May, 2010Intravenous Medications Manufactured by Claris: Recall due to contamination of products

Audience: Pharmacists, Hospital Risk Managers Metronidazole, Ciprofloxacin and Ondansetron sold under the Claris, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals labels.
 FDA notified healthcare professionals not to use the…

PediaCare Children’s Products [Blacksmith Brand]: Recall of four products

Audience: Consumers, Pediatrics healthcare professionals Blacksmith Brands and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients about a nationwide recall of all lots of four PediaCare children’s products. These products are sold exclusively in the…

CPSC Warns Memorial Day Weekend Among the Deadliest Holidays for ATV Riders

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riders to take precautions to stay safe this holiday weekend and riding season. For the 4-day period surrounding the 2009 Memorial Day holiday, CPSC is aware of 27 fatalities, with two under the age of 16, averaging almost seven deaths a day.

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 28, 2010

The judge in the Digitek MDL denies certification to a nationwide consumer class, and, a Georgia appeals panel finds a lotion manufacturer had no duty to warn of the possibility of skin reactions. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

Arrow Brand Medicated Oil and Embrocation: Consumer Warning, Product Considered Toxic

Audience: Consumers
FDA warned consumers not to purchase or use a product called "Arrow Brand Medicated Oil & Embrocation," also labeled as "Aceite Medicinal La Flecha (Spanish) ..
The product contains two substances, methyl…

Hylenex recombinant (hyaluronidase human injection): Recall

Audience: Risk Manager, Emergency Medicine Baxter International Inc. announced a voluntary recall of all manufactured lots of Hylenex recombinant (hyaluronidase human injection) has been initiated as a precautionary measure due to instances of…

Orlistat (marketed as Alli and Xenical): Labeling Change

Audience: Family Practice healthcare professionals, patients/consumers
FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it has approved a revised label for Xenical to include new safety information about cases of severe liver injury that…

CPSC Identifies Manufacturers of Problem Drywall Made in China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing today the names of the drywall manufacturers whose drywall emitted high levels of hydrogen sulfide in testing conducted for the agency by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). There is a strong association between hydrogen sulfide and metal corrosion.

Cummins Power Generation Recalls Portable Generators Due to Fire Hazard

Fuel can leak through the carburetor during normal usage, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI): Class Labeling Change

Audience: Family Practice, consumers including Nexium, Dexilant, Prilosec, Zegerid, Prevacid, Protonix, Aciphex, Vimovo, Prilosec OTC, Zegerid OTC, and Prevacid 24HR
 

[Posted 05/25/2010] FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients…