Guest guest Posted August 16, 2000 Report Share Posted August 16, 2000 Found this from another list... thought it may be of interest to some of you!!!! Joannie Irving, Tx > American Home Asks Doctors to Stop Implanting Norplant > Kits > > > Washington, Aug. 16 (Bloombe > rg) -- American Home Products Corp. has asked > doctors to stop implanting > the company's Norplant contraceptive in women, while it > tests the product's > potency after it has been sitting on the shelf. > > The company asked doctors not to use Norplant kits made > after Oct. 7, 1999, > which have an expiration date of 2004, because company > tests found the > stability of the product was lower than usual, over > time. American Home also > stopped shipping Norplant, the matchstick-size tubes > implanted in the upper > arm. > > The company said the findings didn't differ > significantly from the usual > stability values and probably didn't change the risk of > pregnancy. Company > spokesman Doug Petkus said American Home sent the letter > to doctors primarily > as a precaution. > > ``We're probably taking a conservative route, but we > think it's important to > pass this on to health care providers,'' said Petkus. > > The letter said the company expects to complete the > additional testing in the > next two months and is working with the U.S. Food and > Drug Administration to > review the data. > > Aug/16/2000 18:24 ET > > For more stories from Bloomberg News, click > here. > > © Copyright 2000 Bloomberg L.P. > > Any reference to the material must be properly > attributed to Bloomberg > News. > >> American Home Asks Doctors to Stop Implanting Norplant >> Kits >> >> >> Washington, Aug. 16 (Bloombe >> rg) -- American Home Products Corp. has asked >> doctors to stop implanting >> the company's Norplant contraceptive in women, while it >> tests the product's >> potency after it has been sitting on the shelf. >> >> The company asked doctors not to use Norplant kits made >> after Oct. 7, 1999, >> which have an expiration date of 2004, because company >> tests found the >> stability of the product was lower than usual, over >> time. American Home also >> stopped shipping Norplant, the matchstick-size tubes >> implanted in the upper >> arm. >> >> The company said the findings didn't differ >> significantly from the usual >> stability values and probably didn't change the risk of >> pregnancy. Company >> spokesman Doug Petkus said American Home sent the letter >> to doctors primarily >> as a precaution. >> >> ``We're probably taking a conservative route, but we >> think it's important to >> pass this on to health care providers,'' said Petkus. >> >> The letter said the company expects to complete the >> additional testing in the >> next two months and is working with the U.S. Food and >> Drug Administration to >> review the data. >> >> Aug/16/2000 18:24 ET >> >> For more stories from Bloomberg News, click >> here. >> >> © Copyright 2000 Bloomberg L.P. >> >> >> >> Any redistribution of Bloomberg content, including by >> framing or similar >> means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written >> consent of Bloomberg >> L.P. Any reference to the material must be properly >> attributed to Bloomberg >> News. >> >> The information herein was obtained from sources which >> Bloomberg L.P. and its >> suppliers believe reliable, but they do not guarantee >> its accuracy. Neither >> the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes >> a solicitation of the >> purchase or sale of any securities or commodities.© >> Copyright 2000 >> Bloomberg L.P. BLOOMBERG, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg >> Financial Markets, >> Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg News Radio are >> trademarks, tradenames and >> service marks of Bloomberg L.P. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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