Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 I just received a disturbing call from a colleague's patient. Her son had a grand mal seizure after an infusion of Gasperatin. Has anyone had any similar events. He broke his shoulder and his wrist during the event. The seizure happened immediately upon arriving home after the infusion. I was concerned as to the best of my knowledge the only pharmaceutical grade secretin was the Ferring which is no more and that which Repligen is using in their clinical trials. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 Hello I don't know much about secretin, but I searched all my sources and cannot even find a reference to Gasperatin. Is this the correct spelling? I sent your message to a friend of mine who knows more about secretin than I do. He also could not find reference to Gasperatin, but did offer these general comments -- Many auties are also epileptic, and the grand mal may have had nothing at all to do with the infusion. On the other hand, secretin in humans is both a digestive trigger and a neurotransmitter, so there may be some direct cause here. Ferring secretin has very, very, very few reported negative side effects when used in classic GI applications. Secretin is also a heavily counterfeited drug, and a case I am aware of involving 2 con artists in Vegas had them selling fake secretin to clinics and doctors in your area. I assume Gasperatin is a brand name of secretin, like Ferring. Are they sure it is the real McCoy? > I just received a disturbing call from a colleague's patient. Her son had a > grand mal seizure after an infusion of Gasperatin. Has anyone had any similar > events. He broke his shoulder and his wrist during the event. The seizure > happened immediately upon arriving home after the infusion. > > I was concerned as to the best of my knowledge the only pharmaceutical grade > secretin was the Ferring which is no more and that which Repligen is using in > their clinical trials. > > Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 Dana and original poster, I believe the proper spelling is Gaspretin. It is manufactured by Ferring from what I found online. Other than that, I know nothing about it. Just thought the correct spelling might help. Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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