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FDA cautions consumers about unapproved stem cell treatment

January 7, 2012
Stem cells therapies offer the potential to treat diseases or conditions that are currently incurable or for which few treatments exist.

NMQF President Applauds FDA Plan To Remove Over 500 Unapproved Drugs From Market

March 20, 2011
Gary Puckrein, President and CEO of the National Minority Quality Forum (The Forum), recently applauded the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) actions taken to remove certain unapproved prescription oral cough, cold, and allergy medicines from the United States market place. "We applaud the FDA for continuing their ...

Full List Of Over 500 FDA Unapproved Cold, Allergy Products

March 2, 2011
Unapproved means unapproved, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making moves against companies that manufacture, distribute, or market certain unapproved prescription oral cough, cold, and allergy products. People are simply at greater risk when they ingest these unapproved substances. There are over 500 products being challenged ...

FDA Bans Unapproved Prescription Cough, Cold and Allergy Meds

March 2, 2011
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it plans to remove about 500 unapproved prescription cough, cold, and allergy medicines from pharmacy shelves. These drugs have not been evaluated ...

US FDA cracks down on importation of unapproved new drugs for personal use

October 28, 2010
The United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) is cracking down on the importation of unapproved new drugs with regards to personal use. Import Alert #66-41, “Detention Without Physical Examination of Unapproved New Drugs Promoted In The U.S.” (“IA 66-41”) was most recently published on September 23, 2010. IA 66-41 ...

NMQF CEO Applauds FDA For Removing Unapproved Colchicine From Market

October 15, 2010
Gary Puckrein, President and CEO of the National Minority Quality Forum (The Forum), recently spoke out in support of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) actions taken to remove unapproved colchicine products from the marketplace. "We applaud the FDA for the steps they've taken to protect patients by ...

Eight OTC Chelation Product Sellers Warned Their Goods Are “unapproved”

October 15, 2010
Marketers of unapproved drugs and devices are not allowed to make unproven medical claims, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has warned eight marketers of unapproved chelation products. In fact, the FDA has never approved any OTC (over the counter, no prescription required) chelation products. According to the FDA, these ...

FDA Issues Warnings to Marketers of Unapproved ‘Chelation’ Products

October 14, 2010
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned eight companies that their over-the-counter (OTC) chelation products are unapproved drugs and devices and that it is a violation of federal law to make unproven claims about these products. There are no FDA-approved OTC chelation ...

FDA Consumer Health Information – FDA Tightens Reins on Unapproved ‘Chelation’ Drugs

October 14, 2010
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Food and Drug Administration says there's no proof that nonprescription 'chelation' products—which claim to treat everything from autism to Alzheimer's disease—can rid the body of toxic metals. (Logo:   http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO ) (Logo:   http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090824/FD...

Risingsun signs consent decree to stop selling unapproved drugs

October 14, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that Toby McAdam and Greta Armstrong, doing business as Risingsun Health and The Center for Complimentary and Alternative Health of Livingston, Montana, have signed a consent decree that prohibits them from manufacturing and selling unapproved new drugs and adulterated or misbranded dietary ...

FDA Orders Halt To Marketing Of Unapproved Single-ingredient Oral Colchicine

October 3, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action against companies that manufacture, distribute, and/or market unapproved single-ingredient oral colchicine, a medication commonly used for the daily prevention of gout, to treat acute gout flare-ups, and for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). The companies are expected to stop manufacturing ...

FDA takes action against unapproved single-ingredient oral colchicine

October 1, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took action against companies that manufacture, distribute, and/or market unapproved single-ingredient oral colchicine, a medication commonly used for the daily prevention of gout, to treat acute gout flare-ups, and for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).