Re: Andy and others - Is thimerasol in the allergy scratch test?

[Guest guest]

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I asked this because my husband is attending the DAN! conference in

LA and called me very worried today about this scratch test panel we

had done a couple of weeks ago. One of the presenters said that

there is a considerable amount of thimerasol in this test. The

suggestion was to call doctor and get insert for the test. Another

DAN! doctor said to give extra zinc and vitamin c now. An internet

search on my part brought up a couple of places where it stated that

thimerasol is in skin prick antigens. This was NOT even on our

radar and we have read everything we can get our hands on about

autism. I hope we are wrong... Please keep me posted on what you

learn. -nne

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> > I am wondering if thimerisol is used as a preservative in

allergy

> > scratch testing done on the back for allergies (IgE, not delayed

> > allergies)? We are wonering about the testing that we had

done.

> > Thanks -nne

[Guest guest]

Oh, my! I've not even considered this possibility.

I'd love to know the answer too, if anyone finds out.

Sheila

[Guest guest]

This paragraph is from a document on the FDA.gov website that was

updated as of 9/28/04:

" While the use of mercury-containing preservatives has declined in

recent years with the development of new products formulated with

alternative or no preservatives, thimerosal has been used in some

immune globulin preparations, anti-venins, skin test antigens, and

ophthalmic and nasal products, in addition to certain vaccines. Under

the FDA Modernization Act of 1997, the FDA compiled a list of

regulated products containing mercury, including those with

thimerosal (Federal Register 1999). It is important to note that this

list was compiled in 1999; some products listed are no longer

manufactured and many products have been reformulated without

thimerosal. Updated lists of vaccines and their thimerosal content

can be found in Table 1 (routinely recommended pediatric vaccines)

and Table 3 (expanded list of vaccines). "

Here is the link to this paragraph, located in section called

thimerosal as a preservative:

http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm#t3

The FDA.gov site has a list of other things with thimerosal:

http://www.fda.gov/cder/fdama/mercury300.htm

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> Oh, my! I've not even considered this possibility.

>

> I'd love to know the answer too, if anyone finds out.

>

> Sheila

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the links and response to the question, although I just

merely " piggy-backed " on someone elses. I didn't even consider this

and really need to look into it. I've not been on to check for a

reply lately, but I thank you, even if I am slow.

Sheila

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> This paragraph is from a document on the FDA.gov website that was

> updated as of 9/28/04:

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> Here is the link to this paragraph, located in section called

> thimerosal as a preservative:

> http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm#t3

>

> The FDA.gov site has a list of other things with thimerosal:

> http://www.fda.gov/cder/fdama/mercury300.htm

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