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04-07-2007, 04:42 PM | #1 | ||
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(copying from the other forum)I'm reposting this (with permission) from Delphi Avoiding Corn. I don't know how many of you use compounded medications, but with a corn allergy...I compound tylenol (And wow, that first compounded tylenol was amazing. Who knew you could eliminate a headache and fever without abdominal cramps?) Anyways...there's legislation being drafted that would limit access to compounded meds. Here's the Delphi Post along with link to easily contact your congress people if you're interested.
Quote: PLease go to this website to write to your senator to stop this legislation from getting voted on. The big pharmaceutical companies are trying to stop pharmacists from getting access to the pure form of medications for them to compound for people like us. http://ga4.org/campaign/compounding If you go to the link above, they have a link so you don't even have to find your own politicians' email addys... they'll send it automatically. They'll send a copy to Asshats Kennedy, et al as well. Just fill in the letter... Tell your story. Allergic to corn, there's not a blessed thing over the counter or behind it that I can have. Were it not for compounding pharmacists, I'd have no chance at all if I need meds. People will DIE in the name of pharma company profits. Below is the article, but the link to the letter doesn't work for whatever reason. Go to the link above, I'm begging you. AAHF/HFF rarely asks you to take action on a bill BEFORE it is even introduced, but occasionally we come across a piece of legislation that we consider so horrendous that we must act before it is even introduced. Unfortunately, Senators Kennedy (D/MA) Burr (R/NC) and Roberts (R/KS), among others are considering legislation that would severely restrict and possibly deny your access to critical medications. Act today to protect patient access to compounded medicines. Send your letters today to your Senators with a copy going to Senators Kennedy, Burr, and Roberts. About the Bill Just as everybody has a unique fingerprint, so is our response to various pharmaceuticals and other healing modalities. No reasonable person can expect a mass produced pharmaceutical to address all the subtle nuances of varying human physiology – but that is not stopping Big Pharma, the FDA, and Congress from trying to take away your right to individualized medicine. If this legislation passes, federal regulators, not your doctor, will decide what medicines you can take. Do you really want to leave your customized medicine needs in the hands of bureaucrats in the government? We cannot stand idly by while our pharmacists and doctors are forced to become mere dispensers of a few heavily- advertised, one-size-fits-all pharmaceutical products. Among other things, the so-called Safe Drug Compounding Act of 2007 would give the Food and Drug Administration the power to: Broadly eliminate the availability of many critical, commonly compounded medications that many patients rely on, such as bioidentical hormones for women, hospice care treatments for the terminally ill and customized medicines for children. Determine when compounded medicines are needed - a decision that has always been and should always be made by doctors. Restrict the compounded medications your doctor can prescribe even if he or she determines you need them. According to the Washington , D.C. political magazine Congressional Quarterly, pharmaceutical manufacturers are in "high lobby mode" in support of this legislation. From what we understand, hospitals are staying silent, anticipating that they will be exempt from this bill. We are working with doctor groups, compounding pharmacist organizations, consumer groups, and women associations among others, but it's not enough. We are up against a highly organized, well- funded front and we need you to stop them. A Sample of Those Affected Menopausal women and andropausal men, the Autistic community, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, hospice patients, infants and young children with conditions like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and people who are extremely allergic or sensitive to fillers, dyes, and additives in medicines will be left with no choice. What can you do? If you or someone you know depends on compounded medications, act now to stop this dangerous legislation! 1. Write your elected representatives in Congress. Use AAFH's easy- to-use tool to write your members of Congress. REMEMBER: It's critical that you personalize your letter. Tell your own story. Tell them how you rely on compounded medicines and what your life would be like without them. 2. Tell a friend. Even if your friends and relatives don't rely on compounded medicines themselves, they still have a loved one - you - who does. That's their story to tell. Please encourage them to tell their representatives in Congress. 3. Tell more friends. The best weapon we have in this fight is you. You are involved in the patient/doctor relationship. Yours is the story that Congress cannot ignore. The more people we can get to unite in support of compounded medicines, the better our chances of winning will be. 4. Show your support with a financial contribution and/or join AAHF today. In order to do all the things that we will need to do over the next few months (and particularly the next few weeks), we need funds. This is an unexpected fight and we need to act fast and we have to think outside of the box! 5. Keep updated! Listen to our lobbyist, Dr. William Duncan on the Deborah Ray show on April 4th in the afternoon - find out more information or listen online at www.healthytalkradio.com. |
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04-08-2007, 11:06 AM | #2 | ||
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Cool! I sent in mine to both my senators.
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