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  • FDA Warns Against Fake, Online H1N1 Remedies 
    Reported by: Lauren MacDonough

    Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 @05:22am EDT

    The shortage of the H1N1 vaccine is leading some people to the internet to get help.  Health officials are warning "Buyer, beware."

    A Google search Thursday morning for "cheap Tamiflu" got nearly 2 million links.  Most, if not all of those links advertise Tamiflu without a prescription.  After the FDA bought and tested just 5 online products, they found one was just powdered talc and generic Tylenol... no Tamiflu at all.

    But that's not all.  Bogus items like air sterilizers and protective shampoos are flooding cyberspace.  They promise to prevent or even cure the virus but don't have the government's stamp of approval.

    Dr. Jonathan Jacobs from New York-Presbyterian/Weil Cornell says, "The consumer needs to be concerned about any drugs that are not vetted by the FDA because ultimately you have no idea what's in them."  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says, "Unless a product is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, it is not valuable and may be potentially dangerous."

    Authorities are hoping the fake offers will fade as more vaccine becomes available.  Nozin, pictured left, is one of the 140 products on the FDA's fake list.  Click here for a full list of the fake products from the FDA.
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