Re: RC: It's a Drug???

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

You might want to see my previous post on this subject. While you claim
this is "not a drug" you are touting it for its pharmacological effect.
A substance with a pharmacological effect  is a drug plain a simple.
While it may not be on the FDA list of "drugs", it is a drug none the less
because and as you have said it does have a pharmacological effect.

Whether it test or not is a separate issue and whether it should not be used is also a separate issue. But it is technically in violation of Rule 13.  But so is Adaquan, Cosequin, etc. This is why I sure would like to see the AERC bite the bullet and revisit this issue head on.

What's really scary about this post is I am starting to sound like Bob Morris:-).

Truman.

Joy VanNoy wrote:

> First,
> let me say that I appreciate the opportunity Miss Swigart's post has given
> me to state (perhaps more clearly this time) what APF is - AND IS NOT. APF
> is a food supplement.  APF is not a drug nor a nutraceutical and is
> not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.  Adaptogens
> have already been scrutinized by both the scientific and regulatory communities
> and classified as nutrients (sometimes called phyto-nutrients to indicate
> they are derived exclusively from plant sources).  All the herbs in
> APF are already on the GRAS list of the United States.  Other listed
> substances are wheat, barley and corn.  (GRAS stands for Generally
> Recognized As Safe.)  Opium, digitalis and valerian, while plant based,
> are NOT on this list.