Friday, April 25, 2014


Did Political Pressure Push Oklahoma’s Supreme Court to Lift a Stay of Execution?

New warnings issued by federal drug regulators suggest that side effects of epidural corticosteroid injections may cause severe injury or even death.

By: Irvin Jackson | Published: April 24th, 2014
New warnings issued by federal drug regulators suggest that side effects of epidural corticosteroid injections may cause severe injury or even death.  
On April 23, the FDA issued a drug safety communication, alerting the medical community and patients about the risk of rare, but serious, neurological problems that can occur after receiving injections of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine. The agency says it will require new label warnings for all such injections.
The FDA began reviewing the safety of the injections after medical professionals raised concerns, reporting serious events that have included death, spinal cord infarction, full and partial paralysis, blindness, strokes, seizures, nerve injuries and brain edema.
The agency says that while many patients recovered within minutes to 48 hours after the injections, many patients have never recovered from the epidural steroid injection problems.
Epidural corticosteroid injections are used in the pain management industry to treat neck and back pain, but the FDA has never approved them for that purpose. The agency also warns that they are not proven safe or effective in treating pain.
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Guidance, Compliance & Enforcement Federal Register Notices

Guidance, Compliance & Enforcement Federal Register Notices

Beloved compounding pharmacy closing

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April 25, 2014 | Leave Comment
El Macero Pharmacy’s last day is Thursday, customers are being told.
An old-fashioned pharmacy with a new-age twist, it is Davis’ “first integrative pharmacy, bridging traditional pharmacy services with complementary alternative medicine,” its website says. Custom compounded medications are a specialty. Pharmacists prepare the drug in a more palatable form or to avoid ingredients that cause allergic reactions.
Employees told me that owner Brad Brazill, a pharmacist and professor, was out of town. He didn’t respond to my messages and emails. Customers’ files are being transferred to the Rite Aid in South Davis, customers say.
El Macero Pharmacy is at 417 Mace Blvd., Suite D, near the South Davis Nugget.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Pet Script, Inc's Paris, TX FDA 483 Issued in 2004

Pet Script, Inc's Paris, TX site has been inspected 1 time since 08/02 - 08/16/2004. The most recent FDA audit (that FDAzilla knows about) occurred on 08/02 - 08/16/2004.
The FDA has issued 1 Form 483 inspectional observations.

Pet Script, Inc
3160 Clarksville St
Paris, TX
08/02 - 08/16/2004