2005P-0411 Seeking FDA Actions to Counter Flagrant Violations of the Law by Pharmacies Compounding Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs
FDA Comment Number : EC226
Submitter : Ms. FRAN GRANT Date & Time: 01/26/2006 08:01:06
Organization : Ms. FRAN GRANT
Category : Individual Consumer
Issue Areas/Comments
GENERAL
GENERAL
OUR GOVERNMENT MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP PANDERING TO BIG PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, AND THEIR LOBBYISTS. GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF WOMENS HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT PROVIDE US WITH NATURAL, NON-SYNTHETIC MEDICATIONS. WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT I ABSORB AND/OR INGEST TO HELP BALANCE MY HORMONES, I AM THANKFUL THAT COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES EXIST. THEY DO NOT ENDANGER MY HEALTH; THEY PROVIDE ME WITH OPTIONS AND CHOICES OTHER THAN WYETH AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS.

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES HAVE ONE CONCERN ONLY, AND THAT IS THEIR PROFITS. ALL CONSUMERS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN IN THIS CASE, SHOULD HAVE OPTIONS AND CHOICES, AND NOT BE RELEGATED TO PUTTING SYNTHETIC HORMONES INTO ONE'S BODY, E.G. PREMARIN (HORSE URINE).