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Alternatives to PVC should be used for patients receiving certain treatments

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 1st, 2002

The FDA has issued a Public Health Notification recommending that healthcare providers take precautions to limit the exposure of the developing male to di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP) - a chemical softener used in medical devices made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

The FDA document said that alternatives to DEHP-containing PVC medical devices should be used when possible for certain medical procedures. However, the FDA failed to require labeling of DEHP-containing medical devices, leaving healthcare providers with no way of knowing which products are leaching potentially unsafe doses of DEHP.

"FDA's Public Health Notification falls far short of what...

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