Tue, Feb-28-17, 11:42
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To that end, one of the president’s top candidates to head the FDA, tech investor Jim O’Neill, has openly advocated for drugs to be approved before they’re shown to work. “Let people start using them at their own risk,” O’Neill has argued.
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Whoa. I'd like to see the source and context of a shocking statement like this.
Already, overwhelmed doctors are in the position of saying, "Here, try this and see what happens." The subtext: The pharma rep came by and left a boatload of samples. Might as well clean out the storage closet.
Oh, I hope I'm just imagining this!!
Meanwhile, my doctor is "required" (based on the lab numbers, my age, and just a general hunch, I guess) to prescribe a statin for me. I always say, "Thank you, no." And he can scribble down that I'm a non-compliant patient.
Is this all wrong, or what?? Maybe we'd better take this over to the War Zone. |