Vitamin B6 Banned?
prescription drug, Pyridoxine, Vitamin B6 3 Comments
Big Pharma Wants Vitamin B6 Banned
(Originally Posted On Jan 5, 2012)
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) is water soluble and thought to be involved in more body processes than any other nutrient, making it one of the most important B vitamins.
Obviously there can’t be any controversy surrounding such a vital nutrient… right?
Think again…
Unbeknown to most, this important little vitamin has been in a downright battle.
Reported by Alliance for Natural Health:
On 30 November 2007, Medicure Pharma submitted a citizen’s petition to FDA that asserts that all dietary supplements containing pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (“P5P supplements”) are adulterated under FDC Act § 402(f).
Despite the fact that P5P is the bioactive—and natural—form of vitamin B6,
Medicure want to see the product banned from sale by the US dietary supplement industry because its marketing of P5P-containing supplements undermines the company’s incentive to continue developing its drug product (MC-1).
So What Does This Mean For Vitamin B6?
Medicure Pharma, Inc. has petitioned the FDA to ban the sale of Vitamin B6. Once again Big Pharma wants to promote and market “their form” of a vitamin.
In this case it is Vitamin B6. And then (of course) it will be marketed as a drug.
How could they do this you ask? Easy. In fact, they have a history of doing this. The following vitamins and supplements are just a few of those that were either banned or petitioned to ban in lieu of a drug:
- Niacin → Niaspan
- Red Rice Yeast → “Statin” drugs (Zocor, Crestor, Pravachol, etc.)
- L-Tryptophan → SSRI Anti-Depressants (Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, etc.)
Recent studies have shown Vitamin B6 to be effective in treating multiple health conditions, especially ischemia (described as an inadequate flow of blood to an area of the body or organ). And this got the attention of Medicure Pharma, Inc.
They started studying the effects of this vitamin and renamed it “MC-1”. The kicker here is… they then submitted the use of “MC-1” to the FDA for approval…as a drug!
So, as with other natural supplements “converted” to drugs, the price of this renamed “drug”, MC-1, can be marked up for sale a thousand percent higher than what the vitamin is actually worth!
And of course now you’ll need a prescription to get it!
If this were to happen, then every natural product that contains Vitamin B6 would be banned as well. This would be a big problem considering that B Vitamins work best together.
But if vitamins are considered foods and are not drugs, how can they be banned?
The answer is both simple and clever.
By renaming Vitamin B6 MC-1, Vitamin B6 now “contains a drug,” the drug being MC-1. MC-1 is not considered a food…although of course it is still Vitamin B6.
…and around and around we go!
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Mar 19, 2018 @ 17:00:46
“after curing herself 100% naturally from MS”
This fraud needs to be in prison.
Mar 20, 2018 @ 08:48:49
Hello Kate! Thanks so much for your passionate comment. Though I have to say, without knowing any details that is a very negative and hateful stance to take. So if you would be so kind, please allow me to respond.
You may notice that I am not making profits off my website but rather have dedicated my life to help others understand that there are options to the medical and big pharma profit agenda.
There are thousands of people (just like me) who have cured themselves of not just autoimmune, diabetes type 2, heart disease, but even cancer stage 4 (yes stage 4)! Terry Walhs, MD (medical doctor, I emphasis since MD since they more readily believed) cured herself of progressive MS much of the same way I did (you can google her). Should she be in prison? How about my aunt who cured herself of uterine cancer using laetrile…should she be in prison as well?
I am saddened by the world we now live in, that the answer must only be some drug, some surgery, or there is no cure. And worse, then decide what fate people should serve without hearing any evidence or motives (“This fraud needs to be in prison.”)
All said however, I am sure there is a reason for your hatred and anger. Perhaps you know someone who is sick or maybe it is you. I totally understand the frustration and the fear. I felt it, I have been there…and it was like living in a world without hope…very dark. I decided, despite what friends and family said, to try something different…and for me, it was 100% successful…100% natural…and 100% scary…but 100% worth it! What was the alternative? Live with it and slowly die anyway? There are natural/holistic options, many of them, and they work…worked for me and I hope the same for the thousands, perhaps millions of others! For you! 🙂
It wasn’t just a supplement, or an exercise, or meditation…it was everything – an entire lifestyle change and a change in thinking! And yes, I am passionate about it because it changed my life!
To me, the fraud is the medical profession not allowing for ALL options to revealed to the public, with honest studies (not ones sponsored only by drug companies).
I don’t know about you, but I’d rather live in a world of real hope. But the cool thing about the USA is that we all are entitled to our opinions…including yours of fear and hate on my website, but know I do not feel that way about you. If you’d like to discuss anything further, I love’d to! My email is on the contact page.
Wishing you not only optimal health but more importantly happiness and peace…always
Aug 12, 2018 @ 11:22:38
Nice one, Dr.- smoothly handled! Have some respect from me. +1