Ten of them will buy you time and often stop it in its tracks.
Highly recommended by Great Dane breeders due to their bloating tendencies.
Posted on 04/13/2013 12:28:46 AM PDT by LibWhacker
I don’t think anyone knows what’s going on with Novartis- maybe not even them. The same thing has been happening with their heart worm preventative, Interceptor, for going on a year and a half. The ingredient (Milbemycin oxime) is available as usual in Australia, but it cannot be sold to US clients. There are many rumors- including patent expiration, trying to force clients to use much more (double) expensive combination drugs, etc, & FDA dragging their feet- but who knows?
They’re screwing over veterinarians as much as patients. For some dogs, it is life or death. (Seen both ivermectin toxicity & heavy pos HWs. Heartworms are kinder.)
It doesn’t make sense. They are losing profits & trust, big time.
We all know what a racket the pharmaceutical companies are running anyway, but Novartis flat takes the cake. All I can offer is to rant & rave with you.
Take a swig or tablespoon. Works like a charm and is good for you too!
That’s the same lame excuse they’re giving us about .22 long rifle ammo.
There’s definitely something going on with this. The Norwegian product is known as Pepcidduo, and it is supposed to be available. Yet, any attempty to buy - online or otherwise - is med with “sold out”, and that has been the status for more than two years. Also some online shops mark it - in red - as being available in Oslo by prescription. And there are different producers, so it’s not production problems.
http://www.wellsphere.com/digestive-health-article/is-there-a-recall-on-pepcid-complete/1236089
Remember Leggo my Eggo? Same deal, couldn’t get waffles and they said the factory was having proplems. But now you can get them. Probably some EPA hell inflicted on the company or FDA hell.
I’ve had one daily since 2008.
I tried Gaviscon a few years ago and it immediately became my new favorite. Try it, the Maalox shortage might not even effect you.
Many people get heartburn and indigestion symptoms because they have too little acid not too much. If ACV gives you relief you are probably one of those people. Here is a product that can prevent the problem rather than relieve it...http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-premium-hydrochloric-acid-pepsin-250-caps
The Maalox plant is being retooled to make .22LR ammo lol ... there are better profit margins in ammo.
The best way to recover from them is to eat your vegetables!
About 18 months ago Benefiber disappeared - NOVARTIS - I think it was manufactured in Canada. We missed that one.
Maalox and simethicone are the home remedies/immediate first aid for dogs w/bloat. It can give you another few minutes to get to the vet.
My vet spends a lot of time chasing down various meds that are unavailable. Some, like chewable thyroid have been impossible to get for years.
As for people, I know someone with chronic migraines who has had a standing order at the ER for her medication for years. Last time, it took 2 weeks for the MD to find any. IIRC, they are injectable. She also encountered an Indian MD at the ER who was new to the area. He treated her with contempt, implied she was just a drug seeker (she is in her 60’s)and told her to never show up there again. She filed a complaint and he was fired. It was the second ER doc who took the time to tell her the drug was in short supply and went out of his way to procure it.
When Maalox first disappeared from shelves around here I did a little research and discovered that they had an issue with the FDA over an error in their labeling. Apparently, there’s a small amount of alcohol in the formulation and the amount listed in their ingredients list was incorrect. The amount was so small though that I couldn’t understand why they couldn’t correct the problem with a small stick on label. So I always felt that something else was going on.
“It’s a plot against tea drinking sausage lovers.”
OMG...that sounds so ghey.
LOL
Ten of them will buy you time and often stop it in its tracks.
Highly recommended by Great Dane breeders due to their bloating tendencies.
After watching all those Cult videos the other night it activated my metro gene. You Fire Woman, you.
Goo-Goo-GaGa I was Borned this way.
(Gotta be sure and get all the consonants in the word “borned” or you could really give the wrong impression.)
Pffft.
You don’t *have* a metro gene.
Somewhat related;
A friend’s daughter was in a spelling bee and the teacher asked her to spell “biped”..but pronounced it as one syllable.
The daughter asked her to use it in a sentence and the teacher said “Humans are bipeds”.
/contemplating quadrapeds
;]
For a chapter on herbal remidies for Sheep-Dogs.
For humans "The Encyclopedia of medicinal plants by Andrew Chevallier ISBN 0-7894-1067-2
bflr
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