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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.
Further, metformin comes in the form of immediate-release tablets, extended-release tablets, and as a liquid. Each type of metformin has different requirements in terms of when and how to take it:
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 ...
Modified-release dosage is a mechanism that (in contrast to immediate-release dosage) delivers a drug with a delay after its administration (delayed-release dosage) or for a prolonged period of time (extended-release [ER, XR, XL] dosage) or to a specific target in the body (targeted-release dosage).
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.
Old logo (1972-2018) The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC, CPSC, or commission) is an independent agency of the United States government.The CPSC seeks to promote the safety of consumer products by addressing "unreasonable risks" of injury (through coordinating recalls, evaluating products that are the subject of consumer complaints or industry reports, etc ...
In 2013, MedWatch introduced Form 3500B, which is designed to facilitate reporting by healthcare consumers. [4] The MedWatch system is intended to detect safety hazard signals for medical products. If a signal is detected, the FDA can issue medical product safety alerts or order product recalls, withdrawals, or labeling changes to protect the ...
More than 21 million Miniverse "Make It Mini" sets by California toymaker MGA Entertainment are being recalled because of potentially hazardous resins, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC ...