Benzocaine sprays marketed under different names, including Hurricaine, Topex, and Cetacaine.

Food and Drug Administration; FDA; CDER; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

This FDA announcement alerts clinicians to reports of adverse events associated with benzocaine sprays and includes considerations for safer use of the sprays.

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Promethazine HCl (marketed as Phenergan) Information.

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Roxane Laboratories Initiates a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of a Single Manufacturing Lot of Azathioprine Tablets in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Food and Drug Administration; FDA.

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FDA public health notification: unretrieved device fragments.

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Important information for the safe use of Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension.

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Information for healthcare professionals: risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens from shared use of insulin pens.

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