Health & Wellness Research

FDA Drug Label Updates

• 🔥 Semaglutide: New safety warnings about gastrointestinal side effects have been added to prescribing information.
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The FDA updated Alli's label after 12 reported kidney complications from 2007-2023, including acute kidney injury, oxalate nephropathy, and stones,...

Common blood pressure medications carry specific safety concerns for seniors that often go overlooked.

• Falls and fractures: Antihypertensives...

• Nasal spray recall: Beekeeper’s Naturals lot 5950 pulled for yeast and possible mold after four adverse reaction reports.
• Infection risk: Weakened...

The FDA announced a voluntary recall of Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers due to possible metal contamination.

• Scale: More than 160,000 pounds...

Medical device malfunctions are drawing legal and regulatory heat:

• Abbott spinal cord stimulators: Lawsuit alleges manufacturing defects caused...

ACIP changes are removing universal vaccine recommendations without new evidence, shifting some to shared clinical decisions and creating ambiguity...

Staying on track with your child's vaccines protects them at key ages.

• MenACWY: 1 dose between ages 11 and 12
• Flu: Annually
• HPV: 2 doses between ages 9 and 12, or 3 doses if started after age 15
• Tdap: 1 dose

FDA actions highlight rising dangers from unregulated compounded and counterfeit semaglutide/tirzepatide.

• Impurities and oversight gaps: Compounded...

Drug Safety Alerts

• 🔥 Alli Kidney Warning: FDA added a kidney injury warning to the alli weight loss drug label after reviewing 12 cases of...

GLP-1 drugs carry layered risks that cheap options often ignore.

• Boxed warning on thyroid C-cell tumors applies to all GLP-1 agonists including...

Gen Z men are rapidly adopting unregulated peptides for fitness and wellness, with many compounds appearing on FDA 'do not use' lists.

• Rising...

Many arrhythmia therapy studies report zero adverse events, with serious events at 2-6% and other events at 3-13% across categories. This pattern...

A multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to moringa leaf powder and capsules has sickened 119 people across 36 states, with 32 hospitalizations....

The FDA has added a kidney injury warning to the alli weight loss drug after reviewing 12 cases of kidney complications linked to orlistat use. Consumers using this OTC product should review the updated label for new safety details.

The Hintermann ankle replacement shows a 16.1% failure rate in post-approval data, triggering a new FDA warning. Patients evaluating ankle replacement should weigh this risk and recognize the value of ongoing surveillance.

FDA Labeling Changes

• 🔥 alli (orlistat) Kidney Risk Warning: The FDA approved labeling changes for the OTC weight loss drug alli (orlistat) 60...

Parents need clear facts on the a2 recall amid reassuring FDA data.

• FDA detected low contaminant levels in most infant formulas
• a2 recalled 3 batches in the May 2026 action
• Check product lots immediately for safety

Novo Nordisk is suing South African compounder iDexis to halt sales of unregistered semaglutide copies, citing patient safety, quality risks, and lack...

FDA updated alli (orlistat 60 mg) labeling to warn of rare acute kidney injury and kidney stones.

• Ask a health care provider first if you have ever...