Elizabeth, Thanks for doing this!!! That is awesome of you to take time to find out what's going on. You are helping out so many others by doing this-that's why I like you!
:) Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've been on the phone this morning with Veterinary > Products Laboratories. They were unable to answer > my questions but say they will have someone call me. > I also left a message for the CEO of Carrington > Labs (without a great deal of hope that they will > return my call). I did my best to be friendly and > professional...here is a list of my questions (and > general talking points): > > I understand that the injectable form of veterinary > Acemannan is being withheld from the market due to > an audit of this product. As a member of the > felineleukemia.org mailing list, I would like to ask > you some questions. We have no commercial interests > and only want to give our pets the best possible > life. Many of us have very sick cats with feline > leukemia and would very much like to purchase your > product. > > 1) What organization is responsible for the > unavailability of this product? Do you have the > name of a contact person for this organization? > > 2) When was this audit instigated? > > 3) It was my understanding that this is a > routine audit â yet this audit has been going on > for well over a month. This is the first I have > heard of a routine audit that prohibits people who > need the drug from purchasing it for such a long > period of time. How often does this happen and are > there any other products which might suddenly become > unavailable for long periods of time? > > 4) I notice that wound dressings containing > Acemannan Hydrogel are still available on the market > â how is it that the non-injectable form of the > product is not affected by the audit? > > 5) Is this product available outside the US? > > 6) Is it possible to purchase the raw materials > and formulate Acemannan for injection for personal > use only? > > 7) Where can I go for more information? > > Thank you for your time. > > I don't know where to go from here. I'm thinking of > contacting the FDA and asking them which > organization instigated this audit and ask where I > can go for more information. If I find out anything > further, I will let you all know. > > elizabeth > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 6:26 AM > Subject: Re: Acemannan availability > > > Soon after they first began to withhold this product > from the market, I called Veterinary Products Lab. > (Hideyo found out about this initially when she was > trying to buy the product). It was still available > on their site then too. That's when they told me > about the audit. At that time I searched for > restrictions and found nothing as well. They said > this kind of audit was routine but I find that hard > to believe since it has been withheld for so long. > > elizabeth > > > In a message dated 10/26/2006 6:12:37 A.M. Central > Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > http://www.vpl.com/product.php?catmain=&mainkey=&pid=80&key=8&cat=Wound%20Management > > so the injectible is still on their current webpage, > for what that's worth! > > On 10/26/06, Paolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I dug in my old Emails about ACEMANNAN (please > note the double N in the > > spelling, if you use a search engine ACEMANAN > won't work), and in effects > > once I contacted Carrington Labs, and they > redirected me to Veterinary > > Products Laboratories (VPL, http://www.vpl.com), > that unfortunately I > > could not contact at that time because their mail > server kept bouncing > > back my emails. > > From the info in my possession, injected Acemannan > works great with a > > number of *localized* (i.e. not spread) tumors. > Carrington Labs, at that > > time, did not mention any FDA restriction. > > > > Good luck > > Paolo > > > > > > > -- > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 289856892 > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > free safety and security tools, free access to > millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
