The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American counterpart to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), is advising consumers not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor. The liquid dietary supplement products may cause severe adverse reactions, including significant hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhea, joint pain and fatigue.

Objective To assess the association between atrial fibrillation and flutter and use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis among women.

Design Population based case-control study, using medical databases from Denmark.

Setting Northern Denmark.

اصدرت وكالة تنظيم الأدوية والمنتجات الصحية البريطانية ( MHRA ) والمماثلة قي أعمالها للهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء في المملكة العربية السعودية ( SFDA ) إعلان تحذيري في السابع من شهر أبريل من العام 2008م بشأن منتجات هرمون الاستروجين ( Estrogen ) المضاف إليها مادة السايبروتيرون ( Cyproterone ).

خلصت دراسة ميدانية أجرتها الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء في مدينة الرياض عن واقع المستحضرات العشبية والصحية في محلات العطارة والأغذية الصحية والتكميلية، وذلك كنموذج للوضع الراهن لتلك المنتجات في المملكة.

Objective To assess the risk of venous thromboembolism in women using hormone replacement therapy by study design, characteristics of the therapy and venous thromboembolism, and clinical background.

Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources Medline.

Studies reviewed Eight observational studies and nine randomised controlled trials.

The us counterpart to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority ,U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises, Inc., because the product contains potentially harmful ingredients that may cause respiratory distress or vomiting and diarrhea in infants.

The U.S. food and drug administration (FDA), the equivalents of the Saudi food and drud authority (SFDA) announced that Novartis and Roche have issued a dear healthcare professional letters to inform them that use of Myfortic (mycophenolic acid) and CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) , medicines used to prevent organ rejection are associated with the development of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) .

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising healthcare professionals and consumers that filling U.S. prescriptions abroad may give patients the wrong active ingredient for treating their health condition.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, in collaboration with Health Canada, the Canadian counterpart to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), inform health care professionals that all intranasal formulations of Desmopressin including Desmopressin Acetate Nasal(DDAVP) Spray & Desmopressin acetate Rhinyle Solution (DDAVP) are no longer indicated for the treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (PNE) due to an increased risk of hyponatremia with the intranasal formulations.

Objectives : Long-term calcium intake is related to the formation of urinary stones. Structure and composition of kidney and gallstones are similar to dental calculus. Saliva is the source of calcium for supragingival dental calculus formation. The aim of this preliminary study was to evaluate the possible effects of long-term calcium and vitamin D supplementation with or without alendronate administration on salivary electrolyte concentrations and supragingival calculus formation in osteoporotic women.