FDA Alerts
FDA Warns of Hidden Drug in Weight Loss Product
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Bee Thin, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various websites, including www.beethinzxt.com , and possibly in some retail stores.
Mayhem Bodybuilding Supplement Recalled
Chaotic Labz, Atkins, Arkansas, is voluntarily conducting a nationwide recall of Mayhem dietary supplement capsules, Lot #CLM061114 with an expiration date of 06/2016, to the user/consumer level. Mayhem’s intended use is as a bodybuilding supplement.
Public Notification: Mayhem Contains Hidden Drug Ingredients
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Mayhem, a product labeled as a dietary supplement that is promoted to increase appetite and muscle growth, because it contains an undeclared corticosteroid and antihistamine.
FDA Notifies Public of Hidden Ingredient in V26 Slimming Coffee
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use V26 Slimming Coffee, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various websites and possibly in some retail stores.
FDA Gives Green Light to Ramucirumab in Combination with Paclitaxel
On November 5, 2014, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration approved ramucirumab (Cyramza, Eli Lilly and Company) for use in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma.
FDA Approves Vaccine to Prevent Invasive Meningococcal Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Trumenba, the first vaccine licensed in the United States to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in individuals 10 through 25 years of age.
FDA Approves New Treatment for Rare Form of Hemophilia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Obizur [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Porcine Sequence] for the treatment of bleeding episodes in adults with acquired hemophilia A (acquired Factor VIII [FVII] deficiency).
New Labeling for Embeda ER Describes Abuse-Deterrent Properties
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved new labeling for Embeda (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) extended-release (ER) capsules, an opioid analgesic to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.
FDA Permits Marketing of Urinary Prosthesis Device for Women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the inFlow Intraurethral Valve-Pump, a replaceable urinary prosthesis for use in female adults who cannot contract the muscles necessary to push urine out of the bladder (impaired detrusor contractility or IDC).
FDA Approves First Combination Pill to Treat Hepatitis C
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection.