{"id":10157,"date":"2023-06-27T20:34:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=10157"},"modified":"2023-06-27T20:34:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:34:39","slug":"qa-what-should-you-do-if-your-medicine-is-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/qa-what-should-you-do-if-your-medicine-is-recalled\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: What Should You Do If Your Medicine Is Recalled?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-1353835415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-1353835415-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10158\" width=\"274\" height=\"185\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A drug recall is one of the most effective ways to protect the public from potentially harmful drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drug recalls are mostly voluntary and occur when a manufacturer decides to remove a drug from the market when there is reason to believe the product is mislabeled, contaminated, defective, or hazardous to a person\u2019s health.&nbsp; The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can also request a recall if multiple reports of adverse effects or problems have been received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your medicine has been recalled, the FDA recommends that you speak with your doctor right away to determine the best course of action for your health.&nbsp; If your doctor advises that you stop taking the medication, you may be able to take it back to the store of purchase and request a refund.&nbsp; Manufacturers may also provide contact information for product returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep up-to-date or find out more about drug recalls, you can visit the FDA\u2019s website&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/<\/a>&nbsp;and sign up for alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drug recall is one of the most effective ways to protect the public from potentially harmful drugs. Drug recalls are mostly voluntary and occur when a manufacturer decides to remove a drug from the market when there is reason &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/qa-what-should-you-do-if-your-medicine-is-recalled\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10159,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10157\/revisions\/10159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}