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Perimeno

Jan 10 2008, 08:29 AM

Compounding Pharmacies Told to Stop Marketing 'Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy'

Jan. 9, 2007 -- Federal regulators warned several pharmacy companies Wednesday to stop marketing so-called "natural" hormone replacement therapy, calling their sales to women "false and misleading."

The FDA took aim at seven compounding pharmacy companies that it says use a product called estriol in reformulated hormone replacement therapy for women.

The agency warned the pharmacies to cease marketing HRT containing estriol and to stop making claims that their products are "natural" or "bioequivalent" to standard HRT.

LadyViktoria

Jan 10 2008, 08:56 AM

Thanks for the read, Perimeno. What has me totally baffled is that my prescription vaginal cream which my Doctor gave me to prevent any dryness is "Estriol". So I cannot see what the FDA are talking about. Estriol is well known for prevention and or treatment of vaginal dryness and atrophy.

Where they say

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"Estriol has not been approved by the FDA in any dose for any use," says Debra Autor, director of the office of compliance in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

.....what does that say about the Estriol in creams?

Viktoria

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