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FDA Approves Vyxeos (daunorubicin and cytarabine) Liposome for Injection for Certain Types of Poor-Prognosis Acute Myeloid Leukemia

August 3, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vyxeos for the treatment of adults with two types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML): newly diagnosed therapy-related AML (t-AML)...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Injectable Products by Mylan: Recall - Presence of Particulate Matter

including certain lots of: Gemcitabine for Injection Carboplatin Injection Methotrexate Injection Cytarabine Injection See the press release for a listing of the product strength, NDC, and lot...

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...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Cytarabine for Injection, 1 gm/vial [Bedford Labs]: Recall: Risk of Lack of Sterility

ISSUE: Bedford Laboratories announced a nationwide recall of three lots of cytarabine for injection—2066986, 2111675, and 2131148—because vials have a potential risk of a lack of sterility. The risk w...

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