Re: [HotflashNews] Question ladies!!!!!!
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 Dec 1999 20:27:29 -0600 (CST)
The message is almost unreadable. I'd recommend an opinion from a
pediatric gastroenterologist. They might have the word on this.
HSM
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>Please can anyone help me out here with our concerns over this
>medication Propulsid? Appreciate any input. Cathe
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>This is what we are dealing with right now that has Perry and I quite
>concerned and abit outraged as to why Joshua was even put on this
>medication in the first place without telling us the risks and for the
>very fact that it is intended only for adults, how what would you all do
>if this was your child???????
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>What would you all do if you just found out that one of the medications
>your 4 yr old son had been taking for over 60 days shouldn't have been
>given to him at all!
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>I belong to The Gerd Word and I just found out there was a warning on
>Propulsid sent to doctors in June 98' stating that severe cardiac
>arrhythmias have been reported in patients taking this drug, but that is
>not the worst.............
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>there was a pamplet attached to the back of the bottle that I just
>pulled off today (now mind you no pamplet was on the other two bottles
>we already used for Joshua) and it reads as follows............
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>WHAT IS PROPULSID (cisapride)?
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>PROPULSID is a medication intended only to treat the symptoms of
>nightime heartburn in ADULTS.
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>WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PROPULSID?
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>PROPULSID may cause serious irregular heartbeats that may be fatal.
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>AND THE BAD PART READS...............
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>Quote: The safety and effectivness of PROPULSID in children younger
>than 16 years have not been demonstrated for any use. Serious adverse
>events, including death, have been reported in infants and children
>while being treated with PROPUSID.
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>This is what was written in the pamplet on the bottle, it is dated
>5/99!!!!!!!!!
>In the warning letter sent to doctors in June of 98 it
>reads...............
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>Pediatric Use: Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not
>been established. Although causality has not been established, serious
>adverse events, including death, have been reported in infants and
>children treated with cisapride. Several pediatric deaths were due to
>cardiovascular events.
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>A 3 month old died of sudden unexlained death will being treated with
>Propulsid and a one month old male infant received 2mg/kg of cisapride
>four times a day for 5 days. The infant developed third degree heart
>block and died.
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>There have been 32 deaths of infants and children over the past 6 years.
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>I am quite concerned about learning all this and am alittle outraged
>that Joshua's doctor never told us the risks associated with taking this
>medication let alone that it is intended only for adults, I don't know
>what to think or do about all this except to tell you that we have
>already taken him off of it and of course can't get ahold of his doctor
>who will not even be back until end of next week. Also it stated that
>it should not be taken with certain allergy medicines and she put him on
>the Zyrtec!!!!!
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>I am at my wits end over this tonight! What do you all think about
>this?????? I would apprciate anyones input!!!!!!!!
>Thanks for listening ladeis. Hugs, Cathe
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
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