Firm Recalls Bottles of ADHD Drug
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A pharmaceutical company issued a nationwide recall yesterday of about 500 bottles of a drug used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.
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Nine lots of heparin blood thinner -- the medicine at the center of a lawsuit filed by actor Dennis Quaid over an overdose given to his newborn twins -- were recalled by Baxter International Inc after an increase in reports of adverse reactions in patients.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.  Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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NEW YORK (CBS) The recent recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx has a lot of patients worried about the contents of their medicine cabinets and wondering what the alternatives might be.
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Advanced Medical Optics Inc.   said late on Friday that it was recalling and halting shipments  of its Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solutions after data  showed a higher risk of eye infections among its users.
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Drugstores began clearing their shelves of over-the-counter cough and cold medicine designed for infants yesterday after leading manufacturers announced they were withdrawing the products amid rising concerns about the safety of the popular remedies.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second-biggest drugmaker, recalled Paxil CR antidepressants last month because the pills may have lacked an active ingredient, and didn't warn patients.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety  Commission, in cooperation with sportswear firm Nike Inc., on  Wednesday announced the voluntary recall of about 9,000  children's athletic sneakers that may pose a choking hazard.
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The drug maker Eli Lilly &amp; Co. said Friday it is warning doctors to stop using its attention deficit disorder drug Strattera in patients with jaundice or laboratory evidence of liver injury.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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The following recall has been announced:
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Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  said late on Friday that it was recalling and halting shipments of its Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solutions after data showed a higher risk of eye infections among its users.
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The same industrial chemical that led to a massive pet food recall was used in animal feed ingredients made by a U S company, health officials said yesterday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration today announced a five-step program to bolster drug safety evaluations. The news comes after controversy over the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx and risks to children on antidepressants.
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Eli Lilly and Co. on Friday said it added a warning to the label of its attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medicine, advising patients with jaundice or a liver injury to stop taking the treatment.
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Roche Pharmaceuticals announced a global recall of its HIV/AIDS drug Viracept after discovering that some batches had been contaminated with a carcinogen.