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November 2017

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  • The FDA Warns that Biotin May Interfere with Lab Tests: FDA Safety Communication

    Wednesday, November 29, 2017
    The FDA is alerting the public, health care providers, lab personnel, and lab test developers that biotin can significantly interfere with certain lab tests and cause incorrect test results which may go undetected.

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  • FDA Alerts Consumers About Potentially Life-Threatening Health Problems Linked to Limbrel

    Monday, November 27, 2017
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating serious adverse events involving Limbrel, a product in capsule form currently being marketed as a medical food to manage the metabolic processes associated with osteoarthritis.

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  • FDA Statement: Impact of IV Fluid Shortages Following Hurricane Destruction

    Monday, November 20, 2017
    Update on the efforts by the FDA to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by Hurricane Maria and advice for hospitals in managing the shortage

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  • Baxter Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall For One Lot of Nexterone Injection Due To Presence Of Particulate Matter

    Thursday, November 16, 2017
    Baxter International Inc. announced today it is voluntarily recalling one lot of NEXTERONE (amiodarone HCl) 150 mg/100 mL Premixed Injection – distributed between 8/23/2017 and 10/2/2017 in the United States to wholesalers/distributors and healthcare facilities – due to the potential presence of...

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