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“When I ask hospitals about who is leading their immediate-use compounding initiatives, sometimes I get a blank stare from the pharmacy department, and often an even more blank stare from nursing.”

A device that restricts blood flow and is worn around the neck, that has not been shown to provide any clinical benefit, is being sold to vulnerable populations—including children as young as 13.

Austrian medical authorities have emphasized that no non-credentialed individual—let alone a child—may be present or participate in any part of a surgical procedure, regardless of consent or supervision.

The FDA’s Class II designation indicates that exposure or usage of ‘a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.’

If your patients have the recalled deodorant, they should stop using it. Advise to throw it away or return it to the store.

Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections, and wound infections, surged by more than 460 percent in the United States.