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- NEW YORK - Over-the-counter
drug products that contain colloidal silver or silver salts have not been
shown to be safe or effective, announced the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) on Tuesday.
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- The FDA also said that the general public cannot use
these types of drugs safely because adequate directions for the products
could not be written.
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- Products containing silver particles have been appearing
in stores in recent years, note FDA officials. Labels on these products
include claims that the products can treat adults and children for diseases
including AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, malaria, lupus, syphilis, scarlet
fever, shingles, herpes, pneumonia, typhoid, and tetanus.
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- But FDA officials write that such products are misbranded
''when their labeling falsely suggests that there is substantial scientific
evidence that the drugs are safe and effective for their intended use.''
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- According to the FDA Final Rule issued Tuesday, ``a colloidal
silver product for any drug use will first have to be approved by the FDA
under the new drug application procedures.''
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- Use of colloidal silver solutions, where silver particles
are suspended in a gelatinous base, can result in argyria, ``a permanent
blue-gray discoloration of the skin and deep tissues,'' notes the FDA.
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- The products in question include colloidal silver ingredients
and silver salts such as silver proteins, mild silver protein, strong silver
protein, silver chloride, and silver iodide. The drugs are usually in oral
dosage form, but sometimes exist in topical (to be applied to the skin)
and even intravenous forms.
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- Comment
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- From Dr. McCain <drherbs@mvtel.net
8-21-99
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- Please add this to the FDA page about colloidal silver.
I am outraged at this....I have used this product to save hundreds of lives
of not only humans but animals as well!!! My responses are under each paragraph
in quotations:
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- FDA: Silver in Over-the-Counter Drugs May Not Be Safe
August 19, 1999
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- NEW YORK - Over-the-counter drug products that contain
colloidal silver or silver salts have not been shown to be safe or effective,
announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday.
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- The FDA also said that the general public cannot use
these types of drugs safely because adequate directions for the products
could not be written.
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- "Get this... general public (that's you!) CAN NOT
use Colloidal Silver anymore because they can't write adequate directions.
How hard is it to write 1/2 teaspoon in water once or twice a day?????"
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- Products containing silver particles have been appearing
in stores in recent years, note FDA officials. Labels on these products
include claims that the products can treat adults and children for diseases
including AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, malaria, lupus, syphilis, scarlet
fever, shingles, herpes, pneumonia, typhoid, and tetanus.
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- But FDA officials write that such products are misbranded
''when their labeling falsely suggests that there is substantial scientific
evidence that the drugs are safe and effective for their intended use.''
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- "This is simply not true. Colloidal Silver has been
tested, written up in medical journals and found completely safe and non-toxic
and effective in treating hundreds of organisms. I have had thousands of
people use it and find it very effective as a safe, natural antibiotic."
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- According to the FDA Final Rule issued Tuesday, ``a colloidal
silver product for any drug use will first have to be approved by the FDA
under the new drug application procedures.''
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- "They are basically not going to permit anyone to
say anything about colloidal silver being a natural antibiotic. No references
to the incredible value in treating some of the hardest to kill microorganisms.
Alarming, isn't it, considering all we are hearing from the CDC is that
the microbes are becoming antibiotic resitant and we have to find other
solutions. Well folks, here goes one!!! I am sure most of you know by now
that to get a "drug" approved it costs hundreds of thousands
of dollars and takes years."
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- Use of colloidal silver solutions, where silver particles
are suspended in a gelatinous base, can result in argyria, ``a permanent
blue-gray discoloration of the skin and deep tissues,'' notes the FDA.
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- "This is also lies. Have you ever seen any Colloidal
Silver on the market in a gelatinous base? I have personally tested Colloidal
Silver on dogs, cats, horses, goats & ferrets, and found it effective
EVERY TIME! Thousands of our members have taken it with no side effects
EVER reported of any kind and NO ONE ever got gray skin. Now you know who
has put out all the 'turn your skin gray' disinformation!"
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- The products in question include colloidal silver ingredients
and silver salts such as silver proteins, mild silver protein, strong silver
protein, silver chloride, and silver iodide. The drugs are usually in oral
dosage form, but sometimes exist in topical (to be applied to the skin)
and even intravenous forms.
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- "Silver iodine??? Good grief this has nothing to
do with colloidal silver!!! I think they seed clouds with this silver iodide
stuff! Folks this is very serious as it an out and out removal of your
rights to choose safe, natural alternatives to the chemical killers being
dished out by the mainstream medical people. We all know this is about
money and pharmaceutical drug cartels controlling the markets, with no
regard to your true health and well being. The FDA is not interested in
your well being, if they were they would not only read the thousands of
documented reports on Colloidal Silver they would recommend that all the
doctors in this country use it!!!"
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- "Raise cain on this one folks and in the meantime
get your Colloidal Silver stock while it is still available!"
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- Dr. McCain
- http://www.herbalhealer.com
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- Commentary
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- I've enjoyed your website and told numerous others about
it. But now you're running a story, labeled 'UPDATE: FDA Goes After
Colloidal Silver In Over-the-Counter Drugs.
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- After reading the article and following it to its source,
it has given me cause to question the validity of other stories posted
on your site.
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- I followed the link from your source at the bottom of
the article, a 'Dr. Cain', and found myself on a website that stands to
profit from selling colloidal silver. Fear is certainly a great way to
stampede sales. The website is run by a correspondence school naturopath
who sells degrees along with the other products.
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- I'm now curious to know how you determine which stories
to post.
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- Sincerely,
Rick
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- Editorial Note: We replied
to Rick to let him know that we allow anyone to respond to a given story
we post at the site, as Dr. McCain did. We believe people are capable of
making their own determinations regarding the veracity of any given claim,
and seek to make this a forum for that very interaction whenever possible.
We welcome all replies and commentary on any article or story we feature.
Dr. McCain was responding to the FDA story which came through foxnews.
Her commentary was not part of the story. Likewise, Ricks commentary is
also included here.
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