FDA Advances Effort Against Marketed Unapproved Drugs -- FDA Orders
FDA Advances Effort Against Marketed Unapproved Drugs -- FDA Orders Unapproved Quinine Drugs from the Market and Cautions Consumers About Off-Label Use of Quinine to Treat Leg Cramps
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today ordered firms to stop marketing unapproved drug products containing quinine, a drug used to treat malaria, citing serious safety concerns, including deaths, associated with quinine products.