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Alert in US over diarrhea medicine made in El Salvador

Wednesday, September 19, 2012


A medicine made in El Salvador caused the US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, to raise an alert to consumers.

The medicine, called Intestinomicina, is a treatment for infectious diarrhea, and is sold over the counter in ethnic supermarkets and stores that cater for Latin American customers.

The main cause of concern is Chloramphenycol, a substance known to interfere with the production of red and white blood cells, which could be fatal for patients with low blood pressure and anemia.


Full story (in Spanish)