Fear, misinformation, and pharmaceutical messianism in the promotion of compounded bioidentical hormone therapy
Compounded bioidentical hormone therapy (cBHT) for menopausal symptoms maintains popularity in western countries despite the availability of hormone products in different formulations and dosages produced by pharmaceutical companies with federal oversight. Akin to many populist therapeutic trends in...
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| author | Robert P. Kauffman Eric J. MacLaughlin Lindsay A. Courtney David D. Vineyard |
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| description | Compounded bioidentical hormone therapy (cBHT) for menopausal symptoms maintains popularity in western countries despite the availability of hormone products in different formulations and dosages produced by pharmaceutical companies with federal oversight. Akin to many populist therapeutic trends in the history of medicine, cBHT advocates tend to capitalize on consumer fears about existing FDA-approved hormone treatments. Unsubstantiated, exaggerated, or outright false claims are commonplace in promoting cBHT. Given these elements, the basic elements of pharmaceutical messianism continue to drive the cBHT movement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd5bb1b6985f4e84a4af8bd9c4d206dd2024-02-29T04:47:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Reproductive Health2673-31532024-02-01610.3389/frph.2024.13786441378644Fear, misinformation, and pharmaceutical messianism in the promotion of compounded bioidentical hormone therapyRobert P. Kauffman0Eric J. MacLaughlin1Lindsay A. Courtney2David D. Vineyard3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, TX, United StatesDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Amarillo, TX, United StatesDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Amarillo, TX, United StatesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, TX, United StatesCompounded bioidentical hormone therapy (cBHT) for menopausal symptoms maintains popularity in western countries despite the availability of hormone products in different formulations and dosages produced by pharmaceutical companies with federal oversight. Akin to many populist therapeutic trends in the history of medicine, cBHT advocates tend to capitalize on consumer fears about existing FDA-approved hormone treatments. Unsubstantiated, exaggerated, or outright false claims are commonplace in promoting cBHT. Given these elements, the basic elements of pharmaceutical messianism continue to drive the cBHT movement.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2024.1378644/fullbioidentical hormone therapycompoundingdrug safetymenopausemedical populismpharmaceutical messianism |
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| title | Fear, misinformation, and pharmaceutical messianism in the promotion of compounded bioidentical hormone therapy |
| title_full | Fear, misinformation, and pharmaceutical messianism in the promotion of compounded bioidentical hormone therapy |
| title_fullStr | Fear, misinformation, and pharmaceutical messianism in the promotion of compounded bioidentical hormone therapy |
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| title_short | Fear, misinformation, and pharmaceutical messianism in the promotion of compounded bioidentical hormone therapy |
| title_sort | fear misinformation and pharmaceutical messianism in the promotion of compounded bioidentical hormone therapy |
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