I received this in an email from Patti in Arizona:
Several of us have worked over the weekend
to consolidate the most current information on the pergolide crisis into one
place that is accesible with a single link, http://pergolideaction.blogspot.com It
includes summaries of the current stuation from Dr. Eleanor Kellon (who has been
spending countless hours working on this), with her posts that are most
important for veterinarians tagged seperately.
There are links to the major
government players and examples of some of the letters which have been sent, and
a link to the Save Pergolide petition which currently has over 3500 signatures -
we still need a lot more. The signature spreadsheets are being sent to
government officials, state pharmacy boards and others every few days.
If
you only have time to send one letter, send it to the adresses shown on the
FDA/CVM contact link. If you have time to send more - every letter, email or fax
counts.
The debilitating side effects of Cushing's Disease if not controlled
may kill more horses than West Nile, Eastern and Western Encephalitis and other
diseases combined.Pergolide is currently the only medication which effectively
controls this disease - supplies are dwindling and the FDA is dragging its
feet.
Please share the link with any groups you belong to and
encourage your friends and veterinarian to sign the Save Pergolide petition. The
AAEP is on board recognizing this is a crisis - we need to encourage other
groups and individuals to push the FDA to a speedy resolution before horses are
lost.
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