You heard it here folks! Propofol and Febrile Reactions!

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" California State Board of Pharmacy Subscriber Alert "

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:12 AM

" The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) have been investigating recent cases of febrile reactions

among patients undergoing endoscopy in the United States.

This investigation has revealed that all of the case-patients received the

anesthetic propofol from 100 ml vials manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Testing done by the FDA has found that two lots of this product that were in use

in facilities reporting febrile reactions were positive for elevated levels of

endotoxin.

The lots are 31305429B and 31305430B.

Teva Pharmaceuticals is initiating a voluntary recall for these lots, and

clinicians are advised to immediately stop using these lots of Teva

Pharmaceuticals propofol.

CDC, FDA and Teva Pharmaceuticals are continuing to investigate this issue.

To date, all case-patients have recovered. "

Okay is it possible that died of a frebril reaction??

of or relating to or characterized by fever; " a febrile reaction caused by an

allergen "

wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Fever (also known as pyrexia, from the Greek pyretos meaning fire, or a febrile

response, from the Latin word febris, meaning fever, and archaically known as

ague) is a frequent medical sign that describes an increase in internal body

temperature to levels above normal. ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Febrile

Feverish, or having a high temperature; Full of nervous energy

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/febrile

febrility - fever: a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom

of infection

wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Relating to fever; feverish.

www.sabin.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi

with fever

www.thewritemedicine.com/lingo.html

Find definitions of febrile in: English French

Let's see...

1. administering Diprovan or propofol to with out intention to

kill, but knowing the dangers and possible death

2. Unknowing that the Diprovan or propofol may be contaminated and cause febrile

reaaction

3. Death ensues to the celebrity

Who is at fault?

Dehydration would result that may cause alack of K or potassium that may lead to

death.

Hm....

Things that make you think!

It is 12: 35 pm 7-14-09 you heard it here first people! It is a supposition not

a definite. But you know IF I can create the possibility, so will the news

media! So investigation WILL follow this one! First thing to look at is LOT #!

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

Founder/Owner of this site