FDA advises doctors to stop using Enteryx

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is warning doctors to stop using Enteryx, an injection used to treat acid reflux disease, saying it has been connected to serious health problems and, in at least one case, death.
Many of the problems with Enteryx have occurred when it is injected imprecisely, missing its intended destination and passing through the wall of the esophagus, sometimes entering other internal organs or the bloodstream, risking blockage of blood vessels, the Food and Drug Administration said. Doctors have not always immediately detected a faulty injection.
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