BRIEF-FDA Statement On Potential Safety Issue Related To Seizures Reported Following E-Cigarette Use, Particularly In Youth And Young Adults

* FDA STATEMENT ON POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO SEIZURES REPORTED FOLLOWING E-CIGARETTE USE, PARTICULARLY IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS

* FDA SAYS NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OF ANOTHER POTENTIAL EMERGING SAFETY ISSUE OF WHICH THE FDA HAS RECENTLY BECOME AWARE * FDA SAYS HAVE REPORTS INDICATING THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO USE E-CIGARETTES, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, ARE EXPERIENCING SEIZURES FOLLOWING THEIR USE

* FDA - REVIEW OF VOLUNTARY ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS FOR PRODUCTS SUBMITTED IDENTIFIED 35 CASES OF SEIZURES FOLLOWING USE OF E-CIGARETTES BETWEEN 2010-EARLY 2019 * FDA - DON’T YET KNOW IF THERE’S A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF E-CIGARETTES AND A RISK OF SEIZURE

* FDA SAYS NEED MORE INFORMATION BEFORE AGENCY CAN DETERMINE IF THERE’S IN FACT A LINK BETWEEN E-CIGARETTE USE AND REPORTED INCIDENTS * FDA - MANY OF REPORTS RECEIVED TO DATE ON SEIZURES AFTER E-CIGARETTE USE LACK ENOUGH INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC BRAND/SUB-BRAND OF E-CIGARETTE

* FDA - RELATING TO POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES AFTER E-CIGARETTE USE, BELIEVE 35 CASES WARRANT SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER THERE IS IN FACT CONNECTION * FDA - A FEW REPORTED CASES INDICATED THAT THE SEIZURES OCCURRED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE USE OF SUBSTANCES SUCH AS MARIJUANA OR AMPHETAMINES Source : (https://bit.ly/2HTSQM9)