Greedy Trial Lawyer
Wyeth, The Do-Gooder
Category: Gaming The System
"I'm from a drug company and I just want to protect women from their pharmacists."
Drug company wants FDA to regulate hormonesThere's a fight brewing between a big drug company and women who use custom-compounded hormones to fend off menopause symptoms. The company, Wyeth, has asked the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on pharmacies that sell these products, which are called bio-identical hormones. Wyeth says they pose a safety risk. Ever since the company made its request, more than 27,000 women have submitted letters or e-mails asking the FDA to leave the pharmacies alone.
According to an Associated Press article written by Andrew Bridges, the pharmacies custom mix the hormones for each patient. Wyeth, which sells its own hormone pills for menopause, says the practice is potentially risky.
The thinking about hormone replacement therapy has changed drastically since a 2002 government study found that hormone pills are linked to an increased rate of heart attacks, blood clots and other risks. In the aftermath, many women turned to compounding hormones in the belief that they are safer. However, no studies have been done to explore the issue.
Even so, some suspect that Wyeth's motive has less to do with safety than with getting rid of the competition from the bio-identical industry.
"It seems to be an attempt to use the FDA to inappropriately to eliminate competition," said L.D. King, executive director of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, told the Associated Press.
From the Orlando Sentinel Blog.
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