January 26, 2010
FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of Exel/Exelint Huber needles, Exel/Exelint Huber Infusion Sets, and Exel/Exelint "Securetouch+" Safety Huber Infusion Sets due to 'coring,' the cutting or dislodging of silicone cores or slivers from the ports into which they are inserted).
January 15, 2010
McNeil Consumer Healthcare and the FDA have announced a voluntary recall of certain lots of over-the-counter products, including Tylenol (acetaminophen), Motrin IB (ibuprofen), St. Joseph Aspirin (aspirin), Simply Sleep (diphenhydramine), and Rolaids (calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide).
November 23, 2009
Victory Pharma announces the availability of Naprelan (naproxen) Dose Card, a single blister pack which provides a ten day, tapered dose regimen of naproxen.
November 16, 2009
Winston Laboratories announced positive top-line results from Study WL1001-04-03, a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company's patch formulation of Civamide in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).
November 16, 2009
Eisai has made available Lusedra (fospropofol disodium injection), an intravenous water-soluble prodrug of the sedative-hypnotic agent propofol, for monitored anesthesia care (MAC) sedation in adult patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.