Medical Product Safety Alerts

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued safety guidelines for companies that use peanut products on Tuesday and said… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to improve its oversight of vitamins and other dietary supplements as reports… »   

Results from the ATHENA trial, reported in the 12th February issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest that… »   

Vigabatrin (Sabril), first intention molecule for the treatment of epilepsy in children, in many cases produces secondary effects that lead… »   

An oral vaccine packed into bacteria found in dairy products like milk and cheese protected mice from the anthrax bacteria,… »   

Almost half of U.S. mothers are avoiding food made with peanut butter even if products are not among more… »   

U.S. makers of opioid painkillers will have to take stronger measures to prevent misuse and abuse of the addictive prescription… »   

The head of Britain’s narcotics advisory board has apologised after saying the drug ecstasy was less dangerous than horse riding,… »   

Postmenopausal women who take multivitamins appear to have the same risk of most common cancers, cardiovascular disease or dying… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to give pharmaceutical companies new guidelines on how to make potential side effects… »   

A national panel of pain management experts representing the American Pain Society (APS) and the American Academy of Pain Medicine… »   

U.S. health regulators said on Wednesday they were reviewing dozens of products for potential safety problems, including some popular antidepressants,… »   

Many of the substances in our most common medicines are manufactured in India and China. Some of these factories release… »   

A common stimulant drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can cause brain changes in mice similar to those… »   

China’s Ministry of Health has ordered doctors around the country to stop prescribing a diabetes drug after a fake batch… »