As you know the use of BIOflex® magnets has been determined to be exceedingly safe. In fact there are no reports in the scientific literature of adverse side effects following the use of permanent magnets in the range of induction offered by our magnets. Nevertheless there are several precautions which limit the use of the magnets in certain situations. In most cases these contraindications are obvious through common sense.

For example, we have advised against the use of the magnets on fresh wounds due to the capacity of the magnets to increase blood flow, which obviously would not be desirable when the goal is to halt the bleeding. Some of the precautions are more subtle but are still as reasonable and easily understood. Internally placed devices, such as pacemakers or insulin pumps should not be directly exposed to our magnets because the magnet might interfere with the magnetically controlled features of these devices.

Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems

These adhesive backed patches are affixed to the skin and are designed to release a predetermined amount of drug through the skin over a fixed period of time. There are several types of these patches and different types of drugs are contained within them. The manufacturers of these transdermal patches have not yet warned consumers to beware of products which can tend to increase blood flow in the area of the patch.

We have determined that theoretically increasing blood flow in the area of one of these patches might cause too much of the drug to enter the bloodstream within a shorter period of time than was originally intended.Therefore we recommend that the BIOflex® magnets should not be placed near a transdermal patch. If a patch is worn on the chest, for example, it isn't likely that a magnet worn on the back or arm would cause any problems. However, wearing a transdermal patch within the same anatomical area as a magnet could create a potential adverse situation.

Ted Zablotsky, M.D.

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