July 4, 2009
 

Fun Express Water-based Face Paints for Children


Fun Express Water-based Face Paints for Children
UPDATE - Fun Express expanded its recall of face paint items to include two additional face paint colors, 85/2338 (White face paint) and 85/2339 (Yellow face paint)
Source: www.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

Digoxin, USP 0.125 mg, Digoxin, USP 0.25 mg (Caraco brand)

Source: www.fda.gov

June 30, 2009
 

FDA Seeks Public Input on Transparency


FDA Seeks Public Input on Transparency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host a daylong meeting on June 24, 2009. During this meeting, the FDA will seek recommendations on how to make information on FDA activities and decision-making useful, understandable, and more accessible to the public. The meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20594.
Source: www.fda.gov

U.S. Attorney Press Release: Scottsdale Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Federal Charges Related to Marketing of Sexual Enhancement Drug
Timothy Keay Isaac, 47, of Scottsdale, Ariz., pleaded guilty earlier this week to Conspiracy, Introducing Misbranded Drugs into Interstate Commerce, Making False Tax Returns, Filing False Declarations in a Bankruptcy Proceeding and Theft of Government Money.
Source: www.fda.gov

Company Recalls Various Products Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
FDA, USDA, CDC investigating; no link to human illnesses at this time. Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, Plainview, Minn., is voluntarily recalling all instant nonfat dried milk, whey protein, fruit stabilizers, and gums (thickening agents) that it has manufactured over the past two years, because they might be contaminated with Salmonella.
Source: www.fda.gov

U.S. Marshals Seize Drug Products Manufactured by Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd.
U.S. Marshals Seize Drug Products Manufactured by Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd.
Source: www.fda.gov

June 29, 2009
 

Safety Concerns About Testosterone Gel


Safety Concerns About Testosterone Gel
Side effects in children prompt additional warnings on testosterone gel products for adults.
Source: www.fda.gov

FDA Promotes Openness and Transparency to Public
FDA is working to make useful information about FDA activities and decision making more readily available to the public.
Source: www.fda.gov

Patients Alerted to Pacemaker Recall
FDA has alerted patients to the Class I recall of certain Medtronic Kappa and Sigma pacemakers
Source: www.fda.gov

New Labeling Required for OTC Pain and Fever Medicines
On April 28, 2009, FDA issued a final rule that requires manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers and fever reducers to revise their labeling
Source: www.fda.gov

FDA Advisory About Levemir Insulin
Stolen Levemir insulin has reappeared on the market; check your lot number if you use this insulin.
Source: www.fda.gov

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