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Sex Enhancement Supplement May Pose RisksFDA Alerts

Sex Enhancement Supplement May Pose Risks

Rhino X sexual enhancement supplement may contain sildenafil

November 19, 2015·1 min read
FDA Warns About Zero Fat SupplementFDA Alerts

FDA Warns About Zero Fat Supplement

Zero Fat contains sibutramine, according to FDA

November 19, 2015·2 min read
FDA, Partners Crack Down on SupplementsFDA Alerts

FDA, Partners Crack Down on Supplements

US Food and Drug Administration and partners announce results of dietary supplement sweep

November 17, 2015·6 min read
FDA Warns of Contrast Agent Side EffectFDA Alerts

FDA Warns of Contrast Agent Side Effect

Iodine-containing contrast agents for medical imaging may cause underactive thyroid in infants in rare cases

November 17, 2015·2 min read
Blood-Thinning Rx Had No Effect on MortalityFDA Alerts

Blood-Thinning Rx Had No Effect on Mortality

Plavix (clopidogrel) did not appear to change overall death risk in heart patients

November 6, 2015·2 min read
FDA Warns About Sexual Enhancement ProductFDA Alerts

FDA Warns About Sexual Enhancement Product

Power Khan for sexual enhancement may contain undeclared sildenafil and thiosildenafil

November 5, 2015·1 min read
FDA Warns Against Male Enhancement Products FDA Alerts

FDA Warns Against Male Enhancement Products

Natural male enhancement supplements may contain undisclosed drug ingredients and can endanger health

October 12, 2015·4 min read
Gluten Intolerant? Double-Check Your CheeriosFDA Alerts

Gluten Intolerant? Double-Check Your Cheerios

General Mills recalls Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios boxes for gluten allergy risk

October 6, 2015·2 min read
FDA Approval Expands Access to Artificial Heart Valve for Inoperable PatientsFDA Alerts

FDA Approval Expands Access to Artificial Heart Valve for Inoperable Patients

Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve expanded to more patients

September 23, 2013·3 min read
 FDA Requiring Color Changes to Duragesic Pain Patches to Aid SafetyFDA Alerts

FDA Requiring Color Changes to Duragesic Pain Patches to Aid Safety

Accidental exposure to patches can harm children pets and others

September 23, 2013·2 min read
FDA Prohibits Manufacture of FDA-Regulated Drugs from Ranbaxy's Mohali, India, Plant and Issues Import AlertFDA Alerts

FDA Prohibits Manufacture of FDA-Regulated Drugs from Ranbaxy's Mohali, India, Plant and Issues Import Alert

Import alert allows US officials to detain products made by Ranbaxy

September 16, 2013·2 min read
GE Pharma Announces a Recall of Dietary Supplement Creafuse PowderFDA Alerts

GE Pharma Announces a Recall of Dietary Supplement Creafuse Powder

Recall issued due to potential DMAA health risk

September 13, 2013·1 min read
Leiters Compounding Pharmacy Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Three Product LotsFDA Alerts

Leiters Compounding Pharmacy Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Three Product Lots

Products recalled due to sterility concerns with testing vendor

September 11, 2013·2 min read
Medaus Pharmacy Initiates a Nationwide Recall of Certain Pharmacy ProductsFDA Alerts

Medaus Pharmacy Initiates a Nationwide Recall of Certain Pharmacy Products

Recall issued due to questions on third party sterility testing

September 5, 2013·2 min read
Wellness Pharmacy, Inc. Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Certain Sterile  ProductsFDA Alerts

Wellness Pharmacy, Inc. Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Certain Sterile Products

Recall issued due to lab results indicating microbial contamination

August 27, 2013·1 min read
JCB Laboratories Issues Voluntary Recall of Six Drug Product LotsFDA Alerts

JCB Laboratories Issues Voluntary Recall of Six Drug Product Lots

Recall issued due to concerns of sterility assurance

August 27, 2013·2 min read
FDA Warns that Oxygen Not Always a Life SaverFDA Alerts

FDA Warns that Oxygen Not Always a Life Saver

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy does not work for certain conditions and can have serious risks

August 27, 2013·3 min read
Hospira Issues Important Safety Information for Blood SetsFDA Alerts

Hospira Issues Important Safety Information for Blood Sets

Recall issued due to reports of punctured blood bags

August 14, 2013·3 min read
Minty Fresh But Still a KillerFDA Alerts

Minty Fresh But Still a Killer

FDA warns that menthol cigarettes may pose greater health risk than regular cigarettes

July 24, 2013·3 min read
A Fiery New Way to SunburnFDA Alerts

A Fiery New Way to Sunburn

Sunscreen spray danger around open flame warns FDA

July 23, 2013·3 min read
FDA Alerts Companies to Stop Illegal Sale of Treatments for DiabetesFDA Alerts

FDA Alerts Companies to Stop Illegal Sale of Treatments for Diabetes

Consumers being advised not to use these illegal diabetes products

July 23, 2013·3 min read
FDA Announces Import of Injectable Nutrition DrugsFDA Alerts

FDA Announces Import of Injectable Nutrition Drugs

Injectable nutrition medications will be imported into the US due to critical shortage

May 29, 2013·3 min read
FDA Alerts Regarding Steroid Injections from Main Street Family PharmacyFDA Alerts

FDA Alerts Regarding Steroid Injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy

Adverse reactions from steroid injections lead to investigation of Main Street Family Pharamacy

May 24, 2013·1 min read
USP Injectable Vials by Sandoz US: Recall - Particulate Matter In VialsFDA Alerts

USP Injectable Vials by Sandoz US: Recall - Particulate Matter In Vials

Injectable product voluntarily recalled due to discovery of matter in vials

May 22, 2013·1 min read