SecuringIndustry.com - Many more fake drugs now using real APIs, US official says:
"The US Department of Commerce reports that more and more counterfeit pharmaceuticals are using real APIs to trick patients.
Globalisation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) supply chain means raw materials are more readily available in countries where counterfeit manufacturing takes place.
The trend has helped counterfeiters change the composition of their products, Security Management reports.
"Twenty years ago most counterfeit medicines did not contain any medicinal ingredients. They had ground up dry wall, sawdust, anything to make the product look real," said Jeffrey Gren, director, Office of Health and Consumer Goods at the US Department of Commerce, said."
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Friday, November 30, 2012
More fake drugs now using active ingredients
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
FDA and Supplement Regulations
Updated 11/7/2015:
You might have been looking for these:
Death By Dietary Supplement (Forbes) - Lamar Odom, etc.
This Slate article is an interesting read about the proliferation of dietary supplements, and the interest in tighter regulatory oversight.
Herbal supplement dangers: FDA does not regulate supplements and they can be deadly. - Slate Magazine:
"Between 1994 and 2008, the number of dietary supplement products on the market increased from 4,000 to 75,000. In the first 10 months of 2008, the FDA received nearly 600 reports of serious adverse events (including hospitalization, disability, and death) from these products and 350 reports of moderate or mild adverse events. However, the FDA believes that these reports are drastically underreported and estimates that the annual number of all adverse events is 50,000."
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FDA Closes Down Another Dietary Supplement Company
"Pharmacist’s Ultimate Health of St. Paul, Minnesota agreed to a consent decree to cease their unlawful distribution of unapproved new drugs and adulterated dietary supplements. They have to stop distributing their products until all disease claims are removed from their websites and product labels and they comply with cGMP requirements for dietary supplements.
The company marketed products capsules, topical creams, and botanical extracts under the brand names Pharmacists Ultimate Health and Doctor’s Natural Therapy. The product names include Allergy Relief Complex, Lycopene Standardized Extract, Co Q-10, Cold and Flu Defense, Cholesterol Homocysteine, Prostate Companion, Ginger Root Standardized Extract, and Progesterone Cream, among others."
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Ranbaxy Generic Lipitor Recalled
The Ranbaxy recall comes after a host of problems with Ranbaxy in recent years – including recalls, admissions of false testing data presented to the FDA, and other manufacturing problems. The troubles at Ranbaxy also point to the challenge a foreign drug company has when buying another drug company. Almost immediately after Daiichi Sankyo acquired a majority stake in Ranbaxy, problems sprang up. With no expertise running an Indian generics drug company, let alone one that had been family controlled up to that point, DaiichiSankyo was blindsided by the troubles."
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Bad Pharma - Book Review
Science-Based Medicine » Bad Pharma: A Manifesto to Fix the Pharmaceutical Industry:
"Closing thoughts
This is a book with important messages for patients, health care professionals, governments, and the pharmaceutical industry. It may anger, and even infuriate you. It should. Yet Goldacre sketches out a path for reform – one in which transparency is the rule, not the exception, and one in which the pharmaceutical industry can engage with the health care system in ways that will help it do what we all want it to do – bring innovative new medications to market that improve the health and welfare of patients. This change, however, will only come when we demand better – better from pharmaceutical companies, better from regulators, and better from our fellow health professionals. Ultimately, we’ll have the industry we deserve – if we’re not willing to demand better, we’re never going to see any improvements. This book is your call to action."
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Which sleep position is healthiest?
. . . I gather then, that sleeping on one's back is "beauty sleep."
Which sleep position is healthiest? - CNN.com:
"The Best: - - - Back position - - -
Good for: Preventing neck and back pain, reducing acid reflux, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts."
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Pharma Forecast 2020: Cold Comfort
This summary article calls out a sobering list of things that are likely to put a damper on the pharma industry.
Pharma Forecast 2020: Cold Comfort:
"Despite such a bleak forecast, the report predicts “a golden era of renewed productivity and prosperity.” It recommends that above all, corporations should focus on collaboration with other players and academia, offer real-time outcomes data to establish value of medicines, reinvigorate corporate ethics standards, and use new procedures and technologies to revolutionize R&D. The message can be further condensed to something along the lines of: “Trim the fat and get with the times.”"
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Happy Holidays - Food Safety Tips - FDA & USDA
Let's Talk Turkey—A Consumer Guide to Safely Roasting a Turkey - from the USDA
Holiday Food Safety Video - from the FDA
(English)
(Seguridad de alimentos durante festividades - en español)
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
FDA Asking for More Control Over Drug Compounding
F.D.A. Asking for More Control Over Drug Compounding - NYTimes.com:
"Among the changes proposed by Dr. Hamburg are requiring larger compounders to register with the F.D.A. and abide by its so-called good manufacturing practice [GMP], which requires drug producers to report any problems with their products to the agency. She is also recommending new labeling requirements that would make the origin and the risks of a compounded drug clear. She is also requesting that some products, including drugs with complex dosage forms, be banned for compounders.
“In light of growing evidence of threats to the public health, the administration urges Congress to strengthen federal standards for nontraditional compounding,” Dr. Hamburg stated in the written testimony. “Such legislation should appropriately balance legitimate compounding that meets a genuine medical need with the reality that compounded drugs pose greater risks than those that are evaluated by F.D.A.”"
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AMA Wants To Stop Pharma Pay-To-Delay Tactic On Generics
The latest coming from the American Medical Association, the nation’s largest doctor group . . .
AMA Wants To Stop Pharma Pay-To-Delay Tactic On Generics - Forbes:
"An end to the drug industry practice that leads to drug makers legally paying a competitor to keep a cheaper generic off the market for potentially years would be bad news to drug makers like Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Pfizer (PFE) and others but good news for companies that operate pharmacies like Walgreen (WAG), CVS/Caremark (CVS) and Wal-Mart (WMT) which try to get consumers to switch to less expensive prescriptions."
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Great American Smokeout - Quit Smoking
"The American Cancer Society is marking the 37th Great American Smokeout on November 15 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting — even for one day — smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk."
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FDA finds bugs, bird and contamination at Ameridose plant
FDA finds bugs, bird and contamination at Ameridose plant - Vitals:
"Ameridose officials defended the company's practices in a statement:
"While Ameridose’s history shows clearly that we have not had any instance of contaminated products over the course of the past six years, which covers the manufacture and shipment of 70 million units of product, and have always been guided by Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) referenced in federal regulations, Ameridose is committed to addressing all observations in order to enhance our existing systems. We are in the process of preparing a full response for presentation to the FDA.”"'via Blog this'
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Danger! Danger! Don't Eat Wild Mushrooms - Some Are Deadly
Don't eat wild mushrooms, if you're not an expert!!!
Danger! Danger! People Don't Eat Mushrooms Some Can Be Deadly - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com:
"Do not eat wild mushrooms…yes, they may look perfectly okay but there are so many mushrooms all over the East Coast right now and they're attracting people to fry or prepare them in casseroles and for steaks, chops, to enjoy their flavor. Watch out!! "There are deadly mushrooms that can grow in your lawn," said Rebecca Rader, executive secretary of the North American Mycological Association based in Christianburg, Virginia. Mycology studies fungi's which includes mushrooms.
"There are some that can kill you and many that can make you sick," said Rader."
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Friday, November 9, 2012
List of 'Salty Six' Foods May Surprise You
I try my best to limit my salt intake, and found a couple of these a little surprising.
List of 'Salty Six' Foods May Surprise You - Breaking News, Local News, Local Weather, Local Sports:
"Researchers say the following “salty six” foods are the top sources for sodium in today’s diets: . . ."
1. Bread and rolls
2. Cold cuts and cured meats
3. Pizza
4. Poultry
5. Soup
6. Sandwiches
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The Only Vote That Counts: FDA 483 Round-Up
The Only Vote That Counts: FDA 483 Round-Up:
"Looking at the FDA isn’t much different. Lots of folks like to predict what the FDA will do, or try to glean trends from the often cryptic public statements FDA officials make at conferences or other gatherings. But the FDAs real “votes” are in the 483s they issue.
Reading through a recently-released crop of the agency’s medical device letters, it looks like the FDA is maintaing an interest in CAPA and employee training."
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ECRI Names Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013
ECRI Names Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013 | HITECH Answers:
"What topics made the list? Here’s the rundown:
- Alarm hazards
- Medication administration errors using infusion pumps
- Unnecessary exposures and radiation burns from diagnostic radiology procedures
- Patient/data mismatches in EHRs and other health IT systems
- Interoperability failures with medical devices and health IT systems
- Air embolism hazards
- Inattention to the needs of pediatric patients when using “adult” technologies
- Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopic devices and surgical instruments
- Caregiver distractions from smartphones and other mobile devices
- Surgical fires
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
FDA’s Top Supplement Issues
FDA’s Top Supplement Issues:
"Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., Director, Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, FDA, gave a quick talk this morning at SupplySide West, touching on FDA’s top regulatory concerns for supplements. He said the most important topic is good manufacturing practices (GMPs), but that’s not the only supplement issue that’s currently top of mind to FDA.
In short, Fabricant said these are the most pressing industry issues: . . ."
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Poison-proof your home
poison-proof your home - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com:
"The top 5 poisons toddlers enjoy placing in their mouths during playtime are:
• Household cleaners
• Medications
• Cosmetics and personal care products
• Foreign objects, such as coins and watch batteries
• Plants, berries and mushrooms"
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Friday, November 2, 2012
A Regulatory App-ening - A mobile apps POV on FDA medical device regulations
Read this well-written point of view regarding the FDA's medical device regulations and how they impact mobile applications . . . are they or aren't they medical devices?!
Drugwonks | A Regulatory App-ening:
" . . . during the session on mobile apps as medical devices. At present, there are some 17,828 healthcare and fitness apps and 14,558 that can be deemed “medical.” As Vice President Biden said, “It’s a big f**kin’ deal.”
But when is an app a medical device and when is it not? Not surprisingly, it depends."
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
What to do after a hurricane if you use a home medical device
What to do after a hurricane if you use a home medical device:
". . . like an oxygen tank, ventilator, medical bed, wheel chair, or blood glucose monitor, losing power can be much more than an inconvenience. Your first step should be to call your electric company and fire department to let them know that you have a medical device that needs power. While you wait for power to be restored or help to come, here's some advice from the U.S. Food and Drug and Administration on what else to do: . . . "
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