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www.fqvictims.org FQvictims Eletter Fluoroquinolone Congressional Hearing September 1, 2004 TO: Director; Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Research Foundation RE: Petition for a Congressional hearing Investigation into Fluoroquinolone Adverse Reactions I am a victim of a Fluoroquinolone (FQ) Antibiotic Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR). I have been disabled for over 6 years now. Out of frustration, anger and the will to regain my life and the lives of other FQ victims who have suffered greatly from the devastation caused by these drugs, we are currently collecting petitions from victims who have suffered an FQ ADR in order to initiate a Congressional Investigation and hold hearing(s) to stop this horrible devastation that is continuing to occur. We are petitioning Congress to do the following: 1) initiate a congressional investigation and hold hearings into why the respective drug companies and the FDA have failed to adequately warn the American public of the serious, crippling, adverse reactions associated with fluoroquinolones use that have been occurring for many years without any effort by FDA to reduce this largely preventable problem. 2) Prevent the FDA from providing approval for the drug companies to market and sell fluoroquinolones to children from the ages of 6 months old on up to adult. Currently, Phase III clinical trials are underway for Levaquin and other FQ’s to gain approval for use in children. We believe that this will lead to the horrific and unnecessary crippling and killing of innocent children whose lives will be forever destroyed as unsuspecting parents take their children to the doctor’s office for a minor ailment and leave the physician’s office with a prescription for a Fluoroquinolone antibiotic. 3) Investigate and remedy the problems of rampant, reckless prescribing of fluoroquinolones antibiotics. A few items of action include sending out Dear Doctor letters to every physician warning them of these serious ADR’s. Another item includes making it mandatory that the full package insert accompany every FQ prescription filled. 4) Earmark funds for research to determine mechanisms and causes of fluoroquinolones injuries stemming from FQ ADR’s and to develop effective treatments to alleviate and cure injuries stemming from fluoroquinolones adverse reactions. 5) To fully investigate and deliver punishment and fines to the full extent of the law to any party guilty of wrongdoing including drug company executives and/or governmental organizations who violated pertinent laws related to events that led to the death or permanent/ long-term disability of patients who underwent FQ therapy and subsequently suffered a fluoroquinolones adverse reaction. 6) Victims who are suffering with either the loss of a loved one or suffering from permanent/long-term disabilities due to a fluoroquinolones ADR are to be compensated for past, present and future medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering and other expenses incurred from the fluoroquinolones reaction. Please find a copy of the petition below which can be copied and pasted in to a word processor and printed. There is also a copy of just the petition included as an attachment in this email which can be downloaded and then printed. Feel free to just include your signature or if you desire, add any information about your suffering or injuries sustained or anything else you wish to add. Your name was obtained from one of the Fluoroquinolone websites where you had posted. We have been working very hard to make this Congressional investigation happen and greatly appreciate your efforts to send in a petition. We are also collecting petitions from others who have not personally suffered a reaction but who had family members, friends or other loved ones suffer an FQ induced ADR. We are also receiving petitions from people who did not suffer an ADR at all nor had any friends or family suffer an ADR but feel that this injustice needs to be stopped. Feel free to gather additional petitions from others if you wish. Feel free to add an additional sheet to the petition if needed for more space to write your thoughts and statements. Thank You for your support in this important endeavor Sincerely, FQ Victims for Reform The petition can be sent to: Quinolones P.O. Box 305 Glenview, IL 60025 End of Letter and Beginning of Petition below following __________________________________________________________________ A Petition To the United States Congress Date: A petition To the United States Congress: I, _________________________________________am signing this petition to request the United States Congress to immediately take action to protect American consumers from the serious adverse drug reactions that are occurring from a class of antibiotics known as “Fluoroquinolones”. These serious adverse drug reactions often leave victims with long-term or permanent, crippling disabilities, and cause preventable deaths. A few of the better known antibiotics include; Ciprofloxacin - (Cipro), Levofloxacin - (Levaquin), Ofloxacin – (Floxin), Moxifloxacin – (Avelox), and Gatifloxacin –(Tequin).” The respective pharmaceutical manufacturers and the FDA have failed to adequately warn the American public of the inherent risks associated with the use of this class of antibiotics and as a result many of these reactions are occurring unnecessarily and should have never occurred. There are no known effective treatments or cures for a fluoroquinolones adverse drug reaction. I am signing this petition to formally request that Congress conduct an investigation and hold hearings to remedy this serious problem and to provide corrective action leading to proper warnings, proper prescribing and also research into effective treatment outcomes for a fluoroquinolones adverse drug reaction. Name:__________________________________ (Required) Congressional District__________________________________ (Required) If you don’t know your Congressional District, please visit http://www.house.gov/writerep/ You simply need to type in your zip code. Address:________________________________________________ (optional) City:___________________ (optional) State: _______________ (optional) Zip Code: _______________ (optional) Telephone: ( )_________________________(optional) Fax: ( )___________________________________(optional) Email: _______________________________________(optional) I, _________________________________took the Fluoroquinolone aka (Quinolone) Drug(s) ___________________________________________________________(Required) to treat the medical condition of ________________________________________on Date: ______________________ The Adverse Drug Reactions that happened to me is/are and started on date: ____________________________________________________________________ Sex: Male_____ Female_____ Age _______ As of today’s date,__________________ , I am suffering from the following: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Signed: _________________________________ Date: _______________________ Please mail to: Quinolones P.O. Box 305 Glenview, IL 60025 © Copyright (2004) www.fqvictims.org . All Rights Reserved.
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