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• GAO Blasts FDA on Failing to Inspect Foreign Drug Plants

  November 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A new government report finds that the FDA is failing to inspect foreign drug manufacturing plants that may pose the...

• Columbia University Brain Imaging Center Problems Result in FDA Warning

  July 19, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Federal inspections have uncovered a number of problems at a brain-imaging center operated by Columbia University, where patients with mental...

• Contamination Leads to Recall of Intravenous Drugs by Claris

  June 3, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Foreign matter that was found floating in IV bags has led to a recall for ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, and ondansetron manufactured...

• Hylenex Recall: Baby Rehydration Fluids Contaminated with Glass Flakes

  May 19, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Baxter International Inc. is recalling about 3,200 vials of Hylenex, a pediatric rehydration medication, due to glass flake contamination. Halozyme...

• FDA Drug Safety Monitoring No Better 3 Years Following Vioxx Recall: Report

  December 10, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that the FDA has made little progress in its oversight...

• FDA Oversight of Unproven Drugs is Lacking: Government Report

  October 27, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A new congressional report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that the FDA has failed to follow up on...