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 Recalls & Warnings
Diabetes Medications, Devices, Product Recalls & Warnings - Headline News
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November 2006
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October 2006
- FTC, US FDA plan
drive against internet vendors for marketing fraudulent diabetes cures,
treatments - PharmaBiz - October 26, 2006
- FDA Approves New
Oral Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes - RedNova - October 21, 2006 - By Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on
Tuesday approved a new class of oral drugs for Type 2 diabetes that are as
effective as most existing treatments and avoid common side effects, such as
dangerously low blood sugar.
- Widely Prescribed
Diabetes Drug Falls Short Of Promise, Says New Review - Medical News Today - October 21, 2006
- Widely Used
Diabetes Drug May Not Work - HealthDay via Yahoo! News - October 20, 2006 - FRIDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- It's unclear whether the
health benefits outweigh the risks of the widely prescribed diabetes drug
pioglitazone (brand name Actos), say the authors of a review that examined 22
studies of the drug involving 6,200 type 2 diabetes patients.
- Officials Warn of
False Diabetes Treatments Online - GigaLaw.com - October 20, 2006 - The Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug
Administration are teaming with Mexico and Canada to stop deceptive advertising
and product sales of purported diabetes cures and treatments.
- Fraudulent
Diabetes Cures being Chased off Internet in Three Country Campaign - Senior Journal - October 20, 2006
- FDA warn about
fake diabetes "cures" - Reuters via Yahoo! News - October 19, 2006
- Report Questions
Benefits of Diabetes Drug - Newsweek - October 19, 2006
- FFTC and FDA act
against internet vendors of fraudulent diabetes treatments - News-Medical-Net - October 19, 2006
- FTC and FDA Act
Against Internet Vendors of Fraudulent Diabetes Cures and Treatments - Federal Trade Commission - October 19, 2006
- Canada, Mexico and
the United States Combat Diabetes Fraud - Government of Canada News - October 19, 2006
- Diabetes Drug
Questioned - KOLD News 13 Tuscon - October 19, 2006
- Widely Prescribed
Diabetes Drug Falls Short of Promise, Says New Review - Newswise - October 18, 2006
- Widely Prescribed
Diabetes Drug Falls Short of Promise, Says New Review - Newswise - October 18, 2006
- LifeScan Canada
Warns Counterfeit Diabetes Test Strips Discovered in United States May Be
Present in Canadian Market - CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - October 16, 2006 - LifeScan Canada Ltd., distributors of the OneTouch Brand of
diabetes testing supplies, warns that counterfeit OneTouch Ultra and OneTouch
(Basic/Profile) Test Strips have recently been identified in the United
States.
- Dud diabetes test
strips could give diabetics wrong info - News-Medical-Net - October 16, 2006
September 2006
August 2006
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July 2006
- Glaxo resumes sale
of diabetes drug - GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C. said yesterday that it would resume
sales and promotion of its diabetes drug Avandamet after making
government-ordered repairs at a plant and getting expanded approval for its
use. 07/12/2006
- Shockwave
Treatment Increases Chance for Diabetes - The use of shock waves to pulverise kidney stones into
sand-like material significantly increases the risk for diabetes and high blood
pressure later in life, according to the longest follow-up study of the popular
therapy. 07/03/2006
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June 2006
Lilly Asks Limited
Use of Diabetes Regimen - Eli Lilly and Co. is asking physicians to limit the number
of patients they start on the company's newest diabetes regimen (BYETTA) because of a
shortage of cartridges that contain the injectible drug. 06/13/2006 Antidepressants
may boost diabetes risk - The use of antidepressants appears to increase the onset of
diabetes in some high-risk individuals, according to a government-funded study
announced Saturday. 06/11/2006
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May 2006
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April 2006
RECALL: Nationwide Recall of all Accu-Check Ultraflex Infusions Sets. Disetronic Medical Systems, Inc, (Disetronic) announced a voluntary nationwide recall of all ACCU-CHEK™ Ultraflex Infusion Sets, because of a potential that tubing could fully or partially separate at the luer lock-tubing connection. In the event that a full or partial separation occurs, it is possible that insulin could leak from the infusion set tubing causing an interruption of insulin delivery, which can cause hyperglycemia.
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March 2006
Stent Registry Safety Data Favors Taxus®
Over Cypher® In The Most Complex Diabetic Patients 03/19/06
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February 2006
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January 2006
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December 2005
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November 2005 - November is National Diabetes Month
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October 2005
Freestyle or other meter made by Abbott? Glucose Meter Warnings! 10/26/05
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September 2005
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August 2005
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