DEAR PEOPLE\u2019S PHARMACY:<\/b> I was prescribed pantoprazole for problems with Gastroesophageal reflux disease. When I took the first dose, it was like a miracle — my reflux symptoms disappeared overnight.<\/p>\n
The relief continued until I refilled the prescription. On the new refill, my daily symptoms resumed immediately. My doctor couldn\u2019t explain why my heartburn returned.<\/p>\n
It then occurred to me that my problems started right after the refill. I spoke to my pharmacy and received a new 30-day supply. After taking the first dose, my symptoms again disappeared completely.<\/p>\n
The pharmacy said they had no way to verify whether the pills from the previous refill were defective. I filed a complaint with the Food and Drug Administration on Form 3500 reporting the lack of efficacy with the drug I received. A few days later, the drug manufacturer sent me a questionnaire.<\/p>\n
It bothers me that the FDA is asking the drug company to investigate itself. It also bothers me that my pharmacist did not know to direct me to FDA Form 3500. Apparently, no one is really looking out for the millions of generic drugs being administered.<\/p>\n
A. <\/b>We have been alarmed about the FDA\u2019s lax oversight of generic drug quality for many years. Investigative reports from ProPublica and Bloomberg have revealed a shocking lack of federal concern about quality. We are also disturbed that many pharmacists and physicians have seemingly ignored this problem.<\/p>\n
To learn more about this serious situation, you may want to read our book, \u201cTop Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them.\u201d It provides practical information for patients and encourages health professionals to take this crisis seriously. You can find \u201cTop Screwups\u201d in the book section of the store at www.PeoplesPharmacy.com. Consider giving a copy to your doctor or pharmacist.<\/p>\n
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In their column, Joe and Teresa Graedon answer letters from readers. Write to them in care of King Features, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or email them via their website: www.PeoplesPharmacy.com. Their newest book is \u201cTop Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DEAR PEOPLE\u2019S PHARMACY: I was prescribed pantoprazole for problems with Gastroesophageal reflux disease. When I took the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4315],"tags":[105,4326,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-227175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-medication","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114773530030033350","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}