FDA Blames Failure to Inspect Chinese Drug Makers on Shortage of Funds
May 2, 2008
After recent debacles like the Digitek recall this week, and the heparin recall last month, it is obvious that a major overhaul is needed in the way we inspect, approve of and import drugs from overseas pharmaceutical companies. It seems that perhaps, finally, the US government is starting to take this threat seriously. Joe Sheffer reports on the American Pharmacists Association website that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for hundreds of millions per year to inspect foreign drug facilities.
Scotts Miracle Gro Bypasses EPA Rules and Scotts Blames Ex-Employee
April 25, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Scotts Miracle-Gro to stop selling and distributing two pesticide products that have not been registered with the EPA. The recalled pesticides are “Garden Weed Preventer + Plant Food” and “SLS Fertilizer With .28 Halts” and are sold at various home and garden stores across the country.
Gadolinium Health Alert
April 19, 2008
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSD)
First reported in this article about Gadolinium Contrast Agents
The decision to conduct a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) examination, two commonly performed diagnostic tests, often is very simple. The patient goes to the doctor with complaints of internal problems that may escape detection with traditional x-ray machines, so an MRI or MRA scan is ordered. Until now, the contraindications for having an MRI or MRA have been very limited: patients with cardiac pacemakers, insulin pumps, cochlear implants or other electronically, mechanically or magnetically activated implanted devices, should not have MRI or MRA scans or must proceed very cautiously.
Chinese Herbal Pills with Human Placenta
April 14, 2008
More and more Westerners are blindly taking alternative medicines because they want to lead “natural lifestyles” and/or because they don’t trust traditional doctors and pharmaceutical companies. Always remember that just because something is marketed as “traditional Chinese medicine” does not mean it is good for you.
Exubera and Lung Cancer
April 9, 2008
Pfizer, Inc. today sent letters to patients who may be taking Exubera, and to medical professionals who may be prescribing the drug to inform them of a possible link between Exubera use and lung cancer.
Exubera is a short-acting insulin that is administered through an inhaler. It helps diabetic adults control high blood sugar and is used for Type I and Type II diabetes.
Kansas Firm Recalls Cattle Heads
April 5, 2008
Elkhorn Valley Packing LLC, a Harper, Kan., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 406,000 pounds of frozen cattle heads with tonsils not completely removed, which is not compliant with regulations that require the removal of tonsils from cattle of all ages, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
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March 31, 2008
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Regranex May Increase Cancer Danger in as Little as 3 Treatments
March 31, 2008
Last week the US Food and Drug Administration announced an ongoing safety review of the the drug Regranex (becaplermin), a medication commonly used by diabetics to treat foot and leg ulcers.
Supreme Court Grants Immunity To Medical Device Manufacturers
March 26, 2008
The Supreme Court finally gave medical device makers their one true wish - Immunity from Lawsuits. Makers of medical devices like implantable defibrillators or breast implants are immune from liability for personal injuries… Up for review next month - Immunity for pharmaceutical companies.
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Chantix - Varenicline and Suicidal Thoughts
November 21, 2007
The FDA today announced ongoing safety reviews of the drug varenicline, marketed as Chantix and designed to help smokers quit smoking. You may remember the drug’s commercials with the rabbit and the turtle / tortoise in a race.
The early communication by the FDA about this ongoing safety review has to do with the possibility of increased suicidal and aggressive thoughts while taking Chantix.
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