Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws BAYCOL - A Drug Associated With 50 Deaths
Baycol is a prescription drug manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Baycol, which was initially approved by the FDA, belongs to a statin group of drugs that lowers cholesterol by blocking enzymes that are essential in the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. Bayer Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled its cholesterol drug Baycol( cerivastatin ) because // it has been linked to app...NPIL withdraws Parkinson’s dru
It has been reportedly said that Nicholas Piramal India Ltd which imports the raw material and manufactures Madopar, Parkinson’s drug, locally has ceased its production in both vial and tablet form following price control. The company had approached the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to reconsider its price revision. However, according to NPPA sources the cased was al...Canada withdraws ADHD drug Adderall XR
The Canadian authorities Health Canada had suspended the use of the accepted drug Adderall XR for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from the market //because of its adverse reports. FDA, the US counterpart of Health Canada has decided to take a wait-and-watch approach. FDA in a press release has asked the parents of children taking Adderall medication to consult their doctor...Hospital Withdraws McDonald's Reward Scheme
A Highland hospital has withdrawn a reward scheme wherein children were offered vouchers in a fast food chain//. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness used to distribute the McDonald's tokens occasionally to children who underwent complex procedures "bravely." The vouchers were pulled off after the health board said the action was "totally inappropriate". NHS Highland said the scheme had been i...Beef Firm in US Withdraws Its Products from Markets After E. Coli Outbreak.
Health officials claim that tainted ground beef bought from stores caused E.Coli outbreak. Seven persons took ill and three persons had to be hospitalized before they recovered. Severe stomach cramps and diarrhea are the known symptoms of E.Coli. PM Beef, the meat company believed to be responsible for supplying tainted stuff, withdrew nearly 117,500 pounds of beef it had shipped t...