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Tuesday, May 06, 2003More than 200 products were recalled in Australia this week when an audit revealed the company's breach of safety standards. The problem widened last night when Australia's drugs watchdog added a further 449 products to the recall list. That makes 668 products with possible health risks - and the Therapeutic Goods Administration indicated the list could reach 1000. Pan is accused of substituting ingredients, manipulating test results and having substandard manufacturing processes. Proving once again that herbal supplements are just as risky as any other drug, here's a description of one of the adverse reactions from taking the company's travel-sickness supplement: The decision to withdraw all the company's products was made after 19 people were hospitalised after taking the travel medication Travacalm and dozens of others reported adverse reactions, including hallucinations that led to users attempting to jump out of the planes they were in. posted by Sydney on 5/06/2003 08:32:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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