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FDA Medwatch Alert: Docetaxel: Drug Safety Communication - May Cause Symptoms of Alcohol Intoxication

ISSUE: FDA is warning that the intravenous chemotherapy drug docetaxel contains ethanol, also known as alcohol, which may cause patients to experience intoxication or feel drunk during and after...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Methotrexate Sodium, USP Injectable Vials by Sandoz US: Recall - Particulate Matter In Vials

ISSUE: Sandoz is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall to the hospital/user level of two lots of its Methotrexate Sodium, USP, 25 mg/mL, 40 mL vial injectable product in the US, due to the...

FDA Approves Lymphoseek to Help Locate Lymph Nodes in Patients with Certain Cancers

March 13, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent that helps doctors locate lymph...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Hospira Injectable Drug Products: Recall - Visible Particulates from Defective Glass Vials

Including certain lots of the following products: carboplatin cytarabine paclitaxel methotrexate [Posted 07/16/2012] ISSUE: Hospira and FDA notified healthcare professional of a nationwide recall...

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