Defective Products
Vitamins E and C Fail to Protect Against Heart Disease
Study highlights:
- A major long-term study of more than 14,000 physicians showed no cardiovascular protection from two antioxidant vitamins taken by much of the American population.
- Taken individually, vitamins E and C failed to protect against heart and blood vessel disease.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Vitamins E and C — antioxidant supplements taken by [...]
Popularity: 30% [?]
11Nov2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System Recalled
The attorneys and lawyers working with our firm are currently investigating the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Systems manufactured by Thoratec Corporation. The HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System is a high speed, electric, axial flow, rotary blood pump. The pump drains blood from the left ventricle of the heart and ejects the blood into the aortic root.
WHAT IS THE HEARTMATE [...]
Popularity: 32% [?]
29Oct2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Recall of ED Supplement because of Dangerous Ingredient
Jack Distribution, LLC announced that they are conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of all lot numbers of the company’s supplement products sold under the brand names Rize 2 The Occasion and Rose 4 Her. New lots of Rize 2 and Rose 4 her (not subject to this recall) will contain lot numbers beginning in “BL”.
Jack Distribution, LLC, is [...]
Popularity: 30% [?]
1Sep2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Xiadafil VIP Tablets Forced Off Market
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized nearly $74,000 worth of Xiadafil VIP tablets, Lots 6K029 and 6K209-SEI, distributed by SEI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Miami, Fla. Although marketed as a dietary supplement to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) and for sexual enhancement, these lots represent an illegally marketed drug containing [...]
Popularity: 36% [?]
25Jul2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Erectile Dysfunction Supplements Seized by U.S. Marshals
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today U.S. Marshals seized more than 14,000 dosage units of Shangai Regular, Shangai Ultra, Super Shangai, Naturalë Super Plus, and Lady Shangai. Although labeled as natural supplements, the seized products were all marketed to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), impotency, and/or to provide sexual enhancement, which [...]
Popularity: 84% [?]
10Apr2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Hazardous Levels of Selenium in “Total Body Formula” and”Total Body Mega Formula”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has found hazardous levels of selenium in samples of certain flavors of the dietary supplement products “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula.” The FDA has received 43 reports of persons from nine states who experienced serious adverse reactions using these products.
On March 27, [...]
Popularity: 80% [?]
10Apr2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Making Nanotubes Without Harming the Environment
They are 10,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair, yet stronger than steel, more durable than diamonds, and able to conduct heat and electricity with efficiency that rivals copper wires and silicon chips.
Ever since their discovery in the early 1990s, carbon nanotubes have been hailed as a new “wonder material.” They are tiny [...]
Popularity: 98% [?]
9Apr2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Adulterated Dietary Supplements Seized by Federal Agents
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on Wednesday U.S. Marshals seized more than $1,301,712 of dietary supplements from LG Sciences, LLC, of Brighton, Mich., because the products contain unapproved food additives and/or new dietary ingredients that cause the products to violate the law. Labeled as dietary supplements, the products are marketed [...]
Popularity: 60% [?]
7Apr2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Dietary Supplement Associated with Severe Adverse Reactions
The FDA notified consumers of a recall of, and advised them not to purchase or consume, the liquid dietary supplement products Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor. The Florida Department of Health recently provided reports to the FDA on 23 [...]
Popularity: 58% [?]
28Mar2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Dietary Supplements with Dangerous Ingredients
Palo Alto Labs and FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals of a voluntary nationwide recall of two dietary supplements, Aspire36 and Aspire Lite. The products were recalled because they were found to contain Aildenafil in trace amounts and Dimethyl sildenafil thione, an analog of Sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. The presence of [...]
Popularity: 74% [?]
21Mar2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
