SCA Pharmaceuticals (SCA) Is Issuing a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Heparin Sodium Compounded Products Due to Incorrect Preservative (Benzyl Alcohol)

Summary Company Announcement Date: August 18, 2020 FDA Publish Date: August 18, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Incorrect preservative (benzyl alcohol) Company Name: SCA Pharmaceuticals Brand Name: Brand Name(s) SCA Pharma Product Description: Product Description Heparin Sodium Compounded products Company Announcement Windsor, CT, SCA Pharmaceuticals (SCA) is voluntarily recalling 10…

Albek de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Hand Sanitizers Due to Potential Presence of Undeclared Methanol

Summary Company Announcement Date: July 31, 2020 FDA Publish Date: August 18, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared Methanol Company Name: ALBEK de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Nuuxsan, Modesa, more Product Description: Product Description Hand Sanitizer Company Announcement SAN JUAN del RIO QUERETARO, Mexico — ALBEK…

Bayshore Pharmaceuticals, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets USP, 500 mg and 750 mg Due to the Detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Impurity

Summary Company Announcement Date: August 19, 2020 FDA Publish Date: August 20, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Due to the Detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Impurity Company Name: Bayshore Pharmaceuticals, LLS Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Bayshore Pharmaceuticals, LLS Product Description: Product Description Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets USP, 500 mg & 750…

Protective Barrier Enclosures Without Negative Pressure Used During the COVID-19 Pandemic May Increase Risk to Patients and Health Care Providers – Letter to Health Care Providers

Dear Health Care Provider and Health Care Facility, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting health care providers (HCP) and health care facilities that the use of passive protective barrier enclosures (those without negative pressure) when treating patients who are known or suspected to have Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may pose an increased…

Grupo Asimex De Mexico Sa De CV Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Florence Morris Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer Due to Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol) and Sub-Potent Ethanol

Summary Company Announcement Date: August 17, 2020 FDA Publish Date: August 20, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential Methanol Contamination Company Name: Grupo Asimex de Mexico SA de CV Brand Name: Brand Name(s) FLORANCE MORRIS Product Description: Product Description Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer, 70% Alcohol Company Announcement Grupo Asimex de Mexico…

Maison Terre Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Organic Goldenseal Root Powder Due to Microbial Contamination

Summary Company Announcement Date: August 17, 2020 FDA Publish Date: August 18, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Due to microbial contamination Company Name: Maison Terre Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Maison Terre Product Description: Product Description Goldenseal Root Powder Company Announcement North Little Rock, AR, Maison Terre is voluntarily recalling all…

Grupo Yacana México S.A.S De C.V. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Yacana Hand Sanitizer Due to Potential Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol) and Sub-Potent Ethanol

Summary Company Announcement Date: August 18, 2020 FDA Publish Date: August 18, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol) and sub-potent ethanol Company Name: Grupo Yacana México S.A.S de C.V. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Yacana Hand Sanitizer, 70% Alcohol Company Announcement Guadalupe,…

SG24 LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of SkinGuard24 Hand Sanitizer Labeled to Contain Methanol

Summary Company Announcement Date: August 14, 2020 FDA Publish Date: August 15, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Contains Methanol Company Name: SG24 LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) SkinGuard24 Product Description: Product Description All Day Hand Sanitizer Company Announcement SG24 LLC is voluntarily recalling the SkinGuard24 – All Day Hand Sanitizer…

Ahora es un buen momento para vacunarse contra la influenza

Image English ¿Aún no se vacuna contra la gripe? Todavía está a tiempo. Y sigue habiendo buenas razones para hacerlo. La gripe, más formalmente conocida como influenza, es una enfermedad viral grave que puede llevar a una hospitalización e incluso a la muerte.  Cada temporada de gripe es diferente y los impactos significativos a la…