IDSA offers two e-mail services to help members stay informed of updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recent alerts have included:

• Sage Products, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloth Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation Product

• Drug Information Update -- Fluroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs
  “FDA is notifying the makers of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs for systemic use of the need to add a boxed warning to the prescribing information about the increased risk of developing tendonitis and tendon rupture in patients taking fluoroquinolones…”

• MedWatch- CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil)-Reports Of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy In Patients Treated With CellCept

• HIV/AIDS Update - New Pediatric Dosing for Aptivus, Patients 2-18 Years, New Oral Solution and Info on Coadministration with Midazolam 

IDSA members can sign up for this service online. (You must be logged in to have access to this link.)

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