1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mu87JAwc1O"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/petition-to-the-fda-to-ban-pharmacy-compounding-of-cesium-chloride/">Petition to the FDA to Ban Pharmacy Compounding of Cesium Chloride</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/petition-to-the-fda-to-ban-pharmacy-compounding-of-cesium-chloride/embed/#?secret=mu87JAwc1O" width="600" height="338" title="“Petition to the FDA to Ban Pharmacy Compounding of Cesium Chloride” — Public Citizen" data-secret="mu87JAwc1O" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Public Citizen petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the use of the cancer treatment ingredient cesium chloride in pharmacy compounding because of serious health risks. FDA staff determined more than 18 months ago that cesium chloride has not been shown to be effective for “the prevention or treatment of any form of cancer,” presented “serious safety concerns,” and is “not safe for human use.”https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628