ProHeart6 back on the market
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/06/ ... .html#more |
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Wonders never cease  Very sad to hear they have it back on the market again. Glad it is not sold here. |
| I love the ONE positive comment frmo a user about proheart that I read was from a Veterinarian who said that s/he has given thousands of injections and never saw a problem...
Vet's loved proheart 6 because they got to get an exam fee every 6 months (to give the injection) instead of once a year when the customer just buys 9 or 12 months of a heartworm pill over the counter. I'm not saying that's the only reason they liked Proheart6, and there are lots of good vets out there, but certainly one needs to weight that HUGE financial consideration -- it's nearly a doubling of their canine exams per year. That's BIG BUX, especially when it gives them a chance to upsell dental cleanings and bloodwork and whatever else they legitimately can find. |
| http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/06/ ... .html#more
USA Today Editorial Board June 17, 2008 Our view on drug safety: FDA vet tracks dog deaths, gets smeared in the process -- Tale of ProHeart 6 raises questions about who calls the shots at agency. "The most troubling aspect of this is the effect it will inevitably have on other FDA safety officers. After seeing what can happen when someone gathers evidence that a drug is unsafe, what safety officers wouldn't think twice about risking their careers by antagonizing powerful companies? That's a terribly dangerous way to run a drug safety process that can ultimately mean life or death to animals and humans alike." |
| It sounds like Wyeth's behavior in this case was deplorable. Here is a link to their product list -- I was surprised to see how many are or have been in my medicine cabinet. I, for one, will try to avoid their products in the future and have passed on this info all the dog owners I know.
http://www.wyeth.com/products |
| Oops, I meant to post a reply to essgee52 and somehow managed to start a new topic. Sorry.
What I intended to post here was a warning letter from the FDA to Fort Dodge -- you can read it at this link http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=20541 . Personally, I would never use a Fort Dodge product on any of my animals. |
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