AP IMPACT: Govt pays millions for unapproved drugs

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AP IMPACT: Govt pays millions for unapproved drugs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081123/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/unapproved_drugs

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and FRANK BASS, Associated Press Writers Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar And Frank Bass, Associated Press Writers – 56 mins ago
Featured Topics: Barack Obama Presidential Transition WASHINGTON – Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis of federal data has found. Millions of private patients are taking such drugs, as well.

The availability of unapproved prescription drugs to the public may create a dangerous false sense of security. Dozens of deaths have been linked to them.

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1. Approved drugs took out my mother's kidneys. But remember

kids.... "these products are not intended to diagnose, mitigate, treat or cure any disease" the age old mantra of the FDA regarding nutritional supplements that correct, balance, and enhance normal bodily structure function.