Food Labels - claims not approved by FDA
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rk_sports
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hmm.. got any specifics as to why you think so?
for one thing people were complaining about the generic version of Wellbutrin 300XL made by Teva. People were having issues of it not "working" correctly. Well after many, many complaints they finally did a test and found out it wasn't the equivalent of the brand name and took it off the market. This is after many people were suffering with depression and didn't understand what was going on when they switched to the generic. FDA doesn't require testing of generic medication. Companies have to use the same main ingredient (within 20%) but can use whatever fillers they need. This is just a sample of my trust with the FDA. There are many other issues with the FDA but I'll leave it at that.
^ in the example you cite, the FDA in fact did act and take the drug off the market. They were criticized for acting too slowly, but speed and efficiency are simply not qualities of government bureaucracies. Never have been. And there has never been any suggestion or evidence that $$$$ was an issue in this case.
rk
regarding food claims, David Kessler, a famously proactive FDA commissioner in the 1990s, once ordered tens of thousands of gallons of a brand of orange juice seized by government agents because it had the word "fresh" on the label, when in fact it had been made from concentrate.
regarding food claims, David Kessler, a famously proactive FDA commissioner in the 1990s, once ordered tens of thousands of gallons of a brand of orange juice seized by government agents because it had the word "fresh" on the label, when in fact it had been made from concentrate.
It's more about trust with the FDA and the lack there of. Yes they did finally take it off the market and ordered the other generic makers of this specific medication to conduct their own testing to see if it is equivalent to the brand name. It just sad many people suffered while the FDA sat around and said the medication was exactly the same as the brand when thousands of people were stating otherwise.They also made a big mistake by only testing the 150mg version saying that was good enough. Yes I would say waiting 5 years is moving quite slow While money may not be the motivator in this case you can't tell me that it isn't in others.
^^ in what cases was money the motivator? I'm sure there isn't a single organization in the world, be it government or commercial or religious, where someone at some time hasn't been offered money in exchange for a favor, but your comments imply it's an epidemic at the FDA, so you need to be able to support that claim.
GRANITECHIEF
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FDA is owned by big pharma.
GRANITECHIEF
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Denying the influence is ignorant.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/01/the_yaz_men_members_of_fda_pan034651.php
How bout Vioxx, Avandia, Actemra, Topamax? FDA approves, people die, drug co's get slap on the wrist fines, business as usual.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/01/the_yaz_men_members_of_fda_pan034651.php
How bout Vioxx, Avandia, Actemra, Topamax? FDA approves, people die, drug co's get slap on the wrist fines, business as usual.
Avles
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Sorry, what?
The argument here seems to be that there isn't sufficient FDA regulation, or that the regulation lacks sufficient teeth because of industry influence.
How is that the "usual anti-government attitude"?
