About Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy – From the FDA

Note:  This Blog is now being published at www.menopausetheblog.com. Please visit and continue reading about Menopause there. For an explanation of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) — a term that the FDA does not recognize — and the issues that led to the FDA’s action this week against certain compounding pharmacies, see the agency’s latest [...]

Is the FDA Looking Out for Women or Wyeth?

Note: This Blog is now being published at www.menopausetheblog.com  Please visit and continue reading about Menopause at this new URL.   The FDA announced that it will be “cracking down” on pharmacies that sell customized hormone mixtures prescribed by physicians to alleviate menopause symptoms.   This is the latest move in an ongoing debate over the growing [...]