“ Perhaps as sinister as any aspect of the drug business is how Big Pharma has completely taken over the FDA. A recent Harvard study slammed the FDA making the accusation that it simply “cannot be trusted” because it’s owned and operated by Big Pharma. With complete autonomy and control, now pharmaceutical companies knowingly market drugs that carry high risk dangers for consumers. But because they so tightly control its supposed regulatory gatekeeper, drugs are commonly mass marketed and before the evidence of potential harm becomes overwhelming, by design when the slow bureaucratic wheels turn issuing a drug recall, billions in profit have already been unscrupulously reaped at the deadly expense of its victims. Additionally, doctors, pharmacists and patients rarely even hear about important recalls due to dangerous side effects or contamination. Yet hundreds of Big Pharma drugsare recalled every year. Many FDA approved drugs like FenPhen, Vioxx, Zohydro and Celebrex kill hundreds before they’re finally removed from the shelf. This withholding the truth from the professionals and public consumers is yet more evidence that Big Pharma protects its profits more than people.
This evil practice that keeps repeating itself is proof that Big Pharma is a criminal racket. It no longer needs outside independent research demonstrating a drug’s efficacy to be FDA approved. Currently research is conducted and compiled by the pharmaceutical industry itself to fraudulently show positive results from methodologically flawed drug trials when in reality a drug proves either ill effective at doing what it’s purported to do or downright harmful. Research outcomes only need to show that the drug outperforms a placebo, not other older drugs already available on the market that have proven to be effective at lower cost.”
Interesting Heron NS! Really, not hard to see that this is the reality of what we face. We really do need to look out for ourselves. The ‘ Corporate Takeover’ of so many aspects of our lives has become insidious and alarming. It’s as if they are parasites on humanity, and we are struggling to survive it. I guess this is what unbridled Capitalism has done to us. Profit over humanity.
HeroNS. I didn’t realize you are in Nova Scotia. I’m in Ontario. I love Nova Scotia! My husband and I lived there way back when we first got out of university. We loved it,but, sadly, had to move to BC for work. (My dad’s side of the family is from the Maritimes; Francoise; a small NFLD outport) .
Nice! My daughter now lives in Ontario - Belleville. My husband's family is from Newfoundland, in fact his older brother was born there before Confederation
My husband and I spent two years in BC (for work) back around 1968-70, but mostly we've lived in Nova Scotia. I'm a first generation immigrant, from Africa, of European and British parentage, via the UK, coming here when I was the great age of 6, passing through Pier 21, although I didn't understand its historic significance at the time.
Smacks forehead - what a small world! My daughter is a dietitian with Hastings Prince Edward Public Health. Her partner works for P & G - something to do with keeping machinery running smoothly.
Your husband's work looks very interesting. My eye was drawn at first to Metamorphosis, but then others caught my eye, more difficult, but really intriguing.
Thanks, Mia - Along with this infiltration of the FDA is the way the drug industry works its way into medical practice with legions of sales reps called "Detail Men" (or more properly, "detailers," as many of these salespeople today are attractive, beautifully dressed and coiffed women) who regularly visit doctors' offices with "information" and samples, of their products. Busy doctors who may not have the time to get unbiased sources of information are indoctrinated by these salespeople. Most doctors will not admit that this is so, but these denials are belied by the results. All in all this appears to me to be a well oiled system to keep the corporate profits flowing without much regard to the ultimate consumers.
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