Urinary Incontinence DrugRecalled by the MHRA
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Allanda ..Posted
Mon 15 Jun 2009 4:20pm
batch numbers are 09D02, 09D04, 146401 and 146402.
The findings were made during the early stages of the drug’s production and to be on the safe side, the MHRA decided to recall...
As a precautionary measure, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class one recall of Oxybutynin Hydrochloride.
The Oxybutynin
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Veterinary drugsrecalled
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Therese K.Posted
Tue 12 Jan 2010 7:28pm
Christie Keith, over at Pet Connection, has some information on veterinary drugs that have been recalled. The drugs (listed below) are commonly used for pain control and to induce anesthesia.
Ketamine:
Ketaset (Fort Dodge/Pfizer)
KetaVed (VEDCO), KetaThesia (Butler)
VetaKet (LLOYD Laboratories)
Ketaject (Phoenix)
Keta-Sthetic (RVX
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Heart Risks Major Cause of Recent DrugRecalls
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Obi JoPosted
Tue 28 Sep 2010 10:04pm
It seems that the majority of drugrecalls by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the past 15 years have involved cardiac complications. At least one-half of the 21 drugs pulled from the market in the U.S. for safety reasons since 1995 involved heart complications. Some of the most notable examples of drugrecalls and advisories in recent
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Bill Seeks to Arm FDA with Full DrugRecall Power And More Over the Counter Regulatory Control
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Medical QuackPosted
Thu 05 Aug 2010 6:56am
This looks like some of the areas I have been writing about in reference to recall matters and the safe shipping and documentation of drugs. The bill would also give... and delay in locating the products for recall?
Of course on recalls we are back to my favorite topic around the blog about using cell phones to scan for recalleddrugs and devices
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Major veterinary drugrecall gets bigger »
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Dr. Kim ..Posted
Fri 15 Jan 2010 12:00am
the San Francisco Chronicle, article by Christie Keith
Animal anesthetic drug pulled off market, but questions remain
What if your veterinarian was using a recalleddrug — and didn’t know it?
That’s not a hypothetical question. On Sept. 4, at least two veterinary drugs made by Teva Animal Health, Inc., a division of Israeli-based Teva Pharmaceutical
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Prescription and OTC DrugRecalls Soaring
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jeanneg99Posted
Wed 08 Sep 2010 12:35pm
Prescription and OTC DrugRecalls Soaring
This article really shocked me - and when it comes to drug companies, profits and marketing, I thought I was armor-plated against shock. Read a bit of this just to get the list of children's medications that have been recalled - many of them over the counter medicines such as Tylenol that I'm betting
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The Wrong Way to Do a DrugRecall
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Kevin KrusePosted
Fri 29 Oct 2010 5:05pm
Having never been affected by a prescription drugrecall before, this is my only data point. But I’m still damn sure this isn’t the way it’s supposed to go.
Earlier this week recalled a drug called methotrexate; which at my house, we use to manage the rheumatoid arthritis my daughter was diagnosed with as a toddler. I learned
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J&J’s DrugRecall Checklist
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Ulysee W.Posted
Mon 17 May 2010 6:23pm
’s massive drugrecall and the company’s ongoing manufacturing problems. The recall of over 40 J&J products in earlier this month is the 5th major recall of J&J products since the company was notified of significant contamination of its products back to late 2008.
So, far, J&J’s approach to the recalls have been typical for the company – slow
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DrugRecalls Children’s Tylenol, Benadryl May Contain Improper Dosage
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Brett ..Posted
Sun 02 May 2010 12:00am
that Johnson & Johnson is recalling children’s Benadryl, Tylenol, Motrin and Zyrtec, according to The New York Times .
The recall involves all unexpired lots of seven products in 43... Allergy liquids.
Glad we usually by the generic. (At least in this case.)
Why the recall? Some of the products may contain more or less active ingredients than specified
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DrugRecalls
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Andrea C.Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:33pm
This may be old news for some, but for those who may not be aware, it is important for your health.
All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled.
STOP...# on the container for Triaminic and they informed her that they are voluntarily recalling the following medicines because of a certain ingredient that is causing strokes and seizures
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