Stop Wyeth and the FDA: Your Hormones Are in Danger
Julian Whitaker, M.D.
The petition, which is rife with inaccuracies, is supported by a number of medical societies and patient advocacy groups that have financial ties to Wyeth. In fact, even the FDA has financial ties to Wyeth, reaping in the form of "drug user fees" required by the agency. Folks, this isn't about protecting women from the "dangers" of natural hormones. It's about protecting Wyeth's bottom line.
Let's Fight Back
We must hold off this threat to freedom of choice in the medical marketplace. Voice your opposition to the Wyeth petition at the FDA website. Simply fill in the required information, followed by your comments. Here's what I wrote:
"You taking away my right to have a compounding pharmacy fill a prescription for bio-identical hormones (hormones identical to those made in the human body) because Wyeth is losing money on horse estrogen and synthetic progesterone is unconscionable. I vigorously oppose your attempts to do so and will oppose them for as long as necessary to maintain my freedom of choice in the medical marketplace."
Act today. The comment filing period ends on April 4, 2006.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/commentsmain.cfm?EC_DOCUMENT_ID=794&SUBTYP=NEXT&CID=&AGENCY=FDA
To your health,
Julian Whitaker, MD
P.S. To learn more about how you can help prevent the erosion of our freedom of choice, visit the Freedom of Health Foundation .