FDA warned the consumers who had already faced adverse reactions from penicillin products and said that they are at risk of experiencing similar reactions from cloxacillin.
This includes a anaphylaxis, with symptoms that include difficulty breathing, chest tightness, swelling of the throat or tongue, hives, dizziness, loss of consciousness, or a rapid or weak pulse. To date, the FDA is not aware of any reports of adverse reactions.
According to the FDA there is no FDA-approved generic drug for the prescription product Tamiflu.
The FDA said that its purchased product arrived in an envelope postmarked from India, containing two foil-backed blister packages each with 15 yellow and tan capsules containing white powder. The foil backing is printed, and labeled in part, ‘Oseltamivir Phosphate 75mg capsules TM-FLU capsules’ and ‘Manufactured by: Trydrugs Pharmaceuticals.’
Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of FDA, said: “A rogue Internet website marketing drug products may look like a professional and legitimate website, but may actually be an illegal operation.
“Medicines purchased from websites operating outside the law put consumers at increased risk due to a higher risk that the products will be counterfeit, impure, contaminated, or have too little or too much of the active ingredient.”