After a few high-profile drug scares, such as the 2004 withdrawal of Vioxx from the market, FDA officials have become gun-shy about approving new products. After all, the agency receives scathing criticism from Congress and the press when an approved drug turns out to be more risky than expected -- but rarely for keeping beneficial ones off the market.The current safety mania has reached into all levels of society. But you can never have progress without some risk. The danger would still be there, but the rewards could be far greater. Were we ever this afraid of, well, everything?
Last year alone, the FDA rejected five new cancer drugs, including a breakthrough treatment for prostate cancer called Provenge. A panel of cancer experts that advises the FDA on new drug approvals unanimously agreed that Provenge was safe, and voted 13-4 that it was effective enough. But the FDA demanded still more testing that may delay approval for three years.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Unsafe At Any Dosage
Maybe this is why more people are turning to medical marijuana and other nsanctioned treatments:
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My name is Tina Harris and i would like to show you my personal experience with Vioxx.
I am 40 years old. Have been on Vioxx for 6 months now. I had quit taking Vioxx long before the recall because it was the only new med introduced into my regimen at the time the symptoms started. I was told that if I continued to take it, I would be let go from my job because of inability to perform simple tasks.
I have experienced some of these side effects -
vertigo, diarrhea, abdominal pain, respiratory problems and memory loss. I still have memory loss and have gaps in my thinking process where I can't even think of common words I am trying to say, even to this day.
I hope this information will be useful to others,
Tina Harris
Vioxx Prescription Information
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