Word: iodochlorhydroxquin
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...organization bases its warning on two factors. One is a lack of proof that Entero-Vioform actually prevents traveler's diarrhea. The other is a growing suspicion that the drug (iodochlorhydroxquin) is linked with a condition called subacute myelo-optic neuropathy (SMON), a nerve condition that can cause crippling and blindness. Entero-Vioform has been implicated in some of the 10,000 cases of SMON in Japan, where the drug used to be sold over the counter, while instances of the ailment have been reported in Sweden, Australia and the U.S. among patients who have taken it to prevent...
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