The FDA has issued letters to eight pharmaceutical manufacturers and 12 distributors warming them to stop marketing and distributing 20 unapproved ergotamine tartrate medications used to treat Migraine attacks and vascular headaches.
Steven Galson, M.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) said,
"Unapproved drugs pose real risks to the American public... Because they have not been subject to FDA review, the safety, effectiveness, and quality of such ...
Rumors are flying that the Abbott Navigator, a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), will be discontinued even before it receives FDA approval.... Read more »
For years I’ve recommended to the meter manufacturers that they include activity recognition in their testing options. Now some companies... Read more »
Like many other heart disease sufferers, especially those taking niacin as this supplement can raise blood sugar, I routinely (perhaps once... Read more »
In the first article in this series we talked about how your heart works in close partnership with your lungs. In Part II we learned about... Read more »
I was floored (figuratively speaking) to receive a snail-mail message signed by Richard Thomas, Vice President, Global Diabetes, Smiths... Read more »
i am trying to find out if any of the meds I am currently taking can cause sexual problems. I am taking Prilosec, Allegra and Nasonex. Dr. Owens at... Read more »
For a loved one with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose levels is crucial. “Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG testing) provides a map that... Read more »
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25-OH vitamin D test; Calcidiol 25-hydroxycholecalciferol testWhat the risks areVeins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from... Read more »
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Flushable reagent stool blood test is an at-home test to detect hidden blood in the stool. Alternative Names Stool occult blood test -... Read more »
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