SSRIs are prescribed mostly to treat mental depression. Because they are as effective as other types of anti-depressants and have less serious side effects, SSRIs have become the most commonly prescribed anti-depressant for all age groups,...
Packaging Flaw Leads to Recall of Contraceptives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified healthcare professionals about a voluntary manufacturer recall of their contraceptive levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tables (Introvale, Sandoz) due to a packaging flaw which...
FDA Approves Breast Cancer Medicine
(June 9, 2012) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new anti-HER2 therapy, called Perjeta (pertuzumab) to treat patients with HER2-positive late-stage (metastatic) breast cancer. Perjeta is combined with...