medicine’s active ingredient, bevacizumab, which may have resulted in patients not receiving needed therapy.
- Salter Labs 7600 Bubble Humidifier Used with Supplemental Oxygen Therapy: Class I Recall - Humidifier Lids Fail to Pop Off at the Intended Pressure The humidifier can leak and can potentially interrupt the flow of supplemental oxygen to the patient.
