2005P-0411

Seeking FDA Actions to Counter Flagrant Violations of the Law by Pharmacies Compounding Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs

FDA Comment Number :

EC1665

Submitter :

Ms. Rebecca Gentry

Date & Time:

02/13/2006 12:02:28

Organization :

Ms. Rebecca Gentry

Category :

Individual Consumer

Issue Areas/Comments

GENERAL

As a woman currently benefiting from prescription strength bioidentical hormones I take exception to the fact Wyeth is accusing the Compounding Pharmacy industry of unsafe practices. As a citizen of the United States I expect the FDA to stand up for my rights and the rights of all women who have found consistent, safe and effective treatment with bioidentical hormones. Eliminating options by bowing to a large pharmaceutical company like Wyeth is not in the public interest and would deprive hundreds of thousands of American women from access to bioidentical hormones. Synthetic hormone replacement has been proven unequivocally unsafe in a government sponsored study and should not be forced as the sole treatment option for women. I hereby request the FDA rule against Wyeth's request and ask for more information on the safety of the Wyeth synthetic hormone.

The above comments are from a form letter, but I vehemently agree with each and every statement. I am taking bio-identical hormones and am so very happy with the improved quality of my life. I will never take any hormone that is not bioidentical, particularly after we've seen the grim, tragic results of the pharmaceutical companies' synthetic hormones. Thank you, Big Pharma, but I choose to keep my freedom and my right to make informed decisions about my own health care in my hands, with the assistance of my health care providers. Please investigate the Wyeth Corporation and keep dangerous pharmaceuticals out of our lives!