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The US FDA has written to over
350 medical practices about
unapproved versions of Botox as
well as other medications they
may have purchased from a
foreign supplier.
We want to assure you that Gulf
Coast Pain Management
has our patients' best
interest at heart. As with the
epidural steroid medications,
the choice to utilize these
non-FDA approved medications is
one of cost. We have always had
a stellar reputation and would
not knowingly place our patients
at risk. We purchase brand
medications from FDA approved
distributors, in order to
maintain the integrity of the
practice.
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Illicit Botox sparks
alert |
The FDA (Food and Drug
Administration) says these
products, which were purchased
from a Canadian Pharmacy, may be
contaminated, counterfeit,
ineffective, unsafe, and/or
wrongly stored and transported.
Botox must be kept at a very
specific temperature to maintain
its viability. Patients could be
placed at risk if medical
practices purchase and use
illegal and unapproved
medications from foreign
suppliers on their patients;
effectively depriving them of
safe and proper treatment, the
Agency added.
Joe McCallion, a consumer
safety officer in the FDA's
Office of Regulatory Affairs,
sums it up this way: "If you buy
drugs that come from outside the
U.S., the FDA doesn't know what
you're getting, which means
safety can't be assured."
BAD BOTOX
Many, and possibly all the
products these suppliers sell
and distribute have not been
approved by the FDA, making it
impossible for the Agency to
confirm that the manufacture and
handling of these medications
and Botox versions follow US
regulations, or that they are
effective and safe for clinical
uses.
Read on........
FAKE Botox Warning by FDA
Information for consumers,
Imported Drugs raise safety
concerns
Several local clinics have been
implicated in purchasing Botox
and other medications
from foreign pharmacies
Read list of doctors who have
purchased "Bad Botox"
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Several local
physicians have
purchased
"dangerous" botox |
If you, a friend, or family
members have had Botox within
the past year, please check this
list of physicians and clinics
and forward it to them for their
information.
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