FDA warnings

U.S. regulators remain concerned about serious risks from a class of asthma drugs and will ask U.S. advisers next… »   

A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child’s risk… »   

Promotional material for Shionogi & Co Ltd’s antibiotic Cedax (ceftibuten) misleads the public by downplaying the drug’s risks and making… »   

Older adults who take the diabetes medication rosiglitazone appear to have a higher risk of death and heart failure than… »   

Researchers attempted on Wednesday to calm concerns about the potential cancer risks of cholesterol fighters Vytorin and Zetia, while others… »   

Patients with inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis now have many more treatment options than in the past, including biologic… »   

A new drug made by Schwarz Pharma to treat patients with overactive bladders won approval from U.S. health officials on… »   

China has recalled two batches of herbal injections after three people who used them died, the official Xinhua agency… »   

Preparations for a biological attack and repeated outbreaks of food poisoning have interfered with efforts by the U.S. Food… »   

U.S. health officials warned companies on Tuesday to stop selling unapproved versions of an eye-surgery solution and a prescription… »   

The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its checks for possible melamine-contaminated food products from China to include candy and… »   

The World Health Organisation has no reports of infants outside China and Hong Kong getting sick from toxic milk formula… »   

Mortality rates in Scotland are substantially higher than they are in England and Wales - the so-called “Scottish effect.” New… »   

Despite new efforts to regulate Internet pharmacies, 85 percent of sites selling controlled drugs do not require a prescription, researchers… »   

Consumers should beware of products sold on the Internet that claim to cure cancer, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday,… »