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‘Superpotent': Thyroid tablet recall upgraded to highest risk level by FDA

Headline from NBC Chicago

A recent nationwide thyroid medication recall has been upgraded by the Food and Drug Administration to the agency’s highest risk level, with FDA officials warning the “superpotent” drug could “cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” Drug company Vitruvias Therapeutics Inc.

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  1. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Thyroid medication recall classified as FDA's most urgent (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    A nationwide recall on thyroid tablets has now been classified as one the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's most serious and urgent recalls.

  2. Phl17

    Thyroid medication recall classified under FDA's most urgent level (opens Phl17)

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    Phl17's feed description

    A nationwide recall on thyroid tablets has now been classified as one the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's most serious and urgent recalls.

  3. News Nation Now

    FDA elevates thyroid tablet recall to most serious level (opens News Nation Now)

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    This week, the FDA reclassified the recall of the product to Class I.

  4. Money Talks News

    Thyroid Medicine Recall Receives FDA’s Highest Risk Level (opens Money Talks News)

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    A single lot sold nationwide may contain tablets stronger than intended, so check the label before taking your next dose.

  5. Quartz

    FDA upgraded a recalled thyroid tablet to its most dangerous recall category (opens Quartz)

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    The FDA on Sept. 22 classified the recall of one lot of Vitruvias Therapeutics' 30 mg thyroid tablets as Class I, its highest risk level

  6. NBC Chicago

    ‘Superpotent': Thyroid tablet recall upgraded to highest risk level by FDA (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A recent nationwide thyroid medication recall has been upgraded by the Food and Drug Administration to the agency’s highest risk level, with FDA officials warning the “superpotent” drug could “cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” Drug company Vitruvias Therapeutics Inc.

  7. Money Talks News

    Thyroid Medicine Recall Sparks Concern and Confusion: Here’s What to Know (opens Money Talks News)

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    Money Talks News's feed description

    About 1,900 tablets from a nationwide lot are affected, but the recall does not involve the commonly prescribed drugs Levothyroxine or Synthroid

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