The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning patients with diabetes about a recall of up to 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels that can show incorrect, abnormally high blood sugar readings.
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FDA Warns Users of OTC Laxatives About Serious Health Risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that using more than one dose in a 24 hour period of over-the-counter (OTC) sodium phosphate drugs to treat constipation can cause rare, but serious harm to the kidneys and heart and can even...
FDA Warns: Do Not Use Pain Reliever for Teething
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Thursday against using a lidocaine solution as a pain reliever on teething babies’ gums, saying it could cause deaths and serious injuries in infants and toddlers.
The agency will require a...