News A Drug Recall http://www.adrugrecall.com Daily News News from A Drug Recall en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 PST FDA Announces Botox Black Box Warning http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/botox-black-box.html The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Botox black box warning, Aug. 3, 2009. The black box warning follows an earlier safety evaluation of Botox Cosmetics and two other botulinum products, concluding that the prescribing information must be updated to ensure safe consumer use.... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Are on the Rise http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/yaz-lawsuits-rise.html Legal professionals are reporting that injuries caused by the fourth generation birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin have given birth to a new mass tort. What is a Mass Tort?A mass tort is a civil... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT Genentech Voluntarily Recalls Raptiva http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/genentech-raptiva-recall.html Genentech, the manufacturer of Raptiva (a drug designed to treat Psoriasis), announced a voluntary recall of the medication April 8, 2009. According to a statement issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT Ethex Recalls Oversized Hydromorphone http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/ethex-recalls-hydromorphone.html -January 7, 2008Just prior to the New Year, Ethex recalled a single lot of Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg tablets that were found to be oversized.Oversized Dose would Increase Risk of Adverse EffectsHydromorphone is a pain reliever... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT FDA Approves Etomidate, Generic Anesthesia http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/etomidate-generic-anesthesia.html -January 6, 2008Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new fast-acting generic anesthesia, known as etomidate. Approved for use in short procedure... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT Drug Manufacturer Suspends Distribution http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/drug-manufacturing-suspends-distribution.html -January 5, 2009KV Pharmaceuticals, a Missouri-based drug manufacturer, has recently suspended its shipments of all tablet medications it produces due to the possibility that some of its pills may have been manufactured at double size and strength... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT FDA Postpones Review of New Heart Attack-Preventing Drug http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/heart-attack-drug-review-postponed.html -January 2, 2009Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will delay its review of prasugrel, a medication that prevents blood clots, until February 3, 2009.Produced by Eli Lilly and Company (in conjunction with Daiichi Sankyo), prasugrel is... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT Cephalon Charged with Improper Drug Marketing http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/cephalon-improper-drug-marketing.html -December 31, 2008The international biopharmaceutical company Cephalon Inc., based in Frazer, Pennsylvania has agreed to pay several states millions of dollars to settle the states' claims of improper,... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT Not Found http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/latisse-eyelash-drug.html http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/fda-approves-eyelash-growth-drug.html... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT FDA Approves New Eyelash Growth Drug http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/fda-approves-eyelash-growth-drug.html -December 30, 2008Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug, Latisse, which is designed to help promote the growth of longer, darker and thicker eyelashes. Produced by pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan, Latiss... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:05 EDT