Tag: Drug Safety
FDA Warns Sanofi of Manufacturing Irregularities at Key Facility
Agency cites contamination at Massachusetts plant where company makes ingredients used to produce various medicines
Websites Selling Compounded GLP-1 RAs Often Misinform Consumers
Only 34 of 79 websites stated that compounded drugs were not FDA approved; 39 websites did not report adverse effects, warnings
FDA Adds Warning Label to RSV Vaccines Abrysvo and Arexvy
Postmarketing observation shows increased risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome for 42 days postvaccination
CDC: Counterfeit Drugs From Online Pharmacies Pose Considerable Danger
Agency notes that counterfeit pills often contain fentanyl and methamphetamine
Carcinogen Benzene Can Form in Some Acne Treatments: Report
Cyberattack Stalls Prescription Dispensing at UnitedHealth
Tejocote Supplements Sold Online at Amazon, Etsy May Contain Fatal Poison: FDA
Overdose Deaths Involving Counterfeit Pills Increasing in U.S.
Quarterly percentage of deaths more than doubled with evidence of counterfeit pill use from July to September 2019 to October to December 2021
Recent Increase Seen in Pediatric Benzonatate Exposure
77 percent of the cases of pediatric exposure reported to U.S. poison control centers were for unintentional exposure
Most Safety Signals Reported to FDA Lead to Regulatory Action
Regulatory actions by the FDA were corroborated by at least one relevant published research study for 17 of 57 resolved safety signals
