FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Raptiva Linked To Deaths

  Chrissie Cole | February 19, 2009 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The FDA has issued a public health advisory concerning progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and the psoriasis drug efalizumab (Raptiva). PML is a rare but serious progressive...

• Confusing Allergy Warnings May Do More Harm Than Good

  Ryan Scott | August 26, 2008 3:13 PM | 1 CommentLittle Rock, AR

  Do the phrases "may contain traces of" or "made in the same factory as" help you decide if the food is safe for your allergy? According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) these warnings may...

• 228 Cases of Salmonella Now Linked to Tainted Tomatoes

  Drew Dixon | June 13, 2008 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Last week I blogged about the outbreak of Salmonella in several types of raw tomatoes. Today I was made aware of a recent update from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attributing the number of illnesses attributed to Salmonella tainted tomatoes to be 228. Infections have been reported in at least twenty-three states since mid-April, with the last 61 cases found in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, and Vermont.

• Red Tomatoes May Contain Salmonella

  Drew Dixon | June 05, 2008 3:01 PM | 2 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The Food and Drug Administration released an alert earlier this week warning consumers in Mexico and Texas that a Salmonella outbreak may be related to the consumption of certain types of raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes. The bacteria, Salmonella serotype Saintpaul, is an uncommon type of Salmonella.

• Heparin Recall Continues

  Frank Bailey | May 09, 2008 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The FDA has asked for help to spread the word about recalls of injectable heparin products and heparin flush solutions that may be contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate. There have...

• Heprin Contamination Deliberate

  Frank Bailey | April 30, 2008 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  An article in the New York Times outlines how LeRoy Hubley lost his wife and son from an allergic reaction to contaminated heparin. The FDA believes the contamination was deliberate but they have...