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Experts Warn of Drug-Resistant Jock Itch, Athlete's Foot
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Drug-resistant fungal infections are appearing in the United States, resulting in highly contagious and tough-to-treat cases of ringworm, also known as jock itch or...
Step Away From the 'Go Barefoot Everywhere' TikTok Trend, Experts Say
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 – Attention, America: ignore the "experts" on TikTok and put your shoes on. Barefootin' is risky business, according to Dr. Sari Priesand, a foot specialist at Michigan...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Insight Pharmaceuticals Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of TING® 1% Tolnaftate Athlete’s Foot Spray Antifungal Spray Liquid Due to the Presence of Benzene
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-February 1, 2024—Insight Pharmaceuticals, a Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. company (“Insight”), is voluntarily recalling two lots of TING® 1% Tolnaftate Athlete’s ...
12.8 Percent of Unique Prescribers Prescribed Topical Antifungals in 2021
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – In 2021, 12.8 percent of unique prescribers in Medicare Part D prescribed topical antifungals, with about 6.5 million topical antifungal prescriptions filled, at a total...
Overuse of Antifungal Skin Meds Could Be Driving Drug-Resistant Disease
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – U.S. doctors are prescribing antifungal creams to patients with skin complaints at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new...
Best Foot Forward: Tips to Keeping Feet Healthy
SATURDAY, Oct. 21, 2023 – Most people spend a lot of time on their feet, so it’s a good idea to take care of them. With proper care, you can minimize the stress your feet take on when holding you up ...
Germs Love Two Skin 'Hot Spots' on Your Body
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – Grandma knew it all along: Certain places on the body are "hot spots" for unhealthy microbes. That notion — which the authors of a new study dubbed “the grandma hypothesis,” af...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Odor-Eaters® Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Specific Lots of Odor- Eaters® Spray Powder and Odor-Eaters® Stink Stoppers® Spray Due to Benzene Contamination
Odor-Eaters®, owned by Blistex Inc., is voluntarily recalling a total of forty-one lots of two Odor-Eaters® spray products to the consumer level due to the presence of benzene. Internal testing i...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Bayer Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lotrimin® and Tinactin® Spray Products Due to the Presence of Benzene
WHIPPANY, N.J., October 1, 2021 – Bayer is voluntarily recalling all unexpired Lotrimin® AF and Tinactin® spray products with lot numbers beginning with TN, CV or NAA, distributed between September 2...
FDA Approves Expanded Use of Luzu (luliconazole) Cream in Pediatric Patients with Athlete’s Foot, Jock Itch and Ringworm
RALEIGH, N.C., FEBRUARY 22, 2018 – Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, LLC (NYSE: VRX and TSX: VRX) (“Valeant”), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Admin...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Nizoral (ketoconazole) Oral Tablets: Drug Safety Communication - Prescribing for Unapproved Uses including Skin and Nail Infections Continues; Linked to Patient Death
ISSUE: FDA is warning health care professionals to avoid prescribing the antifungal medicine ketoconazole oral tablets to treat skin and nail fungal infections. Use of this medication carries the...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces U.S. Approval Of Luzu Cream, 1%
LAVAL, Quebec, Nov. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, has received...