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Old Wed Sep 19, 2012, 08:36 AM
Marlene Marlene is offline
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FDA warning about OTC diarrhea drug

This imported anti-diarrhea OTC drug (intestinomicina) contains the antibiotic chloramphenicol which was pulled off the US market years ago because it causes SAA. A few years back, it was also used in shrimp farming in China to help control the growth of bacteria on shrimp imported into the US.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/fd...-diarrhea-drug
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