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China bans sales of leukemia drug in latest medicine scare
AFP ^ | 07/07/08

Posted on 07/08/2007 3:12:22 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

China bans sales of leukemia drug in latest medicine scare

BEIJING (AFP) - China's drug regulator has suspended the sales of a leukemia and arthritis drug due to complaints by patients, state press said Sunday, in the latest incident to plague the nation's medicine industry.

The move comes as China's quality-control systems have been called into serious question both domestically and internationally due to incidents ranging from fake drugs to tainted food.

The State Food and Drug Administration on Saturday suspended the sale of methotrexate after children being treated for acute leukemia reported feeling pain and had difficulty walking after being injected with the drug, Xinhua news agency said.

The medicine is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, it said.

The watchdog ordered food and drug administrations in Shanghai and the Guangxi region in the nation's south to re-evaluate the drug, it said.

The latest move comes after China's former head of drug registrations was given a suspended death sentence on Friday last week for taking bribes to approve medications, some of which did not meet standards.

A Beijing court said Cao Wenzhuang was guilty of accepting 2.4 million yuan (315,000 dollars) while heading up the drug registration division of the state food and drug administration.

In China, suspended death sentences are often commuted to life in prison.

Cao's conviction follows a death sentence meted out in May to his boss, Zheng Xiaoyu, former head of the agency, in a case that exposed rampant corruption at the country's food-safety watchdog.

In recent months China has faced harsh global criticism, especially from the United States, for a series of toxic exports ranging from foods and medicines, to toothpaste, toys and pet food.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; corruption; leukemiadrug; tlr

1 posted on 07/08/2007 3:12:23 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; tallhappy; Dr. Marten; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 07/08/2007 3:12:50 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
China Girl by Davis Bowie was a great song, other wise who cares.
3 posted on 07/08/2007 3:19:45 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, a red state wannabe. I don't take Ex Lax I just read the New York Times.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Where’s the WTO on matters like this?


4 posted on 07/08/2007 3:28:16 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Withhold Taxes - Starve a Liberal)
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To: Cowboy Bob
here’s the WTO on matters like this?

Shhh! It's hard enough for them to count all those Yuan and do the conversion into Euros without you asking all those questions.

5 posted on 07/08/2007 5:58:04 AM PDT by Dahoser (Never question Mr. Nibbles!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
They suspended sales/administration of injectable MTX? By the symptoms identified above they should check their aseptic techniques instead of questioning an old, well-known, extremely used antimetabolite.

This is the Chinese version of QC, treat the effect and not the cause!
6 posted on 07/08/2007 6:02:43 AM PDT by rxgalfl
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To: TigerLikesRooster
"The State Food and Drug Administration on Saturday suspended the sale of methotrexate after children being treated for acute leukemia reported feeling pain and had difficulty walking after being injected with the drug, Xinhua news agency said."

Yeah, probably had difficulty walking because they were DEAD!
7 posted on 07/08/2007 7:06:02 AM PDT by mkjessup (Jan 20, 2009 - "We Don't Know. Where Rudy Went. Just Glad He's Not. The President. Burma Shave.")
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Image hosted by Photobucket.com China Industries International

their new corporate logo...

8 posted on 07/08/2007 8:09:03 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

There was a thread/article last week about bad cough syrup in a South American country, coming from China. Does anyone have the link to that thread? I have tried several searches and I can’t come up with that thread. :(


9 posted on 07/08/2007 8:25:26 AM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,250 fines?)
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To: Netizen

diethylene glycol, china, toothpaste?


10 posted on 07/08/2007 9:29:56 AM PDT by Getready (Truth and wisdom are more elusive, and valuable, than gold and diamonds)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Thanks.


11 posted on 07/08/2007 7:25:29 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( Today is a good day for working on some heavy praying. The world needs God to hear them.)
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To: Getready

No, i’m pretty sure it was cough syrup. The reason I wanted to relocate it, is that I came across a thread from last October where they had the same problem. I hope they have wisened up to the problem and solved the ‘mystery’.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1719492/posts


12 posted on 07/08/2007 11:35:42 PM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,250 fines?)
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13 posted on 07/10/2007 2:21:36 PM PDT by mom4kittys (If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
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To: mom4kittys

I would like to know WTO on this China info also.

Just received this in a freepmail:

“Chinese cast iron pots are dangerous - they may have lead in them, as Chinese apparently melts down engine blocks and make cast iron ware... ..

“Recently I bought some very cheap aluminum pans (made in China) for cat dishes, and lo and behold - areas are getting rusty...aluminum?

“Obviously other metals mixed up in there.

“So I would strongly urge everyone to check their cast iron pots/frying pans and get rid of anything not made in the US (if you live in the US) or at least, nothing made in China. Lodge is a good US brand.”


14 posted on 07/10/2007 3:00:06 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Boycott China)
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To: LucyT

peiping


15 posted on 07/10/2007 3:06:39 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Boycott China)
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