Kennedy Proposed Anti-Compounding Legislation

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Bill, Thanks for the alert. I am on a 'compounded' medication for HRT specifically made for my needs. My insurance won't cover it but thankfully I am able to pay for it. I have forwarded the email to my alternative care MD. lynnBill Kingsbury <b.b.bb wrote: I just sent an email to my Senators and Congressperson opposing proposed legislation that would restrict my right to use compounded medications.Click on this URL to take action now < http://www.womensinternational.com/sdca2007.html>Contact Your U.S. Senators and Congressperson Today! THE FACTS: U.S. Senators Kennedy, Burr and Roberts have drafted legislation (the so-called Safe Drug Compounding Act of 2007) that would severely restrict and possibly deny your access to critical compounded medications that you, your family and loved ones rely on. Compounded medications are made individually to meet the needs of each patient. They provide necessary medications in appropriate dosages for men and women who need bioidentical hormone replacement therapy

(BHRT), premature babies, children, hospital patients, the elderly, hospice patients, and others. If this legislation passes, federal regulators (not your healthcare practitioner) will decide what medication you can use. For example, the proposed legislation would: Allow the FDA to tell practitioners that they can only prescribe drug company products such as Premarin® or Prempro® for hormone replacement therapy; Insert federal bureaucrats into the practitioner-patient relationship by giving them the authority to determine when and how a practitioner can prescribe compounded medications; [...]WHAT CAN YOU DO? Submit your

comments to your U.S. Senators and Congressperson now! Time is of the essence! Congress could act very soon! It is extremely important that you submit your comments to your U.S. Senators and Congressperson today! Please note that your comments are most effective by submitting an email form that shares your personal experiences with BHRT (and/or other compounded medications) and states the positive impact it has had on your quality of life. TO SUBMIT AN EMAIL FORM TO YOUR U.S. CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS, CLICK HERE: SUBMIT MY COMMENTS <

http://capwiz.com/womensinternational/issues/alert/?alertid=9552521 >...

 

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