FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

NEW POLIGRIP SG/SA

MDR report key: 2412984 · Received January 9, 2012

Report

Report Number
9681138-2012-00006
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 9, 2012
Report Date
January 6, 2012
Manufacturer
GLAXOSMITHKLINE
Product Code
KOL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER'S REPORT NUMBER FOR THIS CASE IS 9681138-2012-00006. NEW POLIGRIP SG/SA IS MANUFACTURED IN (B)(4), AND MARKETED AS SUPER POLIGRIP ORIGINAL AND SUPER POLIGRIP FREE IN THE UNITED STATES. NEITHER THE LOT NUMBERS NOR THE PRODUCTS WERE AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS CASE WAS REPORTED BY A CONSUMER AND DESCRIBED THE OCCURRENCE OF ABDOMINAL DISTENSION IN A MALE PATIENT OF UNSPECIFIED AGE WHO USED DOUBLE SALT DENTAL ADHESIVE CREAM (NEW POLIGRIP SA) CREAM FOR PARTIAL DENTURES. A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL HAS NOT VERIFIED THIS REPORT. CO-SUSPECT MEDICATION INCLUDED NEW POLIGRIP SG. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS AGO, THE PATIENT STARTED USING DOUBLE SALT DENTAL ADHESIVE CREAM (DENTAL) - BOTH NEW POLIGRIP SA AND NEW POLIGRIP SG. APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AFTER STARTING USE WITH DOUBLE SALT DENTAL ADHESIVE CREAM, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED 'ABDOMINAL ENLARGED' AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A MONTH. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT 'BEGAN TO SUFFER FROM DISORDER OF KNEE JOINT AS A FALLOUT' THOUGH HE HAD ALREADY LEFT THE HOSPITAL. THE 'PRIMARY DOCTOR' SAID THE CAUSE OF THE 'KNEE JOINT' WAS UNKNOWN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT 'DIDN'T TALK ABOUT POLIGRIP USE TO THE PRIMARY DOCTOR'. IN ADDITION THE PATIENT USED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF POLIGRIP AND ASKED 'WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I USE 40G TUBE OF POLIGRIP PER DAY'. 'APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO', TREATMENT WITH DOUBLE SALT DENTAL ADHESIVE CREAM WAS DISCONTINUED. AT THE TIME OF REPORTING THE PATIENT WAS A DENTURE WEARER, BUT NOT PARTIAL DENTURES. AT THE TIME OF REPORTING, THE OUTCOME OF THE ABDOMINAL DISTENTION WAS RESOLVED AND THE OUTCOME OF THE ARTHROPATHY WAS UNRESOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEW POLIGRIP SG/SA DOUBLE SALT DENTAL ADHESIVE CREAM KOL GLAXOSMITHKLINE NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization