When parents of children who would have had difficulty obtaining hgh for medical conditions started complaining, the two sentors ran for cover like cockroaches when the lights are turned on. The issue disappeared.

Hgh is not currently considered a contolled substance but it is a pharmaceutical drug that requires a doctor’s prescription and the FDA is rather tight ass about what they consider to be unapproved uses.

You can obtain and possses hgh without a presciption but it is illegal to sell it to somebody who does not have a presciption.

Drugs in the Schedule III group include cocaine, heroin, marijuana, oxycontin, pain killers and speed.

Stae regulations usually have to follow the Federal guidelines but there can be some minor variations.

The two comments above you both addressed the needs of children. We were among the first to post about the Magic Foundations press release.

The Congressional legislation is now on hold. This being an election year, it is doubtful that it will have a chance of moving forward. All the members of Congress trying to grab quick publicity have moved on to other issues.

If they do try to bring it back, we will be among the first to attack any attempt to make things more difficult for people with legitimate medical needs.

Let’s see if Congress is capable of putting children before PR. You need to write your conressman and senators with an idea of how they can get better plublicity by delaying the bill enough to allow time for rational thought.

Before human Growth Hormone, children with Prader-Willi syndrome faced much more devastating impacts from this complex syndrome. Even today, many insurance companies drag their feet or try to deny this life-changing therapy. Preventing easy access to this effective treatment will threaten a return to the “dark ages” for too many of our children.

While we appreciate Congress’ attention to the abuse of Growth Hormone by professional athletes, categorizing Growth Hormone as a Schedule III drug hurts the children that need it the most. Categorizing the drug as Schedule III will impose the following restrictions on this critical treatment for Prader-Willi children:

1. No faxing of prescriptions

Currently almost all GH prescriptions are faxed by the prescribing physician to the pharmacy. Having to hand mail or deliver prescriptions makes little sense and will cause unnecessary work for the doctors treating our children.

2. No mailing of drugs.

Growth Hormone is typically mailed in temperature controlled containers from mail order companies. This allows it to get to the PWS patient quickly and eliminates an unnecessary burden on families having to drive somewhere to pick it up. Not all families are close to a pharmacy and would have to drive hours to pick up their prescription in person. Moreover, most pharmacies do not carry GH, meaning that families with a special-needs child suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome would have to drive to only specific places to receive this treatment.

3. Require that families physically see the endocrinologist or the prescribing doctor every 30 days for a new prescription-

This is an incredible burden for families. Not only does it take us months to get into a specialist who monitors our child and prescribes Growth Hormone, we would incur a significant financial burden in additional copays, travel time, and other related costs. Many families with Prader-Willi children see their specialist every 4-6 months, often driving hours to different parts of the state or even flying on airplanes to visit doctors that treat their children. This would be impossible to do from a financial and time perspective if the law required a new prescription every 30 days.

4. Many physicians are not licensed to write prescriptions for Schedule III drugs

This would significantly limit the number of doctors that could treat children with Prader-Willi syndrome using Growth Hormone, creating a bigger burden like the one described above. If parents were not able to see a local doctor, it could force them to travel long distances every 30 days, creating a huge financial burden to a family that is already burdened with a very devastating disorder.

5. Changing the Schedule Class of this drug would require that all supplies of GH would be pulled from the shelves to be sent back to the companies for labeling appropriate to a Schedule III drug.

This would cause a supply-chain problem every single child being treated, further hurting children that desperately need this treatment!

According to USA Today, Senator Schumer claims “There’s very little opposition to this bill.” That’s because the affected parents have been kept in the dark about the horrible possibility that access to human Growth Hormone for their children may be further complicated!

Please, please put a hold on this bill until the Senate has the chance to consider the harm you may be causing children with Prader-Willi syndrome and other conditions needing human Growth Hormone to lead a more normal life.