Drugstore Hand Sanitizers Don't Kill MRSA, Warns FDA
Apr-23-2011

Makers of some hand sanitizers and antiseptic products are making false claims they prevent MRSA infection, says a warning issued Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Don't believe them. These statements are unproven," the agency said.
Edward Cox, MD, director of the FDA Office of Antimicrobial Products, said that the problem is being recognized with some products that are purchased in a drugstore. These products that haven't undergone specific FDA antimicrobial testing for their ability to combat strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which are resistant to the antibiotic, methicillin, the agency said.
"Consumers are being misled if they think these products you can buy in a drugstore or from other places (such as through the Internet) will protect them from a potentially deadly infection," says Deborah Autor, compliance director at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

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