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Friday, April 08, 2005

The FDA Strikes Back!

They’ve done it; I knew they would just because how could they let it go after the report about COX2 Inhibitors said they were safe when the FDA did not. Here. Oh and the others that aren’t removed are getting warning labels, that shall smite them. The company said that the FDA does not look at Risk/Benefit, and you know they are absolutely right. I ask them about cigarettes, their risk/benefit, on that same logic tobacco should be banned. Why did they FDA come back to this when they said the COX2 were, ok? I decided to look at one of the skin diseases mentioned Erythmea Multiform, take a look here. The cause of this disease remains unknown, but may be caused by severe allergic reaction and possible virus. Wait a second allergy, if this allergy was so predominate why didn’t it make the report the first time around they attempted to ban it? Well if people are allergic to it than they should ban peanuts too. The FDA was embarrassed by the COX2 they had to let back in (although I can’t find a link atm) I remember the head of FDA saying that day they cancelled the ban "I still believe this drug is a danger." The FDA has proven that it doesn’t matter if drug is overall good, it matters that the FDA has power over it, and nothing shall smite them like this did.

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