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Risk of nutritional supplements vs prescripton drugs. (Archive.)Posted by Walt Stoll on October 01, 2003 at 06:04:49:

Comments? Misty L. Trepke http://www..com

Hi Health Activists & Consumers, I have just examined the American Association of Poison Control Centers Annual Report for 2001. The last year available on their website. It reports the total number of cases reported for different substances. The figures show that the number of deaths from ALL vitamins including the fat soluble Vtamin A and D that can build up to a toxic level was 0, ZERO.They group vitamins separately. The number of deaths from ALL minerals was 7, Seven and all other dietary supplements including Amino Acids,botanicals- Herbs,Homeopathic Remedies,Hormonal Products(Androgen Precursors,melatonin,etc) was 12, Twelve. By the way the individual breakdown was Amino Acids 0, ZERO;Botanicals-herbs 7,Seven consisting of Kava Kava 1,Ma Huang- Ephedra-single ingredient 3 and Ma Huang in botanical combinations 3 . Homeopathics had 2; Other supplements not specified. therefore there was a grand total of 19 deaths from all dietary supplements together. This is what concerns the FDA that is charged with regulating prescription that result in 106,000 deaths a year from drugs taken "as directed" not overdoses or the wrong drug by mistake according to the Journal of the American Medical association April 15,1998. In other words there are 5,579 times as many DEATHS from prescription drugs as from the supplements FDA is spending its time and considerable resources to regulate with a miniscule benefit in safety produced. A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care, April 17,2003 surveyed outpatients in Boston from 2 hospital clinics and 2 community based centers. Of 661 patients they found 13% had serious adverse reactions. If this percentage is typical of all patients taking prescription drugs, the number of serious adverse reactions is quite high. There are about 3.34 billion prescriptions filled per year. If 1.34 billion are written for the same person then 260 million people have serious adverse reactions and FDA wants to investigate tne 19 who died and 353 who had major reactions from all supplements including vitamins and minerals. In an environment in which so many other health and envronmental regulations are subjected to strict cost benefit analysis to justify them, it is interesting for someone to explain why these proposed FDA regulations are not subject to similar scrutiny. Could it be the influence of the pharmaceutical industry that wants to eliminate the competition from dietary supplements.

Still no word from Clinton & Schumer in New York, Please keep calling asking them to meet with Consumers Health Freedom Coalition & Arnold Gore on the Supplement Safety Bill. Sen. Clinton - NYC# 212-688-6262 Sen. Schumer NYC# 212-486-4430 for those in other parts of NY State see my other post for local offices of the Senators near you.

 

 

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Re: Risk of nutritional supplements vs prescripton drugs. (Archive.) Vince F 00:26:30 10/04/03 (0)

Re: Risk of nutritional supplements vs prescripton drugs. (Archive.) Michele 13:36:59 10/01/03 (2)

Another name for them is the "Pharm-Cartel (nmsg) Mary 11:42:40 10/03/03 (1)

"Pharma-Cartel" that is. (nmsg) Mary 11:43:47 10/03/03 (0)

Re: Risk of nutritional supplements vs prescripton drugs. (Archive.)Posted by Michele on October 01, 2003 at 13:36:59:

In Reply to: Risk of nutritional supplements vs prescripton drugs. (Archive.) posted by Walt Stoll on October 01, 2003 at 06:04:49:

My girlfriend calls Pharmac. co's "legal drug dealers"

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Another name for them is the "Pharm-Cartel (nmsg) Mary 11:42:40 10/03/03 (1)

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Another name for them is the "Pharm-Cartel (nmsg)Posted by Mary on October 03, 2003 at 11:42:40:

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"Pharma-Cartel" that is. (nmsg) Mary 11:43:47 10/03/03 (0)

"Pharma-Cartel" that is. (nmsg)Posted by Mary on October 03, 2003 at 11:43:47:

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Re: Risk of nutritional supplements vs prescripton drugs. (Archive.)Posted by Vince F on October 04, 2003 at 00:26:30:

In Reply to: Risk of nutritional supplements vs prescripton drugs. (Archive.) posted by Walt Stoll on October 01, 2003 at 06:04:49:

I am one who will only take OTC drugs till I can find something natural to solve a problem and I feel that even OTC items are a lot safer than prescription drugs. If they have that control they Must have a higher risk.

I don't believe that any suppliments are needed unless there is a problem with absorption or utilization Unless a person has a horrible diet and can only see that happening if they have a mental or addiction problem which is probably mental in origin.

Talked to a woman today who has some arthritis and she said she was taking Vioxx because she was concerned about Glucosamine/Chondroitin because they come from shell fish and she is allergic to iodine Though she was taking it with no problems but wasn't geting any relief. I told her my experience when adding a certain brand of MSM and think they are a Lot safer than the drug Plus I don't have to take them Unless I have the pains which has been many months apart and at the increasing length between having the problem it may be fixed. I Did have a chronic sinus problem that I had to take benadryl and pseudoephedrine daily for but a brand of MSM fixed that. I did think that being able to breathe was worth any damage that the drugs might be doing and accepted that they might shorten my life or cause problems down the road but I accepted that. Finding a cure that is rarely needed Has to be a better solution.

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