SUPER POLIGRIP ULTRA FRESH
Report
- Report Number
- 9681138-2009-00189
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- December 10, 2009
- Date of Event
- October 7, 2009
- Report Date
- December 10, 2009
- Manufacturer
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE
- Product Code
- KOL
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHARMACIST
Narratives
POLIGRIP EXTRA STRENGTH IS MARKETED UNDER THE TRADE NAME SUPER POLIGRIP ULTRA FRESH IN THE UNITED STATES. POLIGRIP EXTRA STRENGTH IS MANUFACTURED IN (B)(4), AND THE PRODUCT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. (B)(4).
THIS CASE WAS REPORTED BY A CONSUMER AND DESCRIBED THE OCCURRENCE OF BURNING MOUTH IN A (B)(6) FEMALE PT WHO USED POLIGRIP EXTRA STRENGTH (FORMULATION (B)(4)) AS A DENTURE ADHESIVE. A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL HAS NOT VERIFIED THIS REPORT. CONCURRENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDED ALLERGY TO ANTIBIOTIC, ASPIRIN ALLERGY, OSTEOPOROSIS AND SCOLIOSIS. NO CONCURRENT MEDICATION WAS REPORTED. ON (B)(6) 2009, THE PT BEGAN USING POLIGRIP EXTRA STRENGTH (DENTAL). THAT SAME DAY LATER, THE PT EXPERIENCED BURNING MOUTH, WELTS AT SITE (MOUTH), WELTS ON TONGUE, SWOLLEN LIPS, SWOLLEN TONGUE AND MOUTH BLEEDING. POLIGRIP EXTRA STRENGTH WAS DISCONTINUED. AT THE TIME OF REPORTING, THE EVENTS WERE IMPROVED. THE PT STATED THE BLEEDING COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO TRYING TO QUICKLY REMOVE THE PRODUCT. FOLLOW-UP WAS RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2009. THE PT ONLY USED POLIGRIP EXTRA STRENGTH ON HER LOWER DENTURES. THE PT EXPERIENCED SWOLLEN AND SORE TONGUE AND THROAT FOR MOST OF A WEEK. SHE WAS TREATED WITH CETIRIZINE HC1. THE EVENT HAVE RESOLVED UPON FOLLOW UP RECEIVED (B)(6) 2009, THE PT'S PHARMACIST STATED THE PT'S CONCURRENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDED ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN, ALLERGY TO ANTIBIOTIC, ALLERGY TO CEPHALEXIN, ALLERGY TO KETOROLAC, ALLERGY TO METOCLOPRAMIDE, ALLERGY TO QUINIDINE, ALLERGY TO SALICYLATE, ASPIRIN ALLERGY, ALLERGY TO "CHLORPROETHAZINE," ALLERGY TO "SALRVTAMOL," CODEINE ALLERGY, OSTEOPOROSIS, SCOLIOSIS AND TETRACYCLINE ALLERGY. CONCURRENT MEDICATIONS INCLUDED RISEDRONIC ACID (ACTONEL), FXT 40 CALCITRIOL (ROCALTROL), PANTOPRAZOLE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (K-DUR), PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE (PROPRANOLOL), CICLESONIDE (ALVESCO (CICLESONIDE)), GABAPENTIN, NITROGLYCERINE (TRANSDERM NITRO), NITROGLYCERINE (NITROL), FLUOXETINE, BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE (BECLOMETHASONE), BUDESONIDE, FUCIDIN H, PANCREATIN (CREON 25) AND PANCRELIPASE (COTAZYM). THE PT EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE DISCOMFORT IN THE MOUTH AFTER APPLYING THE POLIGRIP TO THE LOWER DENTURE. THE PHARMACIST STATED THE PT FELT THIS REACTION TO BE LIFE-THREATENING AND USED HER EPIPEN (ADRENALINE) AND TWO CERTIRIZINE 10 MG. SHE DID NOT SEEK ANY FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND THE EVENT LEFT HER MOUTH SORE FOR A WEEK. THIS CASE WAS NOW CONSIDERED AS MEDICALLY SERIOUS BY GSK. THE PHARMACIST FELT THE EVENTS WERE POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE PRODUCT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPER POLIGRIP ULTRA FRESH | DENTURE ADHESIVE | KOL | GLAXOSMITHKLINE | X09071A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 YR | Other | PANCRELIPASE| PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE| BUDESONIDE| NITROGLYCERINE| CICLESONIDE| CALCITRIOL| NERVE INJURY| NITROGLYCERINE| FLUOXETINE| BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPION| PANCREATION| INJURY| RISEDRONIC ACID| FXT 40| PANTOPRAZOLE| FUCIDIN H| GABAPENTIN |