FDA NEWS DIGEST -- JUNE 17, 2002 FDA CLEARS TWO GLUCOSE TEST METERS -- People with diabetes can use these new meters in conjunction with personal digital assistants (PDAs) to track and manage their blood sugar levels. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2002/ANS01152.html HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WARNED ABOUT COUNTERFEIT PROCRIT -- Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., has notified pharmacists and other health professionals that two lots of the drug Procrit (epoetin alfa) have been found to be counterfeit. Procrit is used to treat anemia associated with chemotherapy, chronic kidney failure, and other disorders. http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2002/safety02.htm#procri IMPORTED SHRIMP AND CRAYFISH SAMPLING INCREASED -- Because some states and other countries have found low levels of the antibiotic drug chloramphenicol in imported shrimp and crayfish, FDA is boosting sampling of these products. The drug is intended to be used only at therapeutic doses to treat serious infections in humans, and the agency is concerned about the unpredictable effects of exposure to the drug from the seafood products. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2002/NEW00815.html ______________________________________________________ Thanks for subscribing to the FDA News Digest. Our next posting will be sent June 24. To leave this list at any time, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV In the body of the message, write SIGNOFF FDA-NEWSDIGEST-L
