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On May 1, 2009, the FDA issued a warning to consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products, due to 23 reports of serious health problems associated with the use of Hydroxycut, and at least one death. The FDA cited a total of 23 case reports of Hydroxycut-associated liver toxicity in their CAERS database over a seven year period from 2002 to the ...
Hydroxycut is a brand of dietary supplements that is marketed as a weight loss aid. Hydroxycut was originally developed and manufactured by MuscleTech Research and Development; MuscleTech was sold to Iovate Health Sciences in 2003–2004 and declared bankruptcy in 2005; Iovate continues to use MuscleTech as a brand to market Hydroxycut.
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]
A glitch in a version of Tandem Diabetes Care's Apple iOS app that is used with certain insulin pumps has led to over 200 injuries, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue a recall.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) on Wednesday began a recall of approximately 359 million blood-sugar test strips for diabetics. The strips, which are Abbott's Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro ...
According to the FDA, Tandem Diabetes Care Inc., the company behind the app, issued the recall due to an issue with the software which may result in the app crashing and automatically relaunching ...
[17]: 12 Reintroduced as a dietary supplement in 2006; [17]: 13 in 2013 the FDA started work to ban it due to cardiovascular problems [18] Dinoprostone: 1990 UK Uterine hypotonus, fetal distress. [3] Dipyrone 1975 UK, US, Others Agranulocytosis, anaphylactic reactions. [3] Dithiazanine iodide: 1964 France, US
FDA's role under the guidelines is to monitor company recalls and assess the adequacy of a firm's action. After a recall is completed, FDA makes sure that the product is destroyed or suitably reconditioned and investigates why the product was defective. Generally, FDA accepts reports and other necessary recall information submitted by e-mail.