FDA & Prescription Drugs

• French Style Green Beans Recall Effects 20 States

  Lee Coleman | August 03, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Lakeside Foods of WI is doing a voluntary recall of 15,000 cases of 14.5 ounce cans of French Style Green Beans because some of the cans may be under processed and some cans may have leaked. No illnesses have been reported at this time but the cans have the potential to have botulism. Lakeside is asking consumers who have cans of the French Style Green Beans with the following in the top line of...

• Baby Bliss Gripe Water Recalled

  Lee Coleman | September 21, 2007 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The FDA along with MOM Enterprises, Inc. posted a recall of Baby's Bliss Grip Water, apple flavor, code 26952V and expire date of October 2008 due to Cryptosporidium infection. The herbal formula is used ease stomach discomfort in infants associated with colic, hiccups and teething. Cryptosporidium infection causes a watery diarrhea. It can also have symptoms of weight loss, stomach cramps or...

• Avastin Can Cause RPLS and Nasal Septum Perforation

  Lee Coleman | September 26, 2006 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The FDA and Genetech notified healthcare professionals about revisions to the warnings and adverse reaction sections of the prescribing information on Avastin about cases of a rare brain-capillary leak syndrome called (RPLS) reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome and reports of nasal septum perforation. "RPLS is a neurological disorder associated with hypertension, fluid retention and...

• E. Coli in Dole Salad Mix Prompts Recall

  Lee Coleman | September 18, 2007 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  E. coli was found in a package of Dole's Hearts Delight salad mix in Canada and has prompted a recall in at least nine states. Neither the U.S. or Canadian health officials have received reports of illnesses at this point. The recall issued Monday affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United States and Canada. It has a best if used by date of September 19th, 2007. Production codes...

• MRI Contrast Agents Being Questioned

  Lee Coleman | August 29, 2007 11:02 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Hundreds of individuals have now been diagnosed with NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis) after receiving an injection of a Gadolinium based contrast agent. The people most at risk were those with kidney failure, renal disease, because their kidneys were not functioning well enough to get the Gadolinium out of their system. Once Gadolinium enters the human cells it causes horrible damages. The...

• E. coli Sickens 21 People Prompting Burger Recall

  Lee Coleman | September 27, 2007 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  E. coli strikes again. At least 21 people in eight states may have become ill due to the latest outbreak. CDC has confirmed two in New York and one in Florida directly linked to the ground beef, the others are under investigation. The recall comes from Topps Meat Company out of Elizabeth, NJ. The frozen beef patties, 331,582 pounds, were distributed nationwide.The boxes recalled carry the number...

• Roche Diagnostics Recalls CoaguChek PT Test Strips

  Lee Coleman | October 25, 2006 6:42 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The FDA and Roche Diagnostic issued a recall of CoaguChek PT test strips due to a potential for a defect that may cause falsely elevated test results. The test strips are used for people on blood thinners. Roche discovered that when insufficient active ingredient (thromboplastin) is applied to the test strip, it can cause a false elevated result. This can cause an incorrect dose of...

• Novartis To Add Precaution to Gleevec

  Lee Coleman | October 14, 2006 6:10 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Add congestive heart failure to the list of precautions for Gleevic (imitinib mesylate). Novartis Oncology said it would send letters to U.S. Physicians advising them of the possible link. Gleevec is used for chronic myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). The FDA approved Gleevec in May of 2001. Novartis said it already included data about heart failure but would add more...

• Worldwide Recall of Fisher-Price Toys

  Lee Coleman | August 02, 2007 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Thursday a worldwide recall was announced that involved almost a million plastic preschool toys made in China and sold in the US between May and August that contained excessive amounts of lead. 83 types of toys including Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters are involved.In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, David Allmark, general manager of Fisher-Price, said the problem...

• Kidney Patients Who Received Contrast MRI Scans Were At Risk

  Lee Coleman | August 27, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  It has now been reported that several hundred or more kidney patients have been diagnosed with NSF/NFD after receiving MRI scans using Gadolinium based contrast injections. NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis), also referred to as Nephrogenic Fibrosin Dermopathy, is an extremely serious, and possibly fatal condition, the signs of which include: burning, itching, swelling, hardening and tightening...