L’Oreal Warned by FDA for Improper Marketing
FDA Warning Letter To L’Oreal Marketing. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a February 12 warning letter to L'Oreal for the improper marketing of its Rosaliac AR Intense and Mela-D Pigment Control. According to Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), the agency said these products are being … [Read more...]
FDA Warns L’Oréal about Improper Marketing of Skin Care Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned cosmetic giant L’Oréal, for the second time in three years, about improper marketing of skin care products. Cosmetic products are not subject to the same scrutiny and regulation as drugs, but cosmetics are limited in the types of claims they can make to consumers, according to … [Read more...]
VA Warned of Chantix Danger in 2007
Veterans Affairs Warned About Chantix Danger. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was warned by its own doctors in 2007 that some veterans using the smoking cessation drug Chantix had experienced psychotic episodes and other bizarre behavior. Yet it wasn't until last month that the VA informed veterans using Chantix that the drug … [Read more...]
Panel weighs in on stents
Unapproved Use Of Drug-Coated Stents. A divided Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Friday said cardiac patients should be warned they face a higher rate of life-threatening complications from unapproved use of drug-coated stents. The panel said product labels for the stents should be revised to caution doctors … [Read more...]
AstraZeneca Misleading Seroquel Marketing Material
FDA Warned The Makers Of AstraZeneca For False Information. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to drug maker AstraZeneca, claiming that some of the company’s promotional material for Seroquel contains “false or misleading” information. According to the FDA, AstraZeneca failed to adequately detail the … [Read more...]
EQ facility had been warned
EQ Facility Fire And Explosion Was Warned For Potential Catastrophe. The Apex facility where a fire and explosions begat clouds of chlorine gas Thursday night was warned of a potential catastrophe more than six months ago by state officials. On March 31, the industrial waste management company Environmental Quality was fined … [Read more...]
Contact lens fungus link to blindness
Contact Lens Wearers Warned About Fungus Infections That Can Lead To Blindness. Contact lens wearers have been warned about a new fungus that can lead to blindness, after an investigation found that 200 people in the United States and the Far East have contracted the condition. The infection called fusarium keratitis has prompted … [Read more...]
Diabetics Warned About Taking St. John’s Wort
Warned About Taking St. John’s Wort. Diabetics who are taking rosiglitazone (Avandia), which is one of a new generation of treatments for type 2 diabetes, should not also take St. John's wort, reveals a new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Orlando, … [Read more...]
Invesco Memos Warned Of Timers
Invesco Mutual Funds Getting Out Of Hand. In mid-January, newly appointed Invesco Funds Group chief executive Raymond Cunningham received a confidential memo from his chief compliance officer. Jim Lummanick warned that frequent trading in Invesco mutual funds was getting out of hand. Denver-based ‘Invesco’ had unwittingly … [Read more...]
