Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug
by gozur88 on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @10:50PM
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>Yes, they allow multiple competing agencies, each of which approves a different list of products, none of which is obligated in the slightest to reveal who pays for what.
"Agencies" is probably the wrong word. "Companies", maybe. In any event, and organization like that lives and dies on its reputation, so I doubt it would be any less rigorous than the FDA. Probably more.
>You have very little idea how bad it was prior to the FDA...
And you do? You're looking at what the FDA has prevented (thalidomide being probably the biggest win), but how many people have died as the drugs they need remain mired in the FDA's bureaucracy?
"Agencies" is probably the wrong word. "Companies", maybe. In any event, and organization like that lives and dies on its reputation, so I doubt it would be any less rigorous than the FDA. Probably more.
>You have very little idea how bad it was prior to the FDA...
And you do? You're looking at what the FDA has prevented (thalidomide being probably the biggest win), but how many people have died as the drugs they need remain mired in the FDA's bureaucracy?