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OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS FOR PROSTATITIS
July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
OVER THE COUNTER
Just what does the March, 1990 publicity release by the FDA mean? Will there still be over the counter preparations designed to help with BPH problems by the end of the year, or into 1991? Only the FDA knows.
A check of health food and nutrition specialty stores in mid 1990 showed at least five products on the market. Many of these tend to be regional and there well could be twenty or fifty more out there. These are shown as examples of what’s on the market now. We do not judge any of them but present them here as another element of the BPH real-life picture for the layman.
Prostate Plus
This product came to our attention through a multi-page tabloid type newspaper mailed to a name and address (or current occupant). It was a national mass mailing and held a 3/4 page story and advertisement for Prostate Plus.
Prostate Plus was described as a “Total nutritional support for a healthy prostate.” It went on to say that it: “provides every nutrient known to benefit a healthy, well-functioning prostate gland.” Since it is advertised as a nutritional supplement and not a medical treatment, perhaps it will get around the FDA broadsword.
What’s in it? I-Glycine, I-Alanine, I-glutamic acid, zinc, raw prostate, saw palmetto, pumpkin seed concentrate, vitamin E, golden rod, and flaxseed oil.
Ninety capsules cost you $14.95 in the store.
Prostone
Prostone comes from the Enzymatic Therapy people in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Prostone No. 190 is described this way: “The nutrients in this formula including zinc, Vitamin A, essential fatty acids and amino acids, are vital for proper prostate function.”
What’s in it? Oil concentrate from wheat germ and safflower seeds, linoleic acid from safflower seed oil, intrinsic glandular lipids, lecithin, L-Glutamic acid, L-A Ian i fie, Amenoacetic acid, Prostate tissue, Vitamin B6, Vitamin A from fish liver oil, Zinc chelate, bee pollen and saw palmetto berries extract.
Sixty capsules will cost you $11.95.
Raw Prostate With Gaba
This product is made up exclusively of raw bovine prostate and gamma amino butyric acid. That’s about all we know about it except that it comes from Country Life, a large maker of health food additives and products. It’s on the market. Glad they told us it was bovine prostate. Ninety tablets will cost you $13.00
Prostatrophic Concentrate
This one is made up entirely from raw bovine prostate. One such ingredient indicated it had been freeze dried. Here 100 tablets are priced at $8.00.
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This small bottle of sixty tablets was priced at $10 and the ingredients were listed as raw bovine prostate.
So, we’ve talked about the non-surgical, minor surgery and drug type of treatments for BPH. Where do we go from here? If none of the other methods are right for you, your urologist may suggest traditional surgery for your BPH. What’s that? Move right on to the next chapter and find out.