Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 Topic: Home Page Content Area: NewsBriefs USA—The FDA has declared that all over- the-counter (OTC) drug products containing colloidal silver or silver salts are not recognized as safe and effective and are misbranded. Colloidal silver is a suspension of silver particles in a colloidal (gelatinous) base. In recent years, colloidal silver preparations of unknown formulation have been appearing in stores. These products are labeled to treat adults and children for diseases including HIV, AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, malaria, lupus, syphilis, scarlet fever, shingles, herpes, pneumonia, typhoid, tetanus and many others. According to the new rule, a colloidal silver product for any drug use will first have to be approved by FDA under the new drug application procedures. The rule classifies colloidal silver products as misbranded because adequate directions cannot be written so that the general public can use these drugs safely for their intended purposes. They are also misbranded when their labeling falsely suggests that there is substantial scientific evidence to establish that the drugs are safe and effective for their intended uses. The indiscriminate use of colloidal silver solutions has resulted in cases of argyria, a permanent blue-gray discoloration of the skin and deep tissues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2000 Report Share Posted February 12, 2000 Don I took Tetracycline for over a year. It did not help clear up my redness or prevent the new growth of the tiny red vessels. however it did clear up and help prevent pustules. As a side effect, my stomach would sometimes become mildly upset. Now, it might work much better for your daughter than it did for me and for the price, you really aren't going to find a cheaper antibiotic. I also used metrogel and had no luck with it. As you can see from this list, there are plenty of non-prescription options to try as well that most derms are unaware of. Good luck. Chris colloidal silver > Hello everyone-- > I have been following this post for several weeks now and am > grateful to this group for the tremendous wealth of information. My teenage > daughter has seen a dermatologist for a rash like condition (with tiny > pustules seen with a magnifying glass) on her chin, around the mouth and > nose and under the eyes diagnosed as peri-oral dermatitis, but treated as > possibly related to rosacea, with metrogel and tetracycline. She also > experiences isolated breakouts of pimples that come and go, especially > around her period. She has had some success with the metrogel (about 3wks > now) in conjunction with altering her diet by eliminating dairy and wheat, > tomatoes and a few other things. She has upped her intake of water and has > started flax seed oil and vitamin supplements. She does not want to take > the tetracycline, and so far we have held off filling the prescription, > hoping to find success with other products first. She is also now washing > her face with the cetaphil cleansing bar for dry and sensitive skin and > likes it. I have read with interest the various suggestions for A/R cream, > vita oil, colloidal silver to name a few, and have some questions: > 1. Would the vita oil replace the metrogel or be used in conjunction with > it? Same question for the A/R cream? Are these two natural products used > for different purposes? Does anyone use them together? Successfully? > > 2. When I spoke with an owner/friend of our local health food store (16yrs > in business with lots of experience) she disagreed with the use of metrogel > considering it quite harmful overall.(I don't have to tell you what she said > about the tetracycline!) She suggested discontinuing the metrogel > completely and instead, using colloidal silver both topically all over the > face and internally. I realize this C.S. is a controversial topic, but > wonder what opinions might be expressed about this idea. > > 3. The prescription for tetracycline is still in my back pocket and while I > know the dermatologists, including Dr. Sy, would recommend filling it, I > would be interested in the opinions of those of you with some experience > with this drug. I would sure like to avoid any kind of oral antiobiotic if > possible, but also understand that left untreated, rosacea, if that's what > this is, gets worse. > > Thankyou for your responses as we try to find the products that work for > her.--dale > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Please read the list highlights thoroughly before posting to the whole group. > see http://ii.net/~dp/rosacea/toc.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > eGroups.com home: /group/rosacea-support > - Simplifying group communications > > > > > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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