
|Articles|April 5, 2011
Human drug used to treat some animal prostate conditions recalled
National Report -- A human drug sometimes used by veterinarians to treat certain prostate conditions has been recalled due to a possible mislabeling error, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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National Report
-- A human drug sometimes used by veterinarians to treat certain prostate conditions has been recalled due to a possible mislabeling error, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Finasteride, used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia in humans, may been mislabeled as Citalopram, used to treat depression, by a third-party manufacturer, according to FDA. Bottles with the lot number FI0510058-A are affected by the recall.
Adverse reactions can be reported to FDA at (800) 332-1088.
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