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FDA CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION - FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: July 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Drug News
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 20 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued safety alerts about a number of products, including

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These and other alerts were prompted by reports FDA received from health care professionals and patients through the agency's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program.
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Learn more about these safety alerts and what to do if you've used one of the affected products at

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm221628.htm

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FDA Consumer Updates may be posted and published elsewhere without permission. Please credit "FDA Consumer Health Information (www.fda.gov/consumer)" as the source. FDA values feedback on its consumer health information. Send questions, comments, or story ideas to: [email protected].

CONTACT: Jason Brodsky at 301-796-8234; [email protected]

-- "Miracle Mineral Supplement," which acts like an industrial-strength bleach and causes severe side effects when consumed as directed -- stolen asthma inhalers, which may be contaminated and have appeared in pharmacies -- a product sold as an herbal weight-loss supplement that contains prescription drug ingredients, stimulants, and a controlled substance

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