Last week, the FDA and Health Canada officially "worked with" Hyland's sugar pill company to pull its teething tablets from the market after reports of adverse events.
This brings up some interesting questions, as noted in this piece, which is worth reading, IMO.
http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/hylands-teething-tablets-these-sugar-pills-may-be-toxic/"...
The recall raises more questions than answers, from my perspective:
1. What evidence exists to demonstrate that Hyland’s Teething Tablets have effectiveness superior to a placebo? There does not appear to be any public information that demonstrates it is effective. Health Canada has approved it as a “homeopathic remedy”. So why is it advertised for teething, and what is the basis for this approval?
2. Given belladonna has been associated with severe adverse effects, and has not been shown to have any beneficial effects for teething, why is it being permitted, at any concentration, in a product given to infants?
3. There is no infant dose approved by Health Canada: only an adult dose is listed. Why is the marketing for use in infants permitted by Health Canada?
4. Health Canada warns users, “Contact a health care practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding, or if symptoms persist for more than 7 days or worsen.” If health care consultation is required if someone is pregnant or breastfeeding (and apparently teething, too), why is it felt to be acceptable to give this product directly to infants?
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