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Heads up, consumers: A diabetes drug is facing recall because the medication contains excess levels of a cancer-causing agent, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week.
A recall has been ordered for a high-profile diabetes drug after producers discovered it contained alarmingly high levels of a cancer-causing impurity. Marksans Pharma Limited has recalled ...
In February 2020, Health Canada announced a recall of Apotex immediate-release metformin, [145] followed in March by recalls of Ranbaxy metformin [146] and in March by Jamp metformin. [147] In May 2020, the FDA asked five companies to voluntarily recall their sustained-release metformin products.
Early trials in women with PCOS found that metformin helped give a small benefit in insulin sensitivity, reduced weight and helped restore periods, Dr. Ohri says. Because of this, metformin is ...
Still used as veterinary drug and as a human antihelminthic in many markets; listed on the WHO List of Essential Medicines. In humans, it was used to treat melanoma before it was withdrawn for agranulocytosis. [29] [30] [31] Levomethadyl acetate: 2003 US Cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. [2] Lorcaserin (Belviq) 2020 US Increased risk of ...
A drug recall removes a prescription or over-the-counter drug from the market. Drug recalls in the United States are made by the FDA or the creators of the drug when certain criteria are met. When a drug recall is made, the drug is removed from the market and potential legal action can be taken depending on the severity of the drug recall. [1]
Image credits: Michael Buckner / Getty #3 Scott Disick. Boxes of Mounjaro, which is known for its weight loss effects, were found stacked in Scott Disick’s fridge on a past episode of The ...
A category for drugs withdrawn from the market after marketing commenced for any reason (voluntarily or involuntarily). For drug candidates that were abandoned prior to being marketed due to side effects, lack of efficacy, superior competitors, or other reasons, see Category:Abandoned drugs