June 23, 2009Recalls and Safety Alerts: Recall of Zencore Plus Recalls and Safety Alerts: Recall of Zencore Plus
Bodee LLC is recalling its supplement product called Zencore Plus after FDA laboratory analysis showed that the product contains benzamidenafil. This is a newly discovered PDE5 inhibitor that is likely to have the same pharmacologic properties as si... Source: www.accessdata.fda.gov FDA Consumer Corner: Don?t Overdo It with Acetaminophen If you woke up with a headache this morning, you may have reached for an over-the-counter pain reliever. Millions of people do that everyday, and there's usually no problem. Over-the-counter pain relievers are effective for treating minor aches and... Source: www.accessdata.fda.gov New from FDA: Campaign on Using Methadone Safely FDA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have launched a campaign to increase awareness about the risks associated with using methadone and how to minimize them. Methadone has long been used to treat drug addict... Source: www.accessdata.fda.gov Recalls and Safety Alerts: Recall of Medtronic Ventricular Snap Shunt Catheters Medtronic Neurologic Technologies has recalled the company's Bioglide Ventricular Snap Shunt Catheter, which is a component of a shunt system that is used to treat hydrocephalus. The catheters may become detached from the snap base assembly, and tha... Source: www.accessdata.fda.gov Simponi (golimumab) Risk of serious fungal infections associated with TNF-α blockers, including Simponi (golimumab). Posted 05/28/2009 Source: www.fda.gov Testosterone gel products (AndroGel 1% and Testim 1% ) Boxed warning required to inform users of risk of unintended secondary exposure of children to testosterone. Source: www.fda.gov Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough FDA and the CDC are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that causes food borne illness). Since March 2009 there have been 66 reports of illness across 28 states. Twenty-five persons were hospitalized; 7 with a severe complication called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. No one has died.E. coli O157:H7 causes abdominal cramping, vomiting and a diarrheal illness, often with bloody stools. Most healthy adults can recover completely within a week. Young children and the elderly are at highest risk for developing HUS,which can lead to serious kidney damage and even death. Source: www.fda.gov # posted by Network @ 10:38 AM
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