THINK YOUR ‘DRUG’ IS SAFE?
‘What Will We Do If We Don’t Experiment On Animals?’
By Dr. Ray and Jean Greek.
In this book there are examples of pharmaceutical drugs,
which have been deemed safe for human use after extensive animal testing,
but which were later found to cause serious side effects in humans:
Amrinone: For treating heart failure led to 20% of patients developing thrombocytopenia (lack of blood clotting), despite a comprehensive program of animal studies. Some patients died.
Chloramphenicol: Antibiotic caused life-threatening anemia in humans. The tiny amount consumed from ingesting a hamburger made from a treated cow will cause death in some people, unless they get bone marrow transplant.
Clioquinol: Anti-diarrhea- passed tests in rats, cats, dogs and rabbits was pulled off the shelves in 1982 after it caused blindness and paralysis in humans.
Diethylstilbestrol: Synthetic estrogen- designed to prevent miscarriage, but did just the opposite by in-creasing the rate of spontaneous abortions, premature births & neonatal deaths. No human trials were done.
Eraldin: Heart drug- withdrawn in 1975 after causing serious side effects in an estimated 7,000 victims, 23 of whom died. It had been tested for 6 years in mice, rats, dogs and monkeys.
Floxin: This antibiotic progressed through animal testing, only to cause seizures when used by humans.
Isuprel: Used to treat asthma- proved devastatingly toxic to humans in the amounts recommended based on animal studies. In Great Britain alone, 3,500 asthmatics died from using the medication.
Manoplax: Heart drug- had been tested on rats, mice, rabbits, cats and guinea-pigs, was withdrawn worldwide in 1993 after analysis of patients showed that those taking it were at increased risk of death.
Methysergide: Treatment for migraine led to severe scarring of heart, kidneys and blood vessels in the abdomen, although scientists have been unable to reproduce these effects in animals.
Opren: Treatment for rheumatism/arthritis killed 61 people and caused 3,500 adverse reactions. Withdrawn in 1982, the drug had been tested on monkeys for nine years with no adverse side effects.
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA): In cold remedies, banned in US after it was linked to causing 500 strokes.
Primacor: Given when heart isn’t pumping enough, worked in rats, but increased deaths in humans 30 %.
Ritodrine: Prescribed to avert premature labor, induced pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs).
Suprofen: Arthritis drug withdrawn from market when patients suffered kidney toxicity. Prior to its release, researchers said: “Excellent safety profile. No cardiac, kidney, central nervous system side effects.”
Tamoxifen: Used to treat breast- cancer has been implicated in uterine cancer, blood clots, memory loss, absence of periods, and eye damage such as cataracts.
Zomax: Arthritis drug killed 14 people and caused many more to suffer adverse side effects.
Is it any wonder that our Medical system is the leading cause of death/injury?
