Fluoride Supplements never approved-Remove fluoride from Water-NYC

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FDA: Fluoride Supplements Never Found Safe or Effective

New York – July 25, 2011 -- Sodium fluoride supplements “have not been

found by FDA to be safe or effective,†according to the US National Library

of Medicine’s (NLM) website, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed

to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF)

Routinely prescribed to children in non-water-fluoridated communities,

sometimes even in fluoridated areas, sodium fluoride drops, lozenges and “

vitamins†are meant to reduce tooth decay.

Before testing was required, sodium fluoride ingestion slipped into common

usage without FDA approval. Now, the FDA is cracking down on unapproved

drugs such as sodium fluoride. (1)

The following warning - “Note: This Drug Has Not Been Found by FDA to be

Safe and Effective†- is newly included with sodium fluoride drug

information meant for ingestion. (2)

Fluoride supplement & shy;s deliver no benefits to primary teeth but

increase dental fluorosis risk - white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted

teeth,

according to a 2008 Journal of the American Dental Association systematic

review.(3)

In fact, “In non-fluoridated communities, the use of fluoride supplements

during the first 6 years of life is associated with a significant increase

in the risk of developing dental fluorosis,†concludes a meta-analysis in

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (2/99). (4)

" It is therefore concluded that the risks of using supplements in infants

and young children outweigh the benefits…fluoride supplements should no

longer be used for young children in North America,†writes Burt (Fall 1999

Journal of Public Health Dentistry " (5)

Further, Belgium stopped selling fluoride supplements in 2002 because

documentation revealed that fluoride can cause physical and neurological harm

with little evidence of decay reduction.(6)

According to the NLM, fluoride’s side effects could include: (7)

· staining of teeth · unusual increase in saliva · salty or soapy taste ·

stomach pain · upset stomach · vomiting · diarrhea · rash · weakness ·

tremor

· seizures

The FDA asks that fluoride drug side effects, including dental fluorosis,

be reported at _http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch_

(http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch) ] or [1-800-332-1088].

Freedom of choice governs fluoride supplements but not water fluoridation.

Even in small doses injected into drinking water supplies, fluoride can

have serious side effects especially to the brain, thyroid, kidney patients

and babies. (8a,b,c,d).

“We urge parents to deeply research fluoride supplements and fluoride

varnish before dosing their children,†says attorney Beeber, NYSCOF

President.

“We also urge everyone to contact their legislators and do what it takes

to stop the unnecessary force-feeding of fluoride chemicals into their

bodies via the public water supplies,†says Beeber.

New York City Council Members have introduced such legislation. “NYC

residents must show their support by contacting their Council member to support

this bill,†says Beeber. For more info:

_http://tinyurl.com/NYCfluoridation_ (http://tinyurl.com/NYCfluoridation)

How Fluoride Supplements Came to be Used

The first human-health fluoride experiment began in 1945 when sodium

fluoride was poured into Newburgh, NY’s, water supply to learn if fluoride

would

harm children.

Pre-schoolers, adults and sick children were excluded from examination.

Even with this research flaw, after ten years, Newburgh’s school-children had

more anemia, cortical bone defects and early puberty than never-fluoridated

nearby Kingston, NY. (9) Brain, thyroid effects and cancer rates weren’t

considered.

Despite these failures, officials prematurely claimed the

Kingston/Newburgh study proved water fluoridation was safe and, therefore,

assumed fluoride

supplements were safe also.

Contact: Beeber, JD, 516-433-8882 _nyscof@..._

(mailto:nyscof@...)

_http://www.fluoridation.webs.com/_ (http://www.fluoridation.webs.com/)

_http://www.FluorideAction.Net_ (http://www.fluorideaction.net/)

SOURCE: NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.

References:

1) “Guidance for FDA Staff and Industry Marketed Unapproved Drugs “

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) June 2006

_http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/

Guidances/UCM070290.pdf_

(http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guid\

ances/UCM070290.pdf)

2) _http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=20443_

(http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=20443)

3) Fluoride supplements, dental caries and fluorosis: A systematic review

J Am Dent Assoc November 1, 2008 139(11): 1457-1468

_http://jada.ada.org/content/139/11/1457.full_

(http://jada.ada.org/content/139/11/1457.full)

4) _Community Dent Oral Epidemiol._

(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10086926) 1999 Feb, “Fluoride

supplements and fluorosis: a meta-analysis,â€

Ismail and Badekar

_http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10086926_

(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10086926)

5) " The case for eliminating the use of dietary fluoride supplements

for young children, " Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Fall 1999, by

Burt _http://tinyurl.com/2bnoff_

(http://www.wellsphere.com/linkOut.s?link=http://tinyurl.com/2bnoff)

6) _http://www.fluoride-journal.com/02-35-3/353-212.pdf_

(http://www.fluoride-journal.com/02-35-3/353-212.pdf)

7) _http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682727.html_

(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682727.html)

8a) _http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/brain/index.html_

(http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/brain/index.html)

_http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/thyroid/index.html_

(http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/thyroid/index.html)

c) _http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/kidney/_

(http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/kidney/)

d)

_http://www2.fluoridealert.org/Alert/United-States/New-York/Don-t-Feed-Babies-Fl\

uoridated-Water-say-NYS-Health-Officials_

(http://www2.fluoridealert.org/Alert/United-States/New-York/Don-t-Feed-Babies-Fl\

uoridated-Water-say-NYS

-Health-Officials)

9) Newburgh-Kingston caries-fluorine study. XIII. Pediatric findings

after ten years.

J Am Dent Assoc. 1956 Mar;52(3):296-306. SCHLESINGER ER, OVERTON DE, CHASE

HC, CANTWELL KT