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FDA updates Ozempic label with potential blocked intestines side effect, also reported with Wegovy and Mounjaro
28Sep By adminNo Comments
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FDA updates Ozempic label with potential blocked intestines side effect, also reported with Wegovy and Mounjaro

The label for the diabetes drug Ozempic — which has become popular for weight loss — now acknowledges reports of blocked intestines following use of the medication. The change comes after the Food and Drug Administration greenlighted a series of updates from drugmaker Novo Nordisk for its product. Ozempic now joins other products in this booming class of so-called GLP-1 agonist medications which acknowledge increased reports of what doctos call ileus, or a blockage in the intestines. Weight loss drug Wegovy, which is also an injection of semaglutide manufactured by Novo Nordisk, acknowledges reports of ileus on its label as well, as does Mounjaro, a diabetes medication from Eli Lilly. However, the FDA stopped short of directly blaming the potentially li...
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FDA declines to approve Neffy epinephrine nasal spray for severe allergic reactions
20Sep By adminNo Comments
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FDA declines to approve Neffy epinephrine nasal spray for severe allergic reactions

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday did not approve Neffy, an epinephrine nasal spray from drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals, keeping the first needle-free option for Americans to treat severe allergic reactions off the market pending more trial data.ARS had expected the FDA to approve Neffy for use in adults and children who weigh more than 30 kilograms, or around 66 pounds. The spray would have required a prescription, similar to EpiPens and other epinephrine injections that are currently used to treat anaphylaxis.Epinephrine is crucial in an emergency to treat potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. The new spray, if eventually approved, would provide a welcome alternative for many families of children with severe allergies who'd rather avoid needles. ...
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Nestlé recalls Toll House cookie dough bars because they may contain wood fragments
15Aug By adminNo Comments
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Nestlé recalls Toll House cookie dough bars because they may contain wood fragments

Nestle cookie dough recalled Nestle recalls cookie dough over concerns it may contain wood chips 00:24 Nestlé has recalled its Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bar because the snacks may contain wood fragments.  The recall, announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, is limited to two batches of the Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough "break and bake" Bar produced on April 24 and 25.  The FDA has not received any ...
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Tydemy birth control pills recalled, may be ineffective, FDA warns
5Aug By adminNo Comments
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Tydemy birth control pills recalled, may be ineffective, FDA warns

Thousands of Tydemy brand birth control pills have been recalled, the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday, after testing by drugmaker Lupin Pharmaceuticals found that two lots they made of the tablets might have lower effectiveness. Recalled batches of the Tydemy pills — a combination prescription contraceptive of estrogen and progestin — are of two specific lot numbers listed on the FDA's website. The FDA says the products were distributed nationwide to pharmacies and supermarkets from June 2022 through May 2023.  A total of 4,179 boxes have been recalled, according to the FDA's database, which amounts to about 350,000 tablets that might be less effective at stopping pregnancy.People who are currently taking recalled lots of the drugs are urged...
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FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill
13Jul By adminNo Comments
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FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, allowing Americans to buy a daily oral contraceptive without a prescription.Opill, the progestin-only pill from drugmaker Perrigo, will provide an option for obtaining oral contraceptives without needing to first see a health care provider, in hopes of reducing barriers to access, according to the FDA's news release, which notes that almost half of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the U.S. each year are unintended."Today's approval marks the first time a nonprescription daily oral contraceptive will be an available option for millions of people in the United States," Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a news release Thursday mo...
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What products contain aspartame? Here’s a list of popular foods, beverages with the sweetener.
2Jul By adminNo Comments
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What products contain aspartame? Here’s a list of popular foods, beverages with the sweetener.

WHO questions safety of aspartame WHO questions safety of aspartame 00:46 As more Americans shy away from sugar, artificial sweeteners have stepped in to fill the gap in people's favorite recipes, with more than 6,000 products manufactured with aspartame. But questions are being raised about aspartame's safety after Reuters reported that the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization is set to declare that the artificial sweetener is "possibly carcinogenic to humans."WHO's Intern...
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