Before they can be used on patients, medical devices must be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recently, the question has been raised of if there are flaws in the FDA’s medical device evaluation process? Researchers at Yale School of Medicine think there are. According to a...
FDA Warning: NSAID Use During Pregnancy Could Cause Complications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a drug safety warning about the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during pregnancy. According to the FDA warning, using NSAIDs after the 20th week of pregnancy could cause serious kidney problems in the unborn infant. The FDA notes that healthcare...
Diabetes Drug Recall Expands due to Excess Levels of Cancer-Causing Agent
Over the past several months, a number of Metformin recalls have caused concern and near-panic in the healthcare community and among consumers. Various batches of Metformin have been recalled due to containing higher-than-acceptable levels of the carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Now, the already significant diabetes drug recall has expanded once again....