The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an announcement regarding the use of codeine and tramadol for children and women who are breastfeeding. The warning states that both of these narcotic drugs can be harmful for people under the age of 18 and infants that are being breastfed. The announcement describes new contraindications […]

Meridian Medical Technology recently issued a voluntary recall of several lots of the Mylan EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. These are the auto-injectors used to deliver epinephrine quickly in the event of anaphylactic shock, a deadly reaction to an allergen. The recall was issued over the fact that the devices may have a defective part in […]

The prescription drug Viberzi is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D). The FDA recently announced that patients who have had the gallbladder removed should not be taking the medication because of a risk of developing pancreatitis. The announcement comes after a recent review that […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued its highest level of recall for the Zimmer Biomet Reverse Shoulder. A class I recall is reserved for the most potentially dangerous device or drug defects, those that may cause serious injury or death. The full name of the device currently being recalled is the Biomet […]

Since power morcellators came into use for fibroid removal surgery in women in 1991, some women have suffered a terrible side effect. The device used to remove uterine tissue and fibroids has caused some of these patients to develop a serious malignant cancer called leiomyosarcoma. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not warn […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning to consumers and health care professionals about a rare but serious possible reaction to skin antiseptic products. Skin disinfectants and antiseptics that can be bought over the counter and contain the ingredient chlorhexidine gluconate have been found to cause an increasing number of cases […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning to consumers about a controversial drug called PNC-27. It has not been evaluated by the FDA, but the group selling PNC-27 is making claims that it can cure cancer. The FDA evaluates and approves drugs for specific uses and to try a drug that […]

Some of the most popular heartburn drugs on the market, including Prevacid, Nexium, Pepcid, and Prilosec, have been found to put patients at risk for a serious gastrointestinal infection. Two different classes of medications were involved in the recent study, and both were implicated in the infections. This comes after another recent study found that […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for making sure medications that are approved for use in patients have been rigorously tested for both safety and effectiveness. Even so, sometimes a medication slips through the cracks or a problem with a drug is not discovered until after it is out on the market. […]

On December 8, Attorneys General in 43 states and Washington D.C. reached a settlement agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb over the misleading marketing of the drug Abilify. The company will pay out $19.5 million because of allegations that it engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices when it marketed the drug. Complaints in the 43 states […]