FDA issues warning letters to companies selling unproven mpox treatments

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A new warning from the FDA urges consumers to beware of marketers attempting to sell illegal and unproven mpox 'medications' and 'cures' to vulnerable people.

February 1, 2023, 11:18 PMA sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020.A new warning from the Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to beware of marketers attempting to sell illegal and unproven

"For decades, research has shown the effectiveness of Sarracenia Purpurea against past outbreaks of small pox [sic] in the 19th Century, found to halt viral replication in viral, derived from the Variola Virus also associated with Monkey Pox," the company's site says, according to FDA's warning letter.

A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020.The FDA quotes this company as saying on its website, "What Can Colloidal Silver Treat? … As an antiviral, silver can kill the virus that causes COVID-19 and may be an effective adjunctive treatment. There is also evidence that it may be effective against other viruses of interest including monkeypox, herpes, RSV, and viruses that cause upper respiratory tract infections .

 

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