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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:06 AM Original message |
FDA Faulted over Unapproved Uses of Medications |
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livingon (42 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. the FDA has been underfunded for years |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Plus it has a "loyal bushie" at the helm |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Am glad for that. They tried to make vitamins an RX item for years while Vioxx killed lots of folks |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. Does this REALLY surprise any of us here? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. not getting where is the problem -- i've benefited from off label use of medications |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Well, I'm 62 and use a lot of drugs too. Although most of my drugs..... |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. there are a lot of good people working at the FDA |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I agree, but with ALL the regulatory agencies they have been...... |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. They don't need to formally privatize the FDA. |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. Q: why are the US drug cartels allowed to air those "ask your doctor" TV ads? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Because the Clinton administration decided that disease mongering at our expense was OK |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. They should be banned just like tobbaco ads. This country is fixated on drugs. |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. off label is important |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Snap out of the groupthink for a minute: off-label is an important freedom worth protecting |
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pop goes the weasel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. my daughter's seizure meds are all off-label |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. At least you have the health insurance or money to pay for her treatment. |
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pop goes the weasel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. She's an adult |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I am truly sorry to hear that. |
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