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Drug banned in Guernsey amid fears it's not fit for consumption

Guernsey's health department is urging all users or former users of a controversial cancer drug GcMAF to contact their GP.

The unlicenced drug has been banned after its UK factory closed amid fears materials used aren't fit for human consumption.

Hundreds of islanders have already pleaded with politicians and health officials to have the ban lifted.

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HSSD give statement on GcMAF

HSSD has released a statement on GcMAF. It follows questions asked about the product in the States this morning.

The Health and Social Services Department has made its position clear on the availability of GcMAF to islanders. The department has no view on the efficacy or otherwise of GcMAF or any products that contain GcMAF. That is a matter solely for those people who wish to take the product on which to satisfy themselves, and we strongly recommend that they seek the advice of their treating clinician.

MHRA advice to HSSD is that GcMAF originating from Immuno Biotech’s production site in Cambridgeshire poses a risk to public health. There was nothing said at the meeting last night that alters that position. If that company wishes to supply GcMAF to islanders then the onus is on them to satisfy the department that the products used and the processes employed meet the necessary regulatory standards.

– HSSD statement

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