The summer of 2018, American consumers saw a number of larger drug recalls, including the contaminated valsartan medication found in July and the hydrochlorothiazide tablets that were mislabeled in August. These two medications in particular impacted thousands of consumers with high blood pressure, and it’s worth noting that they also raised many general questions about… Continue reading Responding to a Consumer Drug Recall
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Recalled Blood-Pressure Pill Shows No Short-Term Risk of Cancer
Products containing the blood pressure drug valsartan, withdrawn from the U.S. and European markets because some lots were tainted with possible carcinogens, are not associated with a markedly increased short term risk of cancer, according to an expedited analysis. The findings were published in The BMJ. At the same time, the authors say further studies… Continue reading Recalled Blood-Pressure Pill Shows No Short-Term Risk of Cancer
Some Advil for Children Recalled by Manufacturer
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a division of Pfizer Inc., is voluntarily recalling one lot of Children’s Advil® Suspension Bubble Gum Flavored 4 fl. oz. bottle because of customer complaints that the dosage cup provided is marked in teaspoons and the instructions on the label are described in milliliters (mL). According to this news release from the… Continue reading Some Advil for Children Recalled by Manufacturer
Positive Memories May Not Always Be Good
People who selectively recalled positive information rather than neutral or negative information may be at risk for early stages of memory loss, according to researchers from the University of California, Irvine. For a study appearing in the August edition of Learning & Memory, Michael Yassa, associate professor of neurobiology and behavior and neurology, and colleagues… Continue reading Positive Memories May Not Always Be Good