1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/Petition to the FDA to Ban the Medical Device Seprafilm - Public Citizenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PAJBU5eXjM"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/petition-to-the-fda-to-ban-the-medical-device-seprafilm/">Petition to the FDA to Ban the Medical Device Seprafilm</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/petition-to-the-fda-to-ban-the-medical-device-seprafilm/embed/#?secret=PAJBU5eXjM" width="600" height="338" title="“Petition to the FDA to Ban the Medical Device Seprafilm” — Public Citizen" data-secret="PAJBU5eXjM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Public Citizen petitions the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately remove the medical device Seprafilm from the market because it has not been shown to be safe and effective and has been associated with death and severe injury.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628