All Entries in the "Dangerous Drugs" Category
Benicar (olmesartan): Ongoing Safety Review
FDA evaluating data in which type 2 diabetes patients taking Benicar had a higher rate of death from cardiovascular cause compared to placebo. FDA has not concluded that Benicar increases the risk of death.
Vitamin D Supplement Products: Medication Use Error
Some liquid Vitamin D supplement products are sold with droppers that could allow parents to accidentally give harmful amounts of Vitamin D to their infant.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Over-The-Counter Products: Recall
UPDATED 06/17/2010. Recall expanded to include product lots of Benadryl Allergy Ultratab Tablets and Extra Strength Tylenol Rapid Release Gels.
Magic Power Coffee: Undeclared Drug Ingredient
Product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement contains the drug ingredient hydroxythiohomosildenafil, a chemical that may interact with prescription nitrates, and cause dangerously low blood pressure.
Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin): Market Withdrawal
Drug failed to demonstrate clinical benefit to patients enrolled in trials.
Tamiflu: Counterfeit Product Sold on Internet
Potentially harmful product represented as “Generic Tamiflu”- tests revealed product does not contain oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an antibiotic.
Hospira Brand Liposyn and Propofol: Recall
Injectable products may contain particulate matter.
Orlistat (marketed as Alli and Xenical): Labeling Change
Revised labeling to include cases of severe liver injury.
Hylenex recombinant (hyaluronidase human injection): Recall
Voluntary recall of all manufactured lots has been initiated as a precautionary measure due to instances of particulate matter observed in a limited number of vials during routine stability testing.
Arrow Brand Medicated Oil and Embrocation: Consumer Warning, Product Considered Toxic
Product contains substances which are poisonous when ingested or applied to large areas of the body.
Intravenous Medications Manufactured by Claris: Recall due to contamination of products
Products sold under the Claris, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals labels. Reports of floating matter in intravenous bags of metronidazole and ondansetron. Foreign matter should not be present in a sterile injectable product.
