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Meanwhile, the dietary-supplement industry got into the act after it discovered that Chinese red yeast fermented on rice contains small amounts of the same active ingredient found in lovastatin (Mevacor). The FDA tried to ban the supplement's sale in the U.S., but the action has become the subject of a lengthy court process. The controversy hasn't stopped Merck, which manufactures Mevacor and Zocor, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, which produces Pravachol, from arguing that they should be allowed to sell their pharmaceutical-grade products at similarly low doses to the general public...
...produce a blood test for a pharmacist showing that his or her cholesterol levels met whatever the eventual criteria would be for moderately high levels. Only the pharmacist would be able to review that test and dispense the drug. But a panel of experts was unconvinced, and advised the fda last summer to deny the petition, at least until further studies are completed...
...although any orange juice company is free to add the potassium claim to their own marketing materials, Tropicana has achieved a real coup by being first - in no small part because they actually wrangled a ruling out of the FDA in under 10 years...
...although any orange juice company is free to add the potassium claim to their own marketing materials, Tropicana has achieved a real coup by being first - in no small part because they actually wrangled a ruling out of the FDA in under 10 years...
There are still plenty of uncertainties and unanswered questions, such as how much PPA must be consumed before the risk increases and whether the drug accumulates over time. How long this will take to play out is also unclear. The FDA, however, usually follows the advice of its advisory committees. Given the controversial nature of these findings and the large number of consumers affected, you can probably expect some type of resolution within a couple of months...