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16-05-2006, 02:34 PM
On May 1, 2006 the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen asked the FDA to ban Tequin, an antibiotic made by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMS). The FDA needs to ban Tequin, according to this Public Citizen petition, in order to immediately get this unsafe drug off pharmacy shelves in the U.S.
A week before Public Citizen requested that Tequin be banned, BMS announced that it planned to stop selling Tequin. According to an April 27, 2006 article in the Wall Street Journal,
According to the Public Citizen petition, an analysis of adverse
event reports submitted to the FDA reveals that during the period January 1, 2000 through June 30, 2005 there were 388 cases of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) -- collectively referred to as dysglycemia; 20 on those reports involved patient deaths
A week before Public Citizen requested that Tequin be banned, BMS announced that it planned to stop selling Tequin. According to an April 27, 2006 article in the Wall Street Journal,
According to the Public Citizen petition, an analysis of adverse
event reports submitted to the FDA reveals that during the period January 1, 2000 through June 30, 2005 there were 388 cases of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) -- collectively referred to as dysglycemia; 20 on those reports involved patient deaths