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NEWS ABOUT: drug recall

drug recall stories: 5 news summaries

 P&G Recalls 
 Contaminated 
 Vicks Nasal Spray 

Lots affected by bacteria were sold in US, UK, Germany

Nov 20, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Procter & Gamble has voluntarily recalled batches of its Vicks nasal spray contaminated with bacteria. Though the bacteria are likely harmless to healthy people, CNN reports, the contamination could prove disastrous for those with compromised immune systems. The product is in the Vicks Sinex line in the US and UK,... More »

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Germany • United Kingdom • United States • bacteria • immune system • contamination • drug recall • Procter & Gamble • Vicks Sinex • Vicks nasal spray recall

US Recalls High-Profile
Diet Pill

'Natural' supplement Hydroxycut caused liver damage: FDA

May 1, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(AP) - US government health officials are announcing the recall of a popular weight loss pill, after reports of liver damage and other health problems. Food and Drug Administration officials said Friday the manufacturer of Hydroxycut has launched a recall of the dietary supplement, used by people trying to shed pounds, and... More »

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FDA • diet pills • recall • drug reactions • drug recall • diet drug • Hydroxycut

Feds ID Extra Drug in Baxter's Recalled Heparin

FDA unsure if chemical was behind reactions
to blood-thinner

Mar 19, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration has identified the extra ingredient found in samples of Baxter’s blood-thinning drug heparin, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Some batches of the drug—recalled in January after reports of allergic reactions—contained over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate, but it is not certain that was the... More »

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China • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • Heparin • Baxter International • blood thinner • drug manufacturer • drug recall • allergic reaction • chondroitin sulfate

Blood Thinner Woes Hit Germany

100 may have been sickened by heparin
not tied to Baxter

Mar 7, 08 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Heparin blood thinners may have sickened as many as 100 people in Germany, health officials report. The FDA is currently investigating the drug after it was linked to 19 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions in the US, possibly due to contaminants from China. The agency is now recommending that... More »

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China • FDA • Germany • Heparin • Baxter International • blood thinner • drug reactions • contaminated drugs • drug recall

Drug Recall Hurts Poor HIV Patients

In many countries, no life-saving meds

Jul 23, 07 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of a drug recall by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, tens of thousands of AIDS patients in the developing world no longer have access to lifesaving medicine. Last month, Roche announced a recall of the drug Viracept, after finding a hazardous chemical in some batches. But in... More »

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medicine • health • pharmaceutical companies • HIV • medical costs • drug recall

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