>----- Original Message -----
From: Karla J Nygren <ifirgit@up.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: Warning on Propulsid
> Wow! Thank you Karen! It is so critical to know of all of these problems
> before we take the drugs. I have already dealt with one drug
> problem.....phenfen. I don't need to take on another. Thank you Bev for
> catching that. The FDA is working for us....trying to make sure that
these
> drugs are totally safe for us to take.....we shouldn't want them to do
> anything else....in fact after the phenfen issue we should demand that the
> FDA follows very strict guidelines in giving approval.
>
> Karla
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bernie and Beverly Doucette <bnb@cybrzn.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 9:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Warning on Propulsid
>
> > Man....what a scare! I just mentioed this to a fellow ARD memeber who
> DOES
> > have a heart problem and is about to receive a prescription TODAY for
> GERD!!
> >
> > Now can people understand just why it may have been in our best interest
> NOT
> > to have had the Intergel appproved by the FDA?? Better to be safe then
> sorry
> > and I sure don't want to have to know the first fatality in the event
> > something isn't ready to be be approved...let the experiments stay in
the
> > research labs and not get out until things are ready to be used safely
on
> > those who need them!
> >
> > If any of you still harbored any feelings against the FDA for not
> approving
> > the Intergel...may those feelings be laid to rest with this
announcement!
> >
> > Thank-you Karen
> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Karen Kaplan <kkaplan@eclipse.net>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 8:20 AM
> > Subject: Warning on Propulsid
> >
> > >
> > > The FDA announced yesterday that Propulsid can cause dangerous
irregular
> > > heartbeats and even sudden death.
> > > So, those of you with GERD, try something else - my PCP has me on
Axid,
> > > which has very few side effects and is specifically for GERD.
> > > I also find candied ginger very helpful - the Axid is to repair the
> damage
> > > to my stomach from Motrin last August.
> > > Karen
> > >
> > > to the unsubscribe form at
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
> >
>