The USA Today (1/24, Hellmich) reported, “There is no evidence” to support HCG weight-loss product claims says the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s “Internet and health fraud” division, Elizabeth Miller. Miller also said that although HCG products “claim to be homeopathic,” they are not recognized in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia. Therefore, these products “are … Read more
The Los Angeles Times (10/27, Zajac) “Booster Shots” blog reported, “B. Braun Medical Inc., of Irvine on Wednesday announced a recall of seven lots of the anticoagulant heparin because of concerns they may be contaminated with trace amounts of oversulfated chondroitin sulfate, or OSCS, the same substance implicated in the 2008 heparin crisis that … Read more
The Wall Street Journal (9/27, Gryta) reports Amgen Inc. has recalled some lots of anemia drugs Epogen [epoetin alfa] and Procrit. The drugs sold by Johnson & Johnson have been recalled due to concerns they may contain glass flakes that are very thin. Amgen said the issue came about as a result of the interaction … Read more
If you use ProAmatine for blood pressure, Shire is taking it off the market. The AP (8/18, Perrone) reports, “Shire PLC said Tuesday it will pull” its blood-pressure drug ProAmatine (midodrine hydrochloride) “off the market” by the end of September “following warnings from federal regulators who said the drug has not been proven effective.” … Read more
November 1, 2009 According to The Associated Press, Proctor & Gamble received a warning from the Food and Drug Administration about their marketing regarding two Vicks cold and flu medicines containing vitamin C. Read More
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