MedWatch - The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting
Program

FDA Patient Safety News is a monthly video news show for health care
professionals covering significant new product approvals, recalls and
safety alerts, and offers important tips on protecting patients. You
can find more information about this show, read the complete stories,
and watch or download the video program at http://www.fda.gov/psn.
Some items covered on PSN may have already appeared on the MedWatch web
site. However, many of these PSN stories contain video footage and
demonstrations that may be especially useful to educators in healthcare
facilities and academic institutions.

Stories in the May 2006 edition include:

FDA Approves Emsam - First Drug Patch for Depression
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#1

FDA Approves First Inhaled Insulin
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#2

Recall of Cefazolin for Injection
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#3

Recall of Certain Hernia Repair Patches
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#4

Dangerous Contamination of Certain Balanced Salt Solutions
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#5

Certain ACCU-CHEK Aviva Glucose Meters Recalled
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#6

Renal and Cardiovascular Toxicities with Trasylol
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#7

Erythropoietic Agents and Antibody-Mediated Anemias
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#8

New Information on Cochlear Implants and Meningitis
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#9

Pet Turtles and Salmonella
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/transcript.cfm?show=51#10