MedWatch - FDA: Show #85, April 2009

You can find more information about FDA Patient Safety News, and watch or download the video program on our web site (http://www.fda.gov/psn). Stories in the April 2009 edition include:

* Stronger Warnings for Bowel Cleansing Agents
- Health professionals should use caution when prescribing Visicol or OsmoPrep for patients who may be at higher risk of kidney injury…

** Warning on Dietary Supplement “Venom Hyperdrive 3.0”
-- The product contained sibutramine, a prescription drug which may pose a significant risk for people with a history of heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmias or stroke…

*** Ethex Corp. Expands Recall of Generic Drugs and Supplements
--- KV Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries ETHEX and Ther-EX are prevented from manufacturing and distributing drugs until the company obtains FDA approval…

**** Avoiding Medication Errors with Multiple Brand Names
---- Medication errors can occur when a drug is marketed under more than one brand name, especially when one of those names is well established…

***** Preventing Misconnection Errors – Medical Device Safety Calendar
----- The 2009 Medical Device Safety Calendar is one of FDA's efforts to help educate healthcare professionals about dangerous misconnections with Luer connectors…

****** Confusing Heparin Labels Can Lead to Errors
------ Some multiple dose heparin vials have potentially confusing labels that could lead to overdoses…

******* Preventing Overdoses when Using Methadone to Treat Chronic Pain
------- Why methadone overdoses occur and ways to help prevent them…

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Show #85, April 2009