FDA Warns 4 Companies Selling Unapproved Injectable Drugs as Homeopathic

The headquarters of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Md., on Nov. 4, 2009. Jason Reed/Reuters

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to four companies for selling unapproved injectable drugs under the homeopathic label.

The FDA said in a statement on June 16 that the drugs can pose a serious risk to patients’ life and violate federal law. All the drugs included in the letters are new.