Angela Gupta
4/3/2008 12:08:00 AM
In article <fsutf50eph@drn.newsguy.com>, Trudy Johnson says...
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>In article <fsug8q024vn@drn.newsguy.com>, Angela Gupta says...
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>>In article <fss6h60ldf@drn.newsguy.com>, Trudy Johnson says...
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>>>Faster approval of drugs, of course, is a very good thing if you need a
>>>lifesaving medicine. Many patients are clamoring for that speed. Review times
>>>have been cut from 27 months to less than a year. Vioxx was fast-tracked in just
>>>six months. But some argue that the pendulum has swung too far. "A lifesaving
>>>drug should be sped along," says Steven Nissen, MD, chair of the department of
>>>cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and a frequent advisor to the
>>>FDA. "But with user fees, we've pressed the accelerator on all drugs, and that's
>>>a mistake." Readers Digest, April 2008
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>>>Let's not fool ourselves, folks, antidepressants are NOT life saving drugs, yet
>>>they are being pushed through and they ARE VERY dangerous to the health of
>>>patients who take them, and even the health of those who don't take them but
>>>know someone who does.
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>>>Trudy
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>>Hey, isn't Vioxx the anti-inflammatory that ended up causing heart attacks? The
>>FDA fast-track strikes again!
>>Angela
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>You got it! FDA has been very negligent and many have been "purchased" by big
>pharma
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>Trudy
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Bought and paid for by the pharmaceutical companies, no question.
Angela