FDA faulted ........

[houghchrst]

FDA faulted over unapproved uses of medications




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080727/ap_on_go_co/fda_off_label_drugs

[Buttons2]

I think the entire FDA needs to be revamped. Latest nonsense is giving Viagra to women on anti-depressants! And what they are allowing to be given kids & old people is shameful......maybe those 44 workers need to work harder? If they can't do their jobs then cancel out the jobs?

[Proton Soup]

antidepressants screw up sex drive in men, too, not just women. i have to wonder if it's caused as many marriage failures as the drop in libido caused by birth control pills. if women want to try this, i think they've got as much of a right to it as men do. give it a go, i would. viagra will probably be an OTC drug as soon as the patent protection runs out, anyhow. that's the way it goes with these things. prescription-only is as much about maximizing drug profits as anything.

thing is, i can't really trust FDA to even manage on-label usage properly. ephedrine is still one of the best weight-loss supplements available, only you can't label it for that use anymore. and i really don't care if the diet-ban was to curb methamphetamine production or because big pharma can't stand to see a cheap, effective weight-loss drug on the market. either way, if it's not dishonest, it's at least irresponsible, and i don't know which is worse.

info on ephedrine and weight loss: http://drumlib.com/

[Buttons2]

do you honestly believe the FDA wants us to lose weight? The more fat we are the more drugs we can look forward to: diabetes,high blood pressure,arthritis......etc. The whole point is to keep on us on cycle of drugs=huge profit.

[houghchrst]

Here are two more articles that shed some light

http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/problems-in-the-fda/article55513.html

http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/fda-approves-harmful-antibiotic/article55526.html

[Pamster]

Wow, eye opening articles, thanks Chris for posting them...