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Patients Are Asking: Caution Giving Children Cough and Cold Medicines

March 31, 2008

FDA is cautioning parents and caregivers about giving their children cough and cold medicines. FDA strongly recommends that cough and cold medicines NOT be given to children younger than 2 years old because serious and potentially life-threateni...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Preventing Medical Errors: Mixups between Insulin U-100 and U-500

March 31, 2008

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently described an increase in reports about mixups between insulin U-100 and insulin U-500. These errors could result in dangerous hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. Mistakes have occurred when pre...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Preventing Medical Errors: Remembering to Re-Activate a Patients?s Defibrillator

March 31, 2008

A recent FDA article in the journal "Nursing2008" describes the case of a patient who died, possibly of ventricular fibrillation, following elective surgery. This happened because after the procedure, his implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Recalls and Safety Alerts: New Data on Thromboembolic Events with Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch

March 31, 2008

The prescribing information for the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch is being updated with results of a new study on the risk of venous thromboembolism. This study found that women aged 15-44 who used the birth control patch were at higher...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Recalls and Safety Alerts: Early Communication on Adverse Events from Botox and Myobloc

March 31, 2008

FDA has issued an early communication about serious adverse events, including respiratory failure and death, from Botox and Botox Cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A), and Myobloc (Botulinum toxin Type B). These events were related to how the product w...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Recalls and Safety Alerts: New Safety Warnings about Chantix

March 31, 2008

FDA is alerting healthcare professionals about new safety warnings for Chantix (varenicline), a drug used to help people stop smoking. Chantix has been linked to serious neuropsychiatric problems, including changes in behavior, agitation, depres...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Recalls and Safety Alerts: Fentanyl (Duragesic) Patches Recalled

March 31, 2008

Several brands of fentanyl transdermal patches are being recalled because they may have defects that could allow the fentanyl gel to leak out of the patch. If the gel touches patient's or caregiver's skin, it could cause respiratory depression and p...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

New Medical Products: Decellularized Allograft Heart Valve Approved

March 31, 2008

FDA has cleared for marketing the first allograft heart valve from which cells and cellular debris have been removed. It is called the CryoValve SynerGraft Pulmonary Heart Valve, and is manufactured by CryoLife, Inc. Allograft valves are recove...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Patients Are Asking: Caution Giving Children Cough and Cold Medicines

March 31, 2008

FDA is cautioning parents and caregivers about giving their children cough and cold medicines. FDA strongly recommends that cough and cold medicines NOT be given to children younger than 2 years old because serious and potentially life-threateni...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

Preventing Medical Errors: Mixups between Insulin U-100 and U-500

March 31, 2008

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently described an increase in reports about mixups between insulin U-100 and insulin U-500. These errors could result in dangerous hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. Mistakes have occurred when pre...

Written by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News · Filed Under FDA: News/Recalls 

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