How an FDA Recall Affects You

There is a growing list of drugs that are classified asis there? But the problem is that these drug
dangerous and has been attributed to the more thancompanies sometimes find a loophole in FDA review
two hundred thousand deaths each year just in thefindings which says that the drug can be approved as
United States alone. Apparently, the main cause whysoon as minor changes are made by the
these dangerous drugs are causing a high mortalitypharmaceutical companies.
rate is the fact that some pharmaceutical companiesSometimes, it is at this point that some evidence of
choose to manufacture drugs hastily to keep up withserious side effects is being suppressed in order for it
several competitors. These drug giants philosophizeto be approved by the FDA. It will only be pulled out
that their scientists could still continue with its drugby the FDA after several complaints are lodged by
testing while the drugs are being mass produced soconsumers who suffer adverse effects after taking
that it will not affect their marketing timetable.the drug.
The results are oftentimes predictable. The wonderBut how would an FDA recall affect the user? The
drug that was introduced just two weeks ago isaction of the FDA in pulling out the drug is in fact
being pulled out from the store shelves because itbeneficial from the user point of view. If someone
was determined by the Food and Drugyou trust gave you a glass of water to drink and
Administration, or the pharmaceutical companiesafter emptying its contents down into your mouth,
themselves, that these drugs cause side effectshe then says that the water is full of poison and you
which could cause a permanent damage to youronly have a few seconds to live, how would you
body. As to how these drugs passed the stringentreact?
examination and testing process done by the FDA isRecalling the drug from the store shelves because it
beyond rational thought.was found out that it causes serious side effects is
The Food and Drug Administration is supposed toalways good for those who have not used it yet. But
have a strict review process before they issue a sealwhat about the countless people who started using it
of approval on the new drug that is going to beand were duped into believing that the drug can give
released to the market. If the review process isthem relief? The FDA pullout would definitely cause
strictly observed, then there is no need for a recallthem to worry a lot because they feel they might
of a drug which was already released in the market,have contracted a fatal ailment.