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Variety in Fungal Meningitis Symptoms Poses Problems For Doctors
In the wake of a recent fungal meningitis outbreak, concern is growing over the reactions people are experiencing following the injection of New England Compounding Center’s Methylprednisolone Acetate. Subsequently, those exposed to the contaminated epidural steroid injections are not exhibiting symptoms that are typically synonymous with a fungal meningitis diagnosis. Patients have reportedly experienced…
FDA Makes Their Presence Felt In a Tainted Dietary Supplement Industry
In regards to the growing concern of tainted dietary supplements, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) want to be clear in their intentions. Subsequently, they have announced that ridding the industry of products containing undisclosed active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is a top priority warranting their full attention. According to the American…
Federal Regulators Warn Seven Dietary Supplement Manufacturers For Making Fraudulent Claims
In a continuous effort to rid the market of potentially hazardous drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently requested numerous companies to halt the production and distribution of an unproven weight loss remedy. Subsequently, a total of seven manufacturers received warning letters from the FDA, demanding that they stop selling homeopathic…
European Health Regulators Look to FDA for Guidance on DMAA
The European Union is poised to follow the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s lead in regulating the sale of DMAA-containing dietary supplements. Pressure has been building in the United States and Europe to ban the controversial ingredient, as numerous adverse events have been reported and questions over the stimulant’s source remain unanswered. In recent…
PCC: Collaboration Between Agencies Hopes to Prevent Future Epidemics of Performance-Enhancing Drug Use
Representatives from several organizations, responsible for anti-doping practices in sports, have convened to address the chronic use of performance-enhancing drugs that have plagued the industry for the greater part of recent decades. The meeting, last week, represented an unlikely front against the use of illegal steroids throughout the sports world. While a stubborn tradition…
California Maker of Weight Loss and Green Tea Products to Pay $2.65 Million Settlement for Unfair Business Practices
On February 1, 2011, dietary supplement maker Irwin Naturals agreed to pay civil penalties, consumer restitution, and and investigative costs to settle a suit in California alleging that Irwin Naturals marketed weight loss products that did not contain the listyed “active” ingredient, hoodia gordonii, a succulent plant. Additionally, the suit alleged that the Los…
4,000 Pounds of Dietary Supplements Seized by U.S. Marshals For Containing Illegal Substances
According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) News Release that was issued on December 6, U.S. Marshals were alerted to dietary supplements that contained banned substances. At the request of the FDA, law enforcement officials procured a significant amount of raw materials from Infinity Marketing Group, Inc that harbored ephedrine alkaloids. Otherwise…
Plavix® Internal Bleeding Lawyer & Lawsuit
As the name suggests, internal bleeding refers to abnormal hemorrhaging that takes place within the body. Though relatively common in the medical field, this condition may result in severe, life-threatening circumstances. Unfortunately, the introduction of Plavix (generic: clopidogrel), a popular medication that assists in the prevention of blood clots, may significantly increase the rate…