The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use the following products that are marketed as dietary supplements as they contain undeclared drug products that could be harmful: VITAFER-L Gold 10 ml may be harmful due to hidden drug ingredient tadalafil VITAFER-L Gold 20 ml may be harmful due to hidden drug ingredient […]
Well, there is bad, then there is worse! In this case, the FDA warns us about a product that is being marketed as all natural and promoted as a dietary supplement for joint and muscle pain. The product, called Trinity Gold, actually contains three undeclared drug ingredients, acetaminophen, diclofenac, and phenylbutazone (which was removed from […]
U.S. and EU efforts to manage supply chain shortages are slowly converging; however, the political winds in the Rest of World (ROW) may be diluting required oversight. Both the U.S. (Risk Management Plans to Mitigate the Potential for Drug Shortages | FDA) and EU (Shortage Prevention Plan (SPP) – template (europa.eu)) have published either a […]
Each year, the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) releases a report on the state of pharmaceutical quality. This year’s report was released yesterday and can be found here. Every year we try to pick out key issues and highlight some of the statistics outlined in the report, and this year is no different! Some important […]
We have written a lot about fraudulent drugs over the years. Some examples of these include counterfeit drugs, dietary ingredients that are unsafe, dietary drugs that contain undeclared prescription drugs in them, and the list goes on and on. In his presentation titled “Fraudulent Drugs: You’re Taking What?” (here), Brad Pace, Associate Director, Office of […]
In a press release issued yesterday (here), the FDA warned six companies about topical lidocaine products that can cause serious health effects and are also unapproved new drugs. The products are recommended for use after certain dermatological procedures “such as microdermabrasion, laser hair removal, tattooing and piercing.” These products are being marketed at concentrations above […]
Yesterday, the FDA advised consumers not to use QUICK Rheumatism Capsule, Tiger Wang Biaod (here) or SNAKE BONES Anti-Rheumatic Capsules (here). The FDA confirmed by its laboratory analysis that both products contain piroxicam, a prescription drug ingredient for treating pain and arthritis-related symptoms. Serious adverse events can occur with taking any of these unapproved drugs […]
Since the implementation of the CARES Act reporting requirement, the question continues to be asked: Is it really a requirement? The answer is yes, and now it is no longer recommended, but is stated as “should” in the newly published Final version of the Guidance for Industry (GFI) “Reporting Amount of Listed Drugs and Biological […]
Today, the FDA is warning consumers of potentially contaminated copycat eye drops that are unapproved new drugs that “copy the Bausch + Lomb’s Lumify brand eye drops, an over-the-counter product approved for redness relief.” While the FDA notes that it has not received any specific reports of adverse events with the three products named below, […]
Some of the big-ticket items mentioned in the FY 2023 report are Office of Compliance (OC) actions taken regarding the “contamination from diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol (DEG/EG), potentially harmful eye products, and mitigating risks from drug shortages while ensuring the safety our drug supply.” These issues caused the OC to “pivot” from its business as […]
