From: EXECSEC
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 4:05 PM
To: Dockets, FDA
Subject: FW: Withdrawal of Lotronex from the Market


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From: Henney, Jane 
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 2:25 PM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: FW: Withdrawal of Lotronex from the Market





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From:   
Sent:   Thursday, December 07, 2000 2:22:08 PM
To:     jhenney@oc.fda.gov
Cc:     woodcockj@cder.fda.gov
Subject:        Withdrawal of Lotronex from the Market
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I have been taking Lotronex since April and have had wonderful results.  My 
life has returned to a more normal existence.  For those who do not deal with 
this horrible IBS. you can have absolutely no idea what the quality of life 
is like for those of us who do deal with it daily.  Just imagine you have a 
virus which affects you with diarhea -- not just a 24-hour bug, but a daily 
one - 24 hours a day.  Someone decides the medication you're taking to stop 
that diarhea should not be available to you because it made a few people 
sicker.  Well, that's what this withdrawal does to us -- it leaves us with no 
relief, confines us to our home. 

I have a variety of feelings in this regard -- first, outrage at a "consumer 
advocate" group who don't have a clue as to how this IBS affects those who 
have it.  I resent this group usurping control over my life -- who appointed 
them guardians over me?  I am an American, am supposed to have freedom to a 
pursuit of happiness -- surelysd as Americans, we still have some freedoms 
left!! 

I am requesting that you use your influence to get this medication made 
available to us once again -- the directions provided by the manufacturer are 
explicit in the guidelines given.  If you follow the instructions, do not 
have good results, then discontinue it, but for God's sakes! don't take it 
away from those who can take it and have good results. 

Thank you for your help.