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NOVEMBER 2011 Consumer Health Information www.fda.gov/consumer Improperly Discarded ‘Sharps’ Can Be Dangerous M syringes and lancets— called “sharps”—to manage their me
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DECEMBER 2012 Consumer Health Information www.fda.gov/consumer The Special Risks of Pharmacy Compounding P harmacy compounding is a practice in which a licensed pharmacist combines, mixes, or alters
MARCH 2011 Consumer Health Information www.fda.gov/consumer FDA Intends to Remove Unapproved Drugs from Market F DA announced Wednesday remove certain unapproved prescription medicines intended
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MAY 2012 Consumer Health Information www.fda.gov/consumer FDA Sheds Light on Sunscreens T he Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking steps to help protect consumers from skin damage caused by
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