2012

Another company is reacting to the news out of the Food and Drug Administration that all shellfish imported from Korea, including those items that came in cans, might be adulterated. This announcement has now prompted Crown Prince to recall four different products that might contain the adulterated fish.  All items in question are under the… read more

Parents and guardians are being warned by the Food and Drug Administration of the danger that certain anesthetics might have on infants. In particular, the safety group is worried about the impact that items like Orajel and Anbesol might have if these items are rubbed on a baby’s gums in an attempt to ease the… read more

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter concerning potential marketing materials of a drug meant to treat hepatitis C. The drug in question is called Incivek, and it is manufactured by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.  The FDA took issue with a potential marketing event in which a patient would be extolling the virtues of… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is warning Pfizer that one of their ads has the potential to mislead consumers. The ad in question is used as marketing material for the company’s EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto Injectors.  In the television ad that the FDA accuses of being misleading, a mother and a child are talking… read more

The Food and Drug Administration has some serious concerns about the safety procedures that a pharmaceutical giant has in place for handling complaints. The McNeil division of Johnson & Johnson has been the recipient of a warning letter from the safety agency.  The FDA believes that this division failed to properly look into hundreds of… read more

Because medications often react differently in adults and children, parents need to be aware of the risks and benefits of doling out certain drugs to their little ones.  And the Food and Drug Administration wants to prepare adults with the information they need to ensure their children are safe. To that end, they’re promoting the… read more

Now that summer is just about here, we’re starting to see many reports on how to protect yourself from the danger of skin cancer. Today, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Park Service, and the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention have joined forces to provide tips on how consumers… read more

The results of a new drug study have prompted the Food and Drug Administration to issue a statement regarding where they stand on the product’s risk potential. The New England Journal of Medicine today released a report that detailed how persons who were given a five day course of the drug known as azithromycin, such… read more

In a demonstration of how crucial it is for tests to be conducted even after a drug is proven safe, the Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about a drug that might react negatively with another substance. The organization recently received a report about a person dying after being administered the first dose of… read more

The Food and Drug Administration wants to crack down on the overuse of medical devices that they say might expose children to unnecessarily high amounts of radiation. Last week, the agency released a brand new set of proposed guidelines that would make devices such as CT scans safer for young children.  Among other things, CT… read more

A treatment that some claim can help combat multiple sclerosis is taking fire from the Food and Drug Administration because they say a correlation cannot be established that would prove the treatment’s efficacy. Under scrutiny is a form of treatment known as liberation therapy.  This type of treatment involves using stents or balloon angioplasty devices… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is coming down on the makers of certain dietary supplements whose products contain an ingredient that has yet to be proven safe. Ten different manufacturers and distributors have received a warning letter from the safety agency because their products contain what’s known as dimethylamylamine, or DMAA.  Also known as geranium… read more