Regulatory Affairs Syndicator

WASHINGTON — In the early 1990s, an underfunded Food and Drug Administration was moving slowly to approve new medicines — and hearing angry complaints from the pharmaceutical industry.

WLNS - SAN FRANCISCO If you’ve been suffering from spinach withdrawal, you’re in luck. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the return of most fresh spinach to grocery shelves. Only recalled produce from three counties in California’s Salinas Valley …

FDA has alerted healthcare professionals about a possible life-threatening condition that can occur when triptans (e.g., Imitrex) are taken concomitantly with SSRIs (e.g., Paxil and Prozac) or SNRIs (e.g., Cymbalta)

All of these drug increase ser…

In July, Berlex, Inc. recalled all lots of Ultravist (iopromide) Injection 370mgl/mL, an intravenous contrast agent. These products could contain particulate matter along with crystals. If administered to patients, they could cause vascular thromb…

FDA has issued a Public Health Notification about the importance of adequately cleaning and sterilizing reusable ultrasound biopsy transducer assemblies between patients. These assemblies are used to obtain biopsy samples guided by an ultrasound ima…

In July, Roxane Laboratories recalled one lot of 50 mg Azathioprine tablets because the bottles in this lot may actually contain Methotrexate. Azathioprine is used to help prevent rejection in kidney transplant patients, and can also be used to mana…

Boehringer Ingelheim is alerting healthcare professionals about a new black box warning for the company’s antiretroviral drug Aptivus (tipranavir). The warning describes reports of both fatal and non-fatal intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients r…

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices recently alerted practitioners that although many nasal sprays are intended to be administered in both nostrils, there are some medications meant to be sprayed into just one nostril. These include calciton…

Over the years, the package inserts that provide information to health care practitioners on prescription drugs have been getting longer and more complex because there is more and more information that has to be conveyed. Now, this prescribing inform…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted its two-week-old consumer warning on most fresh spinach, revising the alert to say it now covers only specific brands packaged on certain dates.

WOOD - SAN FRANCISCO If you’ve been suffering from spinach withdrawal, you’re in luck. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the return of most fresh spinach to grocery shelves. Only recalled produce from three counties in California’s Salinas Valley …

Dr. Eric E. Whitaker, state public health director, issued a warning about botulism being linked to a certain brand of carrot juice Satruday in a press release.The warning comes after the U.S. Food and Drug …
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WOOD - SAN FRANCISCO If you’ve been suffering from spinach withdrawal, you’re in luck. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the return of most fresh spinach to grocery shelves. Only recalled produce from three counties in California’s Salinas Valley …

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the return of most fresh spinach to grocery shelves.
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SAN FRANCISCO — If you’ve been suffering from spinach withdrawal, you’re in luck. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the return of most fresh spinach to grocery shelves.