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==Alternative medicine== Though there is no evidence for the safety or efficacy of using curcumin as a therapy,<ref name=nelson/><ref name=baker/> some [[alternative medicine]] practitioners give it [[intravenous]]ly, supposedly as a treatment for numerous diseases.<ref name="FDA_080417">{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/PharmacyCompounding/ucm570192.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102192121/https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/PharmacyCompounding/ucm570192.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2017 |publisher=[[Food and Drug Administration]] |title=FDA investigates two serious adverse events associated with ImprimisRx's compounded curcumin emulsion product for injection |date=August 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Hermes-1">{{cite news| vauthors = Hermes BM |author-link1=Britt Marie Hermes|title=Naturopathic Doctors Look Bad After California Woman Dies From Turmeric Injection|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittmariehermes/2017/03/27/naturopathic-doctors-look-bad-after-california-woman-dies-from-turmeric-injection/|access-date=May 12, 2017|work=[[Forbes]]|date=March 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Forbes_120417">{{cite news| vauthors = Hermes BM |title=Confirmed: Licensed Naturopathic Doctor Gave Lethal 'Turmeric' Injection|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittmariehermes/2017/04/10/confirmed-licensed-naturopathic-doctor-gave-lethal-turmeric-injection/#3f73874d6326|access-date=December 9, 2017|work=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|date=April 10, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, two serious cases of [[adverse drug reaction|adverse events]] were reported from curcumin or turmeric products—one severe [[allergic reaction]] and one death<ref name="FDA_080417"/>—that were caused by administration of a curcumin-[[polyethylene glycol]] (PEG40) [[emulsion]] product by a [[naturopath]].<ref name=Forbes_120417/> One treatment caused [[anaphylaxis]] leading to death.<ref name="FDA_080417"/><ref name=Forbes_120417/>
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