Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/hotnews/73h19163152.html I think this still means that licensed acupuncturists and medical doctors can prescribe ephedrine products, but the public can't get it OTC. Does anyone know the status of ma huang between licensed physicians, distributors, retailers and the public? -- 'Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.' Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I don't think this ruling changes the status quo at all. Ma Huang would remain as a somewhat ambiguously regulated herb that, in theory, is only available for TCM use. The primary problem is that this partial ban does not fit neatly into existing FDA regulatory frameworks. So I expect there will continue to be some lack on consistency on how the ban is enforced. --Bill. On Mar 20, 2007, at 7:41 PM, wrote: > http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/hotnews/73h19163152.html > > I think this still means that licensed acupuncturists and medical > doctors > can prescribe ephedrine products, but the public can't get it OTC. > Does anyone know the status of ma huang between licensed physicians, > distributors, retailers and the public? > > > -- > 'Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the > understanding of > a problem.' > > Jiddu Krishnamurti > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Well put. Ma huang is in a 'twilight zone' of regulation, and will probably remain there, until there is a clear understanding of regulating herbal medicine, hopefully determined largely by our own profession. On Mar 22, 2007, at 10:07 AM, Bill Mosca wrote: > I don't think this ruling changes the status quo at all. Ma Huang > would remain as a somewhat ambiguously regulated herb that, in > theory, is only available for TCM use. The primary problem is that > this partial ban does not fit neatly into existing FDA regulatory > frameworks. So I expect there will continue to be some lack on > consistency on how the ban is enforced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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