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FDA Patient Safety News (PSN) is a monthly video news show for healthcare professionals. It covers significant safety alerts, recalls, new product approvals, and offers important tips on protecting patients. Read the complete stories and watch or download the video program at www.fda.gov/psn. You may have already received notification of some of these safety issues through the MedWatch E-list. However, many of these PSN stories contain video footage and demonstrations that may be especially useful to clinicians and educators in healthcare facilities and academic institutions.
Stories in the August 2010 edition include:
Warning on Proton Pump Inhibitors and Fracture Risk
Prescribers should consider whether a lower dose or shorter duration of PPI therapy might be possible…
Lifeline and ReviveR AED
Affected battery packs may cause the AED to inappropriately cancel the charge and be unable to deliver therapy…
Update on Counterfeit Polypropylene Mesh
FDA testing has now found that the counterfeit samples are not sterile, although they are labeled as sterile…
Thrombosis with Off-Label Promacta Use
Promacta is not indicated for treating thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic liver disease…
Severe Liver Injury with Orlistat (Xenical, Alli)
Rare cases of severe liver injury in patients taking this weight loss drug…
Dosing Errors with Certain Oral Syringes
Confusion over what part of the syringe plunger to use when measuring the dose…
Reporting Adverse Events to MedWatch
FDA's MedWatch program relies on healthcare professionals and consumers to report serious problems with medical products…
FDA encourages healthcare professionals to recognize misleading or inaccurate promotion by drug companies and report it to the agency…
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