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FDA CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION - FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: October 2011
Date:12/1/2011

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued safety alerts about a number of products, including

  • a potentially contaminated nasal spray
  • contact lenses that may cause eye injuries
  • an unapproved drug sold as a testosterone booster

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These and other alerts were prompted by reports FDA received from health care professionals and the public through the agency's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program.

Learn more about these safety alerts and what to do if you've used one of the products described here.
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm279822.htm

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