Colleges of Medicine Contacted Re: Protocol for Treating Corn-Allergic Patients

(Revised February 11, 2021)

Due to disturbing testimonies from the 13.5K+ members of our corn allergy support groups confirming that medical professionals continue to administer dextrose-containing IV fluids to corn-allergic patients in direct violation of the contraindication warning on the package insert, I am concerned that medical students are not being adequately educated about the dangers of NMIs (non-medicinal ingredients) in drugs.  In addition, I have read too many personal testimonies confirming that physicians continue to prescribe medications to corn-allergic patients that contain corn-derived ingredients even though their allergy to corn is clearly documented in their medical records.

ALABAMA:

University of Alabama School of Medicine (4 locations), @UABSOM

University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, @usacollegeofmed

ARIZONA:

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, @uazmedphx

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, @UAZMedTucson

ARKANSAS:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/UAMS College of Medicine (2 locations), @uamshealth

CALIFORNIA:

California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, @cnu_chs

California University of Science and Medicine, San Bernardino, @CUSMedicine

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Willowbrook, @cdrewu

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, @dgsomucla

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, @KECKSchool_USC

Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, Email: gmeo@llu.edu

Stanford University School of Medicine (2 locations), @StanfordMed, @StanfordMedX

University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, @UCDavisMed

University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, @UCIrvineSOM

University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, @UCRSoM

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, @UCSDMedSchool

University of San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, @UCSFMedicine

COLORADO:

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, @CUAnschutz

CONNECTICUT:

Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipac University, North Haven, @QuinnipiacU

University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, online contact form

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, @YaleMed

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

George Washington University Medical School, @GWSMHS

Georgetown University School of Medicine, @GUMedicine

Howard University College of Medicine, @HowardU, @HowardUNews

FLORIDA:

Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Boca Raton, @FAUMedSchool

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, @FIUMedicine

Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, @FSUCoM

University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, @ourmedschool

University of Florida College of Medicine - Gainesville, @UFMedicine

University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, @UFMedicineJax

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, @umiamimedicine

University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, @USFHealth

GEORGIA:

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, @EmoryUniversity

Medical College of George at Augusta University (2 locations), @MCG_AUG

Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, @MercerYou

Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, @MSMEDU

HAWAII:

University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, @uhmed    

ILLINOIS:

Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, @ChicagoMedEdu

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, @LoyolaHSD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, @NUFeinbergMed

Rush University, Chicago, @RushUniversity

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, @siusom

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, @UChiPritzker

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana-Champaign, @ILLINOISmed

University of Illinois College of Medicine (4 locations), @uiccom

INDIANA:

Indiana University School of Medicine (9 locations), @IUMedSchool

IOWA:

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, @IowaMed

KANSAS:

University of Kansas School of Medicine (3 locations), @KUMedicine

University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, @KUSM_Wichita

KENTUCKY:

University of Louisville, Department of Pediatrics, @UofLPeds

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, @uoflmedschool, FB message

LOUISIANA:

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, @LSUHealthNO

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, FB message

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, @LSUHS

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, @TulaneMedicine

MARYLAND:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, @HopkinsMedicine

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, @USUhealthsci

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, @UMmedschool

MASSACHUSETTS:

Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, @BUMedicine

Harvard Medical School, Boston, @harvardmed

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, @TuftsMedSchool

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, @UMassMedical

MICHIGAN:

Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant/Saginaw, @CMU_Medicine

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing/Grand Rapids, @MSUMD

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, @oaklandu

University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, @umichmedicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, @waynemedicine

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, @WMUMedicine

MINNESOTA:

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, @MayoClinicSOM

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis/Duluth, @umnmedschool

MISSISSIPPI:

University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, @UMMCnews

MISSOURI:

Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, @slusom

University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, @mumedicine

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, @UMKCmedschool

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, @WUSTLmed

NEBRASKA:

Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, @CreightonSOM

University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, @UNOmaha

NEVADA:

Roseman University College of Medicine, Summerlin South, @RosemanMedicine

University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas, @UNLVmedicine

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, @unrmed

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, @GeiselMed

NEW JERSEY:

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, @coopermedschool

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, @Rutgers_NJMS

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2 locations), @RWJMS

NEW MEXICO:

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, @UNMHSC

NEW YORK:

Albany Medical College, Albany, @AlbanyMed

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, @EinsteinMed

City College of New York, New York, @CityCollegeNY

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, @ColumbiaPS

CUNY School of Medicine, New York, @CUNY

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, @ZuckerSoM

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, @IcahnMountSinai

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, @UBuffalo
New York Institute of Technology, @nyit

New York Medical College, Valhalla, @nymedcollege

New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, @nyugrossman

State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, @UpstateNews

Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, @StonyBrookMed

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester [unable to contact]

Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, @WeillCornell

NORTH CAROLINA:

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, @DukeMedSchool

East Carolina University (ECU) Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, @ECUBrodySOM

University of North Carolina School of Medicine (3 locations), @UNC_SOM

Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, @wakehealth

NORTH DAKOTA:

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, @UNDSMHS

OHIO:

Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University, Dayton, @WSUBoonshoftSOM

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, @CWRUSOM

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, @ClevelandClinic

Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine, Rootstown, @NEOMEDedu

The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, @OhioStateMed

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, @UCHealthNews, @uc_health

University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, @UToledoMed, UToledoHealth

OKLAHOMA:

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, @OUMedicine

University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, @OUSCM

OREGON:

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, @OHSUNews

PENNSYLVANIA:

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, @DrexelMedicine

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, @GeisingerCwlth

Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, @templemedschool, @TempleHealthMed

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, @PSHResearch

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, @PennMedicine

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Email: SKMC.Admissions@jefferson.edu

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, @PittHealthSci

PUERTO RICO:

Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), Ponce, @PonceHealthSU

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Caguas [unable to contact]

Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamon [unable to contact]

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, @medupr

RHODE ISLAND:

Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, @BrownMedicine

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, @MUSC_Com

University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, @UofSCSOM

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, @UofSCSOMG

SOUTH DAKOTA:

Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, Email: med@usd.edu

TENNESSEE:

East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, FB message

Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville, @MeharryMedical

University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, @uthsc

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, @VUmedicine

TEXAS:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, @bcmhouston

Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, @DellMedSchool

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station, @TAMUmedicine

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, @TTUHSCEP

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, @TTUHSC

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, @UTHealth

University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, @UTHealthTyler

University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, @McGovernMed

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston, @utmbhealth

University of Texas Long School of Medicine at San Antonio, San Antonio [unable to contact]

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, @UTRGVSOM

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, Dallas, @UTSWNews

UTAH:

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, @UofUMedicine, @UofUHealth

VERMONT:

University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, @UVMLarnerMed

VIRGINIA:

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, @EVMSedu

University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, @UVA + @MedicineUVA

VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division, FB message

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke, @vtcsom + online contact form

WASHINGTON:

University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, @UWMedicine

Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, online contact form

WEST VIRGINIA:

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, @MUSOMWV

West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, @WVUMedSchool

WISCONSIN:

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, @MedicalCollege

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, @uwsmph

Articles Forwarded in April, 2017:

Baxter Labs specifically warns against administering dextrose IV fluids to corn-allergic patients.

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/06/product-information-sheet-warns-against.html

"Probable anaphylactic reaction to corn-derived dextrose solution."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1808842

BCPharmacists, "Warning: corn-related allergens . . ."

http://library.bcpharmacists.org/6_Resources/6-7_ReadLinks/ReadLinks-MayJun2007.pdf

Published Corn Allergy Studies/Statistics  (“. . . Maize major allergen . . .”)

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/05/published-corn-allergy-studies.html

Articles Forwarded in April, 2018:

My Submission to The Joint Commission on Behalf of Corn-Allergic Patients

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2018/01/my-submission-to-joint-commission.html

My February 25, 2018, certified letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Re: mandate that hospitals stock corn-free foods, fluids, & drugs for the safety of corn-allergic patients.

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-february-25-2018-letter-to-us.html

Corn Allergy Statistics (Monthly)

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/04/corn-allergy-statistics-monthly.html

Petition to Demand that the ACAAI Remove False Statement Re: Cornstarch/High Fructose Corn Syrup

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2018/02/petition-to-demand-that-acaai-remove.html

My March 27, 2018, Certified Letter to the ACAAI  Re: Cornstarch and Corn Syrup

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2018/03/my-march-27-2018-certified-letter-to.html

Removing a Food Protein Does Not Guarantee an Allergen Hypoallergenic

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/12/removing-food-protein-does-not.html

Articles Forwarded in April, 2020:

Dextrose (corn sugar derived from cornstarch) is NOT a drug product, but is an ingredient added to drug products.

My March 5, 2020, Email to the FDA Re: Dextrose (Corn Sugar), per FDA Federal Regulation 184.1857, vs. Glucose (Blood Sugar)

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2020/03/email-to-fda-re-dextrose-corn-sugar-per.html

Too many medical professionals are missing this critical contraindication warning.

LACTATED RINGER’S IN 5% DEXTROSE CONTRAINDICATED FOR CORN-ALLERGIC PATIENTS

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2019/12/lactated-ringers-in-5-dextrose.html

Dextrose can prove fatal to the anaphylactic corn-allergic patient/consumer.

DEXTROSE (CORN SUGAR): FDA FEDERAL REGULATION, GRAS - 184.1857

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1857

Blog Post Forwarded July 7, 2020:

My July 2, 2020, Appeal to the NIH National Library of Medicine Re: PubChem CID 79025, Glucose (Blood Sugar) vs. Dextrose (Corn Sugar Derived from Cornstarch)

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2020/07/my-july-2-2020-appeal-to-nih-national.html

Blog Post Forwarded January, 2021:

My January 6, 2021, Open Letter to the FDA Re: Critical Difference Between Glucose (Blood Sugar) and D-Glucose (Corn Sugar/Dextrose)
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-january-6-2021-open-letter-to-fda-re.html

Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate

Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/

Email:  cornallergyinitiative@gmail.com

Twitter:  @CornAllergy911

Source:

"List of medical schools in the United States"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_schools_in_the_United_States