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The Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall for thousands of bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine, sold under brand names like Cymbalta, due to the presence of a chemical that can ...
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]
Class I recalls are for dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death. Examples of products that could fall into this category are a food found to contain botulinal toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a life saving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve.
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The Federal Drug Administration issued a recall on Tuesday for a common medicine for depression. Over 7,000 bottles of Duloxetine were recalled due to the elevated presence of ...
These changes caused drugs made with tetrazole to be contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which cause genetic damage and cancer. [20] This contamination was not detected until 2018. The incident, according to medicinal chemist and pharmaceutical industry blogger Dr. Derek Lowe, points to a greater ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class II recall of more than 7,100 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine due to the possible presence of a carcinogen. Duloxetine belongs to a ...
Akorn Operating Company LLC (Akorn Inc. prior to its bankruptcy) was an American generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer based in Lake Forest, Illinois.The company dealt in developing, manufacturing and marketing of generic and prescription drugs as well as animal and consumer health products. [1]
A Duloxetine recall by the FDA has flagged more than 7,100 bottles of the Cymbalta generic drug due to a cancerous chemical. FDA Duloxetine recall flags 7,100+ bottles of generic Cymbalta ...