FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Recall - Children's and Infants Liquid Tylenol

  Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2009 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Certain lots of Children’s Liquid Tylenol Products have been voluntarily recalled because they may have bacterial contamination. One of the inactive ingredients tested positive for B....

• FDA Warning Against Diet Pill Long Overdue

  Ryan Scott | May 04, 2009 5:41 PM | 3 CommentsBentonville , AR

  According to the Associated Press, the Food and Drug Administration said the maker of the dietary supplement Hydroxycut has agreed to recall 14 of its products. Available in grocery stores and...

• Raptiva Linked To Deaths

  Chrissie Cole | February 19, 2009 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The FDA has issued a public health advisory concerning progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and the psoriasis drug efalizumab (Raptiva). PML is a rare but serious progressive...

• Are You Mixing a Dangerous Medication Cocktail?

  Ryan Scott | January 30, 2009 1:00 PM | 1 CommentBentonville , AR

  At least 2 million older Americans are taking a combination of drugs or supplements that can be a risky mix — from blood thinners and cholesterol pills to aspirin and ginkgo capsules — a...

• FDA Advisory Notices: Drugs Linked to Suicidal Thoughts

  Sach Oliver | September 26, 2008 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR

  In just the past few months, the FDA has released several advisory notices to both doctors and the public about drugs linked to suicidal thoughts or actions, including Singulair, epilepsy drugs and...

• Confusing Allergy Warnings May Do More Harm Than Good

  Ryan Scott | August 26, 2008 3:13 PM | 1 CommentLittle Rock, AR

  Do the phrases "may contain traces of" or "made in the same factory as" help you decide if the food is safe for your allergy? According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) these warnings may...

• 228 Cases of Salmonella Now Linked to Tainted Tomatoes

  Drew Dixon | June 13, 2008 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Last week I blogged about the outbreak of Salmonella in several types of raw tomatoes. Today I was made aware of a recent update from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attributing the number of illnesses attributed to Salmonella tainted tomatoes to be 228. Infections have been reported in at least twenty-three states since mid-April, with the last 61 cases found in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, and Vermont.

• Red Tomatoes May Contain Salmonella

  Drew Dixon | June 05, 2008 3:01 PM | 2 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The Food and Drug Administration released an alert earlier this week warning consumers in Mexico and Texas that a Salmonella outbreak may be related to the consumption of certain types of raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes. The bacteria, Salmonella serotype Saintpaul, is an uncommon type of Salmonella.

• Accutane Linked to Depression

  Drew Dixon | May 27, 2008 4:54 PM | 1 CommentBentonville , AR

  The use of isotretinoin, the active ingredient in the acne medicine Accutane, is believed to more than double the risk of depression. In a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Doctors from CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre in Montreal have performed the first study to find a statistically significant link between isotretinoin and depression.

• Heparin Recall Continues

  Frank Bailey | May 09, 2008 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The FDA has asked for help to spread the word about recalls of injectable heparin products and heparin flush solutions that may be contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate. There have...