Big Pharma trying to get P-5-P off OTC

mrsD · 12-28-2008, 04:04 PM

Well... Big Pharma strikes again!

Anyone here using P-5-P, I'd stock up now:

http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/2153

Quote:

Medicure Pharma, Inc., has been studying the clinical effects of Vitamin B6 (which they call "MC-1") on humans. This is part of a process for receiving FDA approval on MC-1 as a "drug," and then marketing this drug through the conventional medical system (and selling it at markups that can reach 500,000% over the cost of the actual ingredients).

and also this: The petition by Medicure to the FDA in April 08:
http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_bl...n-petitio.html

I've been using this for over a decade! What a bummer new development!

Chemar · 12-28-2008, 04:14 PM

blech!

P-5-P is an essential component in my son's health maintenance . Combined with his magensium and Inositol it helps his TS tics and OCD greatly. We use the one by NOW foods

Vowel Lady · 12-28-2008, 06:28 PM

Not liking this!

Is it just P5P ?
This would not include all B6, right?
I have told EVERYONE about how my B50 tablets, some additional B12 has been VERY helpful for me.

pabb · 12-29-2008, 10:08 AM

where do we write to object??

mrsD · 12-29-2008, 10:50 AM

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspubli...0000648051908f

there is a little yellow balloon in the text of the petition, and you click on it and
then you can reply.
"add comments" and is 6 lines down.

mrsD · 12-29-2008, 11:17 AM

via the comments section:

Quote:

I have to protest this petition vehemently. I have been using P-5-P for over a decade myself, and also I am aware of people who do very well on it, with absolutely no side effects. The people in US who have pyroluria (confirmed by testing) are dependent on P-5-P to minimize their symptoms. Some people cannot convert pyridoxine to P5P in vivo because of of pyridoxal kinase errors either genetic or drug induced.

It is basically criminal to withhold nutrients from the public who desperately need them.
Merck tried to control methylfolate, and we have seen Cholestin removed by Merck, and l-tryptophan persecuted in the past as well. At least now, methylfolate is back OTC, by Solgar, and some Red yeast rice is back, as well as tryptophan.

Blocking P-5-P OTC is a financial only move by Medicure. Please represent this nation, and not only Big Pharma so that the citizens of this country can continue to choose how to maintain health and prevent their own diseases.
I do agree that the supplement trade has abuses within it, by greedy characters who adulterate products. Please confine your attention to THEM, and not the general public by withholding useful products like P-5-P. The drug industry is really in trouble...4th leading cause of death in this country is due to RX drugs. We don't see supplement deaths on National statistics this way. Drug companies have abused the public long enough. Ghostwriting, withholding of negative studies, blatent study abuses, misleading doctors by drug salespeople, etc. Let's pay more attention to THAT...PLEASE.

Thank you.
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mrsD · 12-29-2008, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vowel Lady

Not liking this!

Is it just P5P ?
This would not include all B6, right?
I have told EVERYONE about how my B50 tablets, some additional B12 has been VERY helpful for me.

No, Vowel Lady... P-5-P is an activated source of B6.

Not everyone can use the pyridoxine that is in most other vitamin mixtures. They cannot convert it to the active form themselves.

What is happening is that Medicure is testing activated B6 in trials...and hopes to have exclusive patent rights on ALL of it, so people cannot buy it themselves. P-5-P is not dangerous in any way. This is purely greed and financial manipulation.

Curious · 12-29-2008, 12:10 PM

I sent the link to hubby's client who owns a health food store.

TY MrsD.

Marlene · 12-29-2008, 04:08 PM

Thanks for the heads up....I posted my objection today. Who knows....maybe it will have an effect.

Marlene

Curious · 12-29-2008, 05:00 PM

MrsD,

I can post on the clubs website. I have a section for articles. What do you think I should put?

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