FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Heprin Contamination Deliberate

  Frank Bailey | April 30, 2008 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  An article in the New York Times outlines how LeRoy Hubley lost his wife and son from an allergic reaction to contaminated heparin. The FDA believes the contamination was deliberate but they have...

• Use of Heparin Concerns the Food and Drug Administration

  Drew Dixon | April 24, 2008 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  The Food and Drug Administration recently asked the makers of many kinds of medical devices that contain the drug Heparin to test their supplies. The concerns came after a number of serious allergic reactions were linked to medical devices which contained Heparin.

• DURAGESIC PATCHES: ARE THEY SAFE?

  Frank Bailey | April 13, 2008 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  PriCara has recalled all lots of its 25 mcg/hr DURAGESIC patches. These patches contain the powerful drug fentanyl. The recalled patches have expiration dates on or before December 2009. The...