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In pharmacology, an '''adjuvant''' is a drug or other substance, or a combination of substances, that is used to increase the efficacy or potency of certain drugs. For example, an adjuvant is a substance that increases or modulates the immune response to a [[vaccine]].<ref>http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Scientific_guideline/2009/09/WC500003809.pdf</ref> | In pharmacology, an '''adjuvant''' is a drug or other substance, or a combination of substances, that is used to increase the efficacy or potency of certain drugs. For example, an adjuvant is a substance that increases or modulates the immune response to a [[vaccine]].<ref>http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Scientific_guideline/2009/09/WC500003809.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | Various adjuvants are commonly used by [[Big Pharma|vaccine manufacturers]] to "overstimulate" the [[immune system]] to increase the response to a [[vaccine]]. These make it possible to reduce the cost of vaccines, or to produce more quickly a larger quantity with a vaccine substance which would be available only in limited quantities.<ref>https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/What-are-Adjuvants.aspx</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Problems== | ||
| + | Adjuvants have been used unsafely in [[vaccine]]s for decades, [[immunocontraception|reducing fertility in both males and females]]. Newer adjuvants have been developed to target specific components of the body’s immune response, so that protection against disease is stronger and lasts longer. In all cases, vaccines containing adjuvants are tested for "effectiveness" in [[clinical trials]] before they are licensed for use in the [[United States]], and they are continuously monitored by [[CDC]] and [[FDA]] once they are approved.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/adjuvants.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Adjuvants in pesticides== | ||
| + | Adjuvants are also used in the [[chemical industry]] to increase the efficacy or potency. A study by [[Gilles-Eric Séralini]] of [[Monsanto]]'s RoundUp, identified that the most toxic chemical in the herbicide was not the active ingredient [[glyphosate]], but an adjuvant called [[POE-15]]. The industry considers these compounds to be "inert" ingredients, but the researchers found that the adjuvants in the POE-15 family were actively toxic to human cell.<ref>https://www.gmwatch.org/en/main-menu/news-menu-title/archive/78-2013/14665-roundup-more-toxic-than-glyphosate-new-study</ref> | ||
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| + | Another example of an adjuvant in synthetic pyrethroids (insecticides) is piperonyl butoxide, which is a potential [[carcinogen]].<ref>https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-020-0296-8</ref> | ||
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In pharmacology, an adjuvant is a drug or other substance, or a combination of substances, that is used to increase the efficacy or potency of certain drugs. For example, an adjuvant is a substance that increases or modulates the immune response to a vaccine.[1]
Contents
Official narrative
Various adjuvants are commonly used by vaccine manufacturers to "overstimulate" the immune system to increase the response to a vaccine. These make it possible to reduce the cost of vaccines, or to produce more quickly a larger quantity with a vaccine substance which would be available only in limited quantities.[2]
Problems
Adjuvants have been used unsafely in vaccines for decades, reducing fertility in both males and females. Newer adjuvants have been developed to target specific components of the body’s immune response, so that protection against disease is stronger and lasts longer. In all cases, vaccines containing adjuvants are tested for "effectiveness" in clinical trials before they are licensed for use in the United States, and they are continuously monitored by CDC and FDA once they are approved.[3]
Adjuvants in pesticides
Adjuvants are also used in the chemical industry to increase the efficacy or potency. A study by Gilles-Eric Séralini of Monsanto's RoundUp, identified that the most toxic chemical in the herbicide was not the active ingredient glyphosate, but an adjuvant called POE-15. The industry considers these compounds to be "inert" ingredients, but the researchers found that the adjuvants in the POE-15 family were actively toxic to human cell.[4]
Another example of an adjuvant in synthetic pyrethroids (insecticides) is piperonyl butoxide, which is a potential carcinogen.[5]
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| Chris Exley | “We have confirmed previous conclusions that the aluminium content of brain tissue in Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder and multiple sclerosis is significantly elevated.” | Chris Exley | |
| Vaccine | “Even injection of Freund’s adjuvant alone, especially the complete, without any sperm antigen can cause some degree of antifertility effect” | Rajesh K. Naz | 1 July 2012 |
References
- ↑ http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Scientific_guideline/2009/09/WC500003809.pdf
- ↑ https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/What-are-Adjuvants.aspx
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/adjuvants.html
- ↑ https://www.gmwatch.org/en/main-menu/news-menu-title/archive/78-2013/14665-roundup-more-toxic-than-glyphosate-new-study
- ↑ https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-020-0296-8
