Fw: MedWatch - Recall of PC SPES and SPES dietary supplements

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----- Original Message ----- From: MEDWATCH Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 10:39 AM JUSTINE RENE Subject: MedWatch - Recall of PC SPES and SPES dietary supplements MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting ProgramConsumers are warned to stop using the dietary supplement / herbal productsPC SPES and SPES capsules because they contain undeclared prescription drugingredients that could cause serious health effects if not taken undermedical supervision. Laboratory analysis of the products by the CaliforniaDepartment of Health Services found PC SPES contains warfarin and SPEScontains alprazolam, which are available only by prescription and soldeither by their generic names or the trade names, Coumadin and Xanax. PCSPES and SPES are respectively marketed "for prostate health" andstrengthening the immune system. BotanicLab, the manufacturer of theproducts, has voluntarily recalled PC SPES and SPES nationwide.See the MedWatch 2002 Safety Information alert for PC SPES and SPES at:http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2002/safety02.htm#spes----------------MedWatch is your Internet gateway for timely safety information on drugs andother medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Visit the MedWatch web site regularly for the latest official safetyinformation, at http://www.fda.gov/medwatchTo unsubscribe from the MedWatch e-list service, write an e-mail addressedto:medwatch@...Enter the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes) in the subject line. Please leavethe message body blank and send. The above address is for e-list subscribingor unsubscribing only -- comments or questions about MedWatch should bedirected to the MedWatch web site athttp://www.fda.gov/medwatch/feedback.htm