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from the article: "the authors of the letter say scientists and doctors have periodically been told to ignore FDA regulations"
If we can't trust the FDA or if doctors don't trust the FDA how can we safely buy drugs at the pharmacy?
Jan 12, 2009
FDA Employees Say Agency Isna t Working Properly
Nine Food and Drug Administration scientists have written a letter to President-elect Barack Obama asking him to fix the "broken" organization.
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Don't forget the myriad e.coli and salmonella scares we've had over the past eight years. Verbal diarrhea from Washington as well.
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"Fix" the FDA? That doesn't seem possible. A complete overhaul seems necessary.
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I think Tom Daschle will do wonders for the agency...wonders!
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They should take a long hard look at how they accept perscription drugs and the marketing of them as well.
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I doubt that most government agencies are working properly. Especially these days.
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I don't understand why drugs and supplements that lack clinical review and FDA approval are still allowed to advertise on television. Yes, there are plenty of people stupid enough to buy pills that claim to add SERIOUS length to their Wang Chungs, but it somehow seems totally illegal.
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How can we trust any arm of our government anymore?
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Definitely seems like there needs to be some changes in responsibilities if the Department of Agriculture and FDA have such different workloads.
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Funny, Bush didn't mention this in his drunken "exit interview" the other day. Personally, I applaud the whistleblowers. It's about time someone in the know stood up and exposed the FDA for the highly politicized, Pfizer/Merck-loving piece of garbage it's (recently) become.
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I'll bet twenty to one that tobacco stays on the shelf.
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Over priced drugs, everywhere else ie Canada you pay 70% less for the same medication! Com'on where is the money going?
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I've written Obama 117 times to tell him to fix me too. He's already not pulling through. Fix it, Obama. Fix it!!!!
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