Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Atnahs Pharma UK Limited, Naprosyn Tablets (all strengths), Naprosyn EC 500mg Gastro-Resistant Tablets
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information for Atnahs Pharma UK Limited, Naprosyn Tablets (all strengths) and Naprosyn EC 500mg Ga (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - February 23, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Atnahs Pharma UK Limited, Naprosyn Tablets (all strengths), Naprosyn EC 250mg Gastro-Resistant Tablets
Atnahs Pharma UK Limited have identified missing information on the PIL of certain batches
Further information and advice for healthcare professionals can be found on theMHRA website (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - February 3, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) vs. Naproxen (Aleve)
Title: Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) vs. Naproxen (Aleve)Category: MedicationsCreated: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/2/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - December 2, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Drug makers Glenmark, Aurobindo recall products in US
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA is recalling Fulvestrant injection, Naproxen Sodium Tablets, Chlorzoxazone tablets and Arformoterol Tartrate Inhalation Solution. Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc, a unit of Aurobindo Pharma, is recalling 2,820 bottles of Metoprolol tartrate tablets". (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 3, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA strengthens warning that non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause heart attacks or strokes
[FDA strengthens warning that non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause heart attacks or strokes (FDA Drug Safety Communication). Based on FDA ’s comprehensive review of new safety information, the agency is requiring updates to the drug labels of all prescription NSAIDs. Widely used to treat pain and fever from many different long- and short-term medical conditions such as arthritis, menstrual cramps, headaches, colds, and the flu, NSAI Ds are available by prescription and OTC. Examples of NSAIDs include ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, and celecoxib. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and...
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Vimovo (naproxen and esomeprazole magnesium)
Title: Vimovo (naproxen and esomeprazole magnesium)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/12/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - May 12, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Treximet (sumatriptan and naproxen sodium)
Title: Treximet (sumatriptan and naproxen sodium)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/6/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/6/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Migraine General)
Source: MedicineNet Migraine General - May 6, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
FDA Warns of Painkiller Risk During Pregnancy
The FDA warned on Thursday that taking widely used painkillers called NSAIDS -- which include Advil, Motrin, Aleve and Celebrex -- at 20 weeks or later in a pregnancy could raise the risk of complications. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA extends pregnancy warning for common pain relievers
U.S. health officials are expanding the time period that pregnant women should avoid pain relievers including Advil and Aleve (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Ibuprofen and naproxen 'may worsen Covid-19', study warns
Researchers led by the Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, warned that Covid-19 could be more deadly for people taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is A Home Cleaning Service Safe? Dr. Mallika Marshall Answers Your Coronavirus Questions
BOSTON (CBS) — Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus-related medical questions. If you have a question for Dr. Mallika, email her or message her on Facebook or Twitter.
“The CDC has recently stated that you do not contract COVID-19 from touching surfaces but through person to person contact. If that is the case, why are we still being told to wipe off all surfaces that someone may have touched?” -Doris from Woburn
The CDC said the predominant way the virus is transmitted is through person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets. However, there is still a possibility you could con...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Healthwatch Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Women who regularly take ibuprofen or naproxen 'are 40% less likely to get breast cancer'
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota surveyed 3,000 women who had been diagnosed with benign breast problems and found they were less likely to get cancer if taking the pills. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Severe poisoning with naproxen causing coagulopathy - Leli èvre B, Drouillard I, Thill C, Le Roux G, Bruneau C, Mahé J, Deguigne M, Boels D.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are well known for their most frequent side effects (digestive, renal and metabolic disorders) but are lesser known for other effects, such as coagulation disturbances. In this issue, we report the case of a 5... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Many take anticoagulants and OTC supplements, which poses risk
FINDINGSNearly 98% percent of people prescribed direct-acting oral anticoagulants such as apixaban also used over-the-counter products. Of those, 33% took at least one such product that, in combination with the anticoagulants, could cause dangerous internal bleeding. People taking these medications largely lacked knowledge of some potentially serious interactions.BACKGROUNDDirect-acting oral anticoagulants are the drug of choice for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, which occurs most frequently in older patients. Apixaban is one of the most frequently prescribed. However, most people prescribed apix...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 31, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Health Tip: Taking Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
-- Pain relievers like ibuprofen, naproxen and celecoxib are popular anti-inflammatory drugs for back pain, headache and other aches and pains.
Though these drugs have a good safety history, the risk of serious side effects rises when the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 23, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
