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The heavily marketed diet product line Hydroxycut has been blamed in the death of at least one person and for nearly two dozen serious ailments, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ...
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.
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 ...
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 FDA to issue a recall.
The FDA statement said Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. sent all affected users a letter which requested they update the software to version 2.7.1 or later, which is currently available for download in ...
MuscleTech is a brand of dietary supplements, marketed by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., which includes Hydroxycut. It was owned by Canadian company Kerr Holdings which was acquired by the Xiwang Foodstuffs Company, a Chinese company, for $584 million in 2016.
Medications like Wegovy are known as GLP-1 agonists, and many of these drugs were initially prescribed to manage Type 2 diabetes but have since gained popularity for helping patients manage weight.