FDA & Prescription Drugs

• BPA in Plastic- Questions, Answers, and more Questions

  Amber Wheat | September 16, 2008 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  There is a lot of research going on right now on the chemical BPA which is used in baby bottles and other plastics to make them shatter-proof. Some studies have shown that the chemical can cause...

• Continued Concerns Regarding Bisphenol A

  Nigel Whitehead | September 04, 2008 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  The FDA has said that plastic products containing the chemical Bisphenol A are safe. Experts, however, aren't so sure and have reported that they can't completely rule out the dangers of this...

• Heparin Prices are Soaring

  Rick Patterson | June 29, 2008 9:23 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It is a case of supply and demand with regard to the blood-thinning drug heparin. Since the recall of heparin earlier this year, supplies have become very limited, so an increase was to be...

• Merck's Gardasil Not Cleared for Older Women

  Greg Owen | June 27, 2008 9:20 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  At this time the cervical cancer vaccine known as Gardasil will not be approved for older women. That is the word to Merck & Co from the U.S. regulators. Merck was seeking approval to extend...

• Walgreen Agrees to Pay $42 Million for Drug Switching

  Rick Patterson | June 18, 2008 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Your friendly local pharmacy, Walgreens, has had its cover blown. A whistleblower, pharmacist, Bernard Lisitz, claims that Walgreens illegally switched tablet and capsules of generic Zantac and...

• Digitek® (digoxin tablets) Recalled Due to Deadly Manufacturing Defect

  Paul Kiesel | June 15, 2008 6:58 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

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• Actavis Totowa Recalls Digitek (digoxin) tablets

  Susan Devine | May 14, 2008 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Actavis Totowa recalls all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek (digoxin tablets, USP).

• Digitek Digoxin Recall

  Paul Kiesel | May 12, 2008 1:00 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

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• FDA Warns Singulair Users and Physicians

  Greg Owen | March 28, 2008 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed healthcare professionals and patients alike of their findings regarding the possible links between the use of Singulair and changes in mood and behavior. Their concerns pertain to suicidal thinking, changed behavior and indeed suicide. Merck, the manufacturer of Singulair, is stressing that this warning is based on a small number of studies. (Still...

• Deaths and Injuries Linked to Heparin

  Greg Owen | March 19, 2008 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to identify the contaminant that has been found in Heparin, which may be linked to as many as 19 deaths. Although, at this time, the FDA has not established a direct causal link. The drug Heparin is used in dialysis and heart procedures to stave off blood clots. Baxter sells somewhere in the range of 35 million units of heparin sodium injection...