the religious right and the DOUBLE STANDARD ON DRUGS

[rodeodance]

....You see what's happening here? The FDA's warning on RU-486 was a no-cost way of showing the religious right that their vote for Bush was not wasted. He is on their side. He is one of them.

And the payoffs are only just beginning. ........


DOUBLE STANDARD ON DRUGS
Stephen Pizzo, TomPaine.com
Why did the FDA issue a warning about RU-486 but look the
other way while thousands died from Vioxx? It has a lot to
do with whose campaign benefits from pharmaceutical
profits.
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/20528/

Posted on November 17, 2004, Printed on November 18, 2004


The Food and Drug Administration just issued a warning on RU-486 – the drug used to cause medical abortions – after two women died from secondary infections after taking the pill to end their pregnancies. But the FDA waited until about 27,000 people had died from heart attacks and strokes while taking arthritis drug Vioxx before pulling that drug. Why the discrepancy?
The FDA is not exactly known as a Johnny-on-the-spot agency. "Slow" and "careful" are its middle names – slow to approve generic drugs that might cut into the profits of large pharmaceutical companies, and careful not to do or say anything that could hurt the sales of those companies' hot sellers. The bodies have to really pile up before the FDA pulls the plug on a popular drug.
.......

[Tafiti]

1. Fuck the FDA. I've been reading a lot about the medical, food, ...

...chemical, and drug industries, and the dirty, slimy role that the FDA plays in the whole thing. It's disgusting, and it's another clear example of what's wrong with this country. Praise be to the Profit Motive and love the Dollar your God with all your heart.