THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED A CLASS I RECALL OF LOT NO. UD30654 OF HEALON D, AN OPHTHALMIC VISCOSURGICAL DEVICE (OVD) MANUFACTURED BY ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC. (AMO) OF SANTA ANA, CALIF. OVDS ARE VISCOELASTIC MATERIALS USED TO MAINTAIN SPACE IN THE EYE DURING SURGERY. TYPICALLY, OVDS ARE PRE-PACKAGED IN A SYRINGE AND ARE … [Read more...]

Stryker Craniomaxillofacial has issued a nationwide recall of its Custom Cranial Implant Kits; Catalogue Numbers 54-00101, 54-00102, 54-00103 and 54-00104, all lots shipped sterile Stryker's Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) business unit announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded on Dec. 18, 2008 that its recall of the … [Read more...]

Note: Also see related ETHEX Hydromorphone Recall CONTACT: CATHERINE BIFFIGNANI (314) 645-6600 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --ST. LOUIS – DEC. 23, 2008 – KV PHARMACEUTICAL HAS ADVISED THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) THAT, EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT DEC. 19, 2008, THE COMPANY VOLUNTARILY SUSPENDED ALL SHIPMENTS OF ALL FDA APPROVED DRUG PRODUCTS IN … [Read more...]

Note: This is in addition to the previous ETHEX recall from last month for the pharmaceutical drugs: Propafenone, Isosorbide, Morphine and Destroamphetamine due to the possibility of oversized pills. CONTACT: ANN MCBRIDE 1-800-748-1472 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- ST. LOUIS, MO – DECEMBER 23, 2008 – ETHEX CORPORATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT HAS … [Read more...]

THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS ALERTING CONSUMERS NATIONWIDE NOT TO PURCHASE OR CONSUME MORE THAN 25 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS MARKETED FOR WEIGHT LOSS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN UNDECLARED, ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS THAT MAY PUT CONSUMERS’ HEALTH AT RISK. THE TAINTED WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS ARE: FATLOSS SLIMMING 2 DAY … [Read more...]