/CNW/ - Summary Product: Several unauthorized injectable drugs and medical devices for cosmetic purposes, including products labelled to contain botulinum.
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Summary
Products: Unauthorized health products from Galena Pharm Inc. pharmacy, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, naturopathic cancer therapy and other therapies administered by injection or infusion in health settings, such as clinics, and non-injectable products such as capsules and suppositories that patients may have in their homes.
Issue: These products are unauthorized and may pose serious health risks. For example, one injectable product called reduced glutathione was found to contain high levels of endotoxin, a harmful substance produced by bacteria.
What to do: Health care practitioners should stop administering and selling these products, and patients should stop using them after confirming with their health care practitioner. Patients should consult their health care practitioner if they have questions about whether they have received treatment using a Galena Pharm Inc. product and have questions or concerns about their health.