FDA Warns Against Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy

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Pylant noted that all his compounds are made to order from a doctor's prescription. "We are order-takers, pharmacies cannot do anything without an authorized written prescription," he said. "If FDA had indicated that estriol was illegal, we wouldn't have used it.

"I don't make health claims," Pylant added. "The claims are being made by other people. There are books being written by physicians and people who use this stuff, and they make claims. If I'm claiming anything, it's because I'm a messenger. Why kill the messenger?"

More information

For more on bio-identical hormone therapy, visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.