Summary Company Announcement Date: June 19, 2020 FDA Publish Date: June 19, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared Milk Company Name: H-E-B Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Hill Country Fare Product Description: Product Description Pink Lemonade, Citrus Punch, Fruit Drink and Grape Drink Company Announcement H-E-B is voluntarily issuing…
GSK Consumer Healthcare Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Children’s Robitussin® Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Children’s Dimetapp® Cold and Cough Due to Dosing Cups Missing Some Graduation Markings
Summary Company Announcement Date: June 18, 2020 FDA Publish Date: June 18, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Over-the-Counter Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Incorrect dosing cups Company Name: GSK Consumer Healthcare Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Robitussin Product Description: Product Description Cough and cold products Company Announcement GSK Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling to the…
Primera prueba rápida casera de autoexamen para el VIH aprobada
Image English La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA en inglés) ha aprobado OraQuick Prueba Casera para el VIH, una prueba rápida de uso en casa pare el VIH que no requiere enviar una muestra a un laboratorio para su análisis. La prueba proporciona un resultado en 20 a 40 minutos, y usted puede hacerse…
Certain COVID-19 Serology/Antibody Tests Should Not Be Used – Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that clinical laboratories and health care providers stop using COVID-19 antibody tests that are listed on FDA’s “removed” test list, found on the FDA’s FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 webpage. The “removed” test list includes tests where significant clinical performance problems were identified that cannot be or…
Fresh Express Announces Precautionary Recall of a Limited Quantity of Southwest Chopped Kit Due to the Presence of Undeclared Allergens
Summary Company Announcement Date: June 18, 2020 FDA Publish Date: June 19, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared wheat, soy, cashews and coconut Company Name: Fresh Express Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Fresh Express Product Description: Product Description Southwest Chopped Kit Company Announcement Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling…
HIV and Hepatitis: Know Your Status and Learn About the FDA’s Role
Image Español April is National Minority Health Month. It’s a time to remember that health outcomes can be different among people of diverse ethnic and racial groups. These differences in health status are called health disparities. Health disparities exist for many diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Racial and ethnic minorities may…
Seasonal Allergies: Which Medication is Right for You?
[embedded content] Español The pollen count is sky-high. You’re sneezing, your eyes are itching, and you feel miserable. Seasonal allergies are real diseases that can interfere with work, school or recreation. Allergies can also trigger or worsen asthma and lead to other health problems such as sinus infections (sinusitis) and ear infections, particularly in children….
Registered Nurse Charged with Drug Diversion
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 15, 2020 BOSTON – A Dighton registered nurse was charged today in federal court in Boston with drug tampering. Marietta Strickland, 61, was charged by information with one count of tampering with a consumer product, specifically the Schedule II controlled substance oxycodone, which is used…
Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion Charge
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 15, 2020 BOSTON – A Haverhill nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to tampering with patients’ morphine. Brianna Duffy, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud or…
Kefauver-Harris Amendments Revolutionized Drug Development
Image President John F. Kennedy hands Sen. Estes Kefauver the pen he used to sign the 1962 Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act. Those looking on include Frances Kelsey, second from left, the FDA medical officer who refused to approve the new drug application for Kevadon, the brand name for thalidomide…