Celebrity beef is a common occurrence among Hollywood’s A-listers. Just look at this past Sunday’s VMA showdown between Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus. Celebrities beefing with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on the other hand, is pretty unusual. Unfortunately for Kim Kardashian, that’s exactly the type of beef she found herself in a couple of weeks ago after she endorsed the morning sickness pill Diclegis on her Instagram page.

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The FDA forces Kim Kardashian to post "corrective ad" over morning sickness pill controversy. Instagram

Kardashian posted this thinly veiled celebrity endorsement to her 42 million Instagram followers this past July. The FDA took exception to what it considered to be deceptive marketing, since the post forgot to mention all the adverse side effects associated with the morning sickness pill created by Duchesnay. All is forgiven, though, after the FDA forced Kardashian to post a “corrective ad” on her Instagram.

 

#CorrectiveAd I guess you saw the attention my last #morningsickness post received. The FDA has told Duchesnay, Inc., that my last post about Diclegis (doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine HCl) was incomplete because it did not include any risk information or important limitations of use for Diclegis. A link to this information accompanied the post, but this didn’t meet FDA requirements. So, I’m re-posting and sharing this important information about Diclegis. For US Residents Only. Diclegis is a prescription medicine used to treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy in women who have not improved with change in diet or other non-medicine treatments. Limitation of Use: Diclegis has not been studied in women with hyperemesis gravidarum. Important Safety Information Do not take Diclegis if you are allergic to doxylamine succinate, other ethanolamine derivative antihistamines, pyridoxine hydrochloride or any of the ingredients in Diclegis. You should also not take Diclegis in combination with medicines called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), as these medicines can intensify and prolong the adverse CNS effects of Diclegis. The most common side effect of Diclegis is drowsiness. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or other activities that need your full attention unless your healthcare provider says that you may do so. Do not drink alcohol, or take other central nervous system depressants such as cough and cold medicines, certain pain medicines, and medicines that help you sleep while you take Diclegis. Severe drowsiness can happen or become worse causing falls or accidents. Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Diclegis can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby. You should not breastfeed while using Diclegis. Additional safety information can be found at www.DiclegisImportantSafetyinfo.com or www.Diclegis.com. Duchesnay USA encourages you to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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Now if only we could get her to apologize for her husband’s insane ramblings from last Sunday.