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HHP Medication Safety Watch: July 2023
This list contains selected items from the full FDA list of recalls, withdrawals, and alerts for medicines and certain health products. We've provided links to FDA information for each product and its maker. Unless otherwise noted, these actions apply only to the specific brand name of the product listed. Talk to your healthcare provider before stopping or changing any medicines or treatments that they have recommended for you.
Prescription medicines
Inhaler for asthma may deliver too little medicine
- Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg, 200 metered inhalations (maker: Cipla Limited)
Comment: Six batches of this product have been recalled because a defect in the inhaler may cause it to deliver a lower-than-expected dose of medicine. This medicine treats sudden asthma attacks. If the dose of albuterol is too low, symptoms of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath may not improve. Because asthma attacks can be fatal, undertreatment of an attack can be life-threatening.
Birth control pills recalled due to purity and stability concerns
- Tydemy (drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol, and levomefolate calcium tablets) (maker: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Comment: Two lots of these birth control pills have been recalled because testing a year after production detected an impurity and a lower-than-expected amount of an ingredient. This raises concerns that the pills may be contaminated and unstable over time, and may not prevent pregnancy.
Tydemy is a birth control pill containing estrogen, progestin, and folic acid. It is prescribed to prevent pregnancy and raise folic acid levels.
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Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction

What happens during sleep — and how to improve it

How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?

Could biofeedback help your migraines?

What is autism spectrum disorder?

Plantar warts: Options for treating this common foot condition
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