Dumb mistake. . . need help!

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Hi ,

No, you're weren't hallucinating when you read that Pulmozyme is made

from Chinese Hamster ovary cells.

I remember when Pulmozyme first came on the market. We were at the

doctor's office for a check up and the doctor wrote a 'script for

Pulmozyme and handed us some information about it, then left for a few

minutes.

I started reading the info and got to the part about " ...people who

are allergic to Chinese Hamsters shouldn't use this product... "

When the doctor came back in, I asked him about it, trying hard not to

laugh. He got very pink-faced and said " You don't want to know all

the things they make medicine from these days! "

BTW, they first tried making Pulmozyne from bovine cells but there

were too many allergic reactions, so that's one reason they switched

to hamsters.

Kim

By the way. . . I'm the geek that reads the fine print on the medicine

info sheets. Has anyone ever read what Pulmozyme is made

of. . . (I THINK I READ THIS RIGHT. . ) It is DNA protein from

Chinese Hamster ovaries. No kidding. Now I know why the stuff is so

expensive! Someone double-check me on that! Surely I was

hallucinating when I read that!!

Thanks,

, mom of Emma, 5wcf