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Brimonidine Tartrate Ophthalmic Solution, 0.15%: A special tool designated for those with glaucoma or ocular hypertension, a small subset of these eye drops are being voluntarily recalled as faulty caps may lead to unsterile solutions that may cause similar symptoms.
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Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 25 Mar. 2023
The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority, worried about side effects and unsterile production procedures, has banned a phase 2 clinical trial of the method, developed by former Minister of Health Terawan Putranto, who also invented an unproven and potentially harmful stroke therapy.
—Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS, 28 Apr. 2021
There have also been reports of black market silicone injections, which are done illegally and in typically unsterile environments – further increasing the risk for health problems.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
There is also a risk that the contact lens and packing solution may become unsterile.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 May 2021
Hale led a project focused on eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus, a deadly disease usually caused when the umbilical cord is cut with an unsterile instrument.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2020
Three former Fillakit employees said that its process was unsterile.
—Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 18 June 2020
Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 25 Mar. 2023
The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority, worried about side effects and unsterile production procedures, has banned a phase 2 clinical trial of the method, developed by former Minister of Health Terawan Putranto, who also invented an unproven and potentially harmful stroke therapy.
—Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS, 28 Apr. 2021
There have also been reports of black market silicone injections, which are done illegally and in typically unsterile environments – further increasing the risk for health problems.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
There is also a risk that the contact lens and packing solution may become unsterile.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 May 2021
Hale led a project focused on eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus, a deadly disease usually caused when the umbilical cord is cut with an unsterile instrument.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2020
Three former Fillakit employees said that its process was unsterile.
—Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 18 June 2020
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“Unsterile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsterile. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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