Texas medical practices receive FDA Botox warning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors across the country about using Botox bought from a foreign supplier.   It sent a letter to hundreds of medical practices warning about what they may have purchased.   At Aesthetica MedSpa, Marilyn Lindgren has been getting Botox for years. As she approaches her 70th birthday, she says it’s a pick-me-up she can’t do without.   “The Botox is in the crow’s feet here,” she said. “Vanity. I just wanted to look the best I can look.”

The thought of having contaminated or fake Botox injected is not a happy one.   “That’s frightening to think that you’re getting something that could be potentially dangerous, and you’re unaware of it,” Lindgren said.   According to the FDA, a Canadian medical supplier, Canada Drugs, has been linked to the sale of fake Botox.

Last month, the FDA sent letters to more than 350 American medical practices that may have received orders of the drug that could “cause harm to patients because they may be unsafe and ineffective.”

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Source:  by QUITA CULPEPPER for KVUE News on January 15, 2013 at http://www.khou.com/news/health/Texas-medical-practices-receive-FDA-Botox-warning-186924751.html