Tag: Drug Safety
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
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Some acne treatments may banish blemishes but carry hidden dangers: A new report...
Cyberattack Stalls Prescription Dispensing at UnitedHealth
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For nearly a week, prescription drug orders have been disrupted at thousands of...
Tejocote Supplements Sold Online at Amazon, Etsy May Contain Fatal Poison: FDA
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Tejocote weight-loss supplements sold online through Amazon or Etsy could contain a highly...
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
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin ‘Off-Label’
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most prescriptions for the medication gabapentin are for unapproved uses -- and many...
About One in 20 Patients Exposed to Preventable Harm
Pooled prevalence of preventable patient harm was 6 percent; 12 percent was severe, led to death
PPI Use for Up to Three Years Safe During Anticoagulant Tx
Safety profile did not differ for pantoprazole versus placebo except greater risk for enteric infections
