From: Jeff Lynch [vbjeff13@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 2:44 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: PPA


Hello,

I'm writing to give you my opinion on the recent announcement by the FDA 
concerning the OTC drug called PPA.  I beleive the FDA needs to reconsider 
its stance on PPA as it clearly has a very safe record for the past 30 years 
on the OTC market.  There have been very few incidents where there were 
harmful side effects, and most of them were probably from people that 
overdosed and/or abused PPA, which is almost always safe when taken in 
recommended dosages.  There are many other OTC drugs that have significantly 
worse side effects,  such as asprin or any of the anti-inflammatory OTC 
drugs, some of which have even lead to death.

PPA is so widely used in a variety of different types of OTC drugs, 
everything from  alakseltzer to asthma medicine to fat loss drugs.  One form 
of PPA, the naturally occuring l-norephedrine, is the most effective and 
safe fat-loss supplement I've ever used.  It works great, even better then 
any prescription fat loss drugs, and is fairly inexpensive since its OTC.  
It has the potential to have harmful side effects, but this is only in cases 
where there is overdosing and/or abuse of the drug, and just like anything 
(such as alcohol, tobacco, or even  asprin), when taken to excess there can 
be harmful side effects. Trust the consumer to make their own decisions on 
this drug, as almost  everyone uses it safely.  The American public is  
smart enough to make the decision whether or not to use PPA, and the FDA 
should allow us that option, and not exclude one of the few effective fat 
loss  OTC drugs on the market to be taken off the shelves due to someone who 
abuses the drug.

Please reconsider the banning of this substance, as its effects are so 
wide-ranging and so many people will be left without an effective and 
efficient means of fat loss.



Thanks for you time,

Jeff Lynch
(718)-792-1378
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