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The FDA has recalled thousands of bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine, sold under brand name Cymbalta, due to the presence of a possibly cancer-causing chemical.
The FDA recalled thousands of bottles of antidepressants after finding high levels of potentially cancer-causing chemicals. Here's what to look for.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a Class II recall for more than 7,100 bottles of Duloxetine — a generic antidepressant for Cymbalta — due to a cancerous chemical.. A voluntary ...
On 24 June 2014, the New York Times published an article "Warning Unheeded, Heart Drugs Are Recalled" in which it said another large Indian manufacturer and "Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, have announced recalls over the past two months totalling more than 100,000 bottles" of "a widely used heart drug, Toprol XL" "because their products were not ...
The Oct. 10 recall was of 7,107 duloxetine bottles distributed and manufactured by Towa Pharmaceutical Europe. The Nov. 19 recall is of 233,003 duloxetine bottles distributed and manufactured by ...
Duloxetine is acid labile, and is formulated with an enteric coating to prevent degradation in the stomach. Duloxetine has good oral bioavailability, averaging 50% after one 60 mg dose. [9] There is an average 2-hour lag until absorption begins with maximum plasma concentrations occurring about 6 hours post-dose.
Drugs or medicines may be withdrawn from commercial markets because of risks to patients, but also because of commercial reasons (e.g. lack of demand and relatively high production costs).
The recall covers 7,107 bottles of duloxetine, the FDA said. The bottles include 500 delayed-release 20mg capsules. The lot number is 220128, with an expiration date of 12/2024.