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U.S. Warns About Dangerous Internet Drug Mistake

A Reuters newswire article, via USA Today, reports that:

A drug used to treat schizophrenia was mailed to some consumers who had ordered other medications via the Internet, and several users had to seek emergency treatment because they could not breathe, U.S. health officials said Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration said that instead of receiving the products they ordered, some consumers were sent the prescription drug haloperidol. Several patients had to seek emergency care after taking the pills, the agency said without citing a specific number.

posted by Fergie @ 2/16/2007 02:51:00 PM