| There is a growing list of drugs that are classified as | | | | is there? But the problem is that these drug |
| dangerous and has been attributed to the more than | | | | companies sometimes find a loophole in FDA review |
| two hundred thousand deaths each year just in the | | | | findings which says that the drug can be approved as |
| United States alone. Apparently, the main cause why | | | | soon as minor changes are made by the |
| these dangerous drugs are causing a high mortality | | | | pharmaceutical companies. |
| rate is the fact that some pharmaceutical companies | | | | Sometimes, it is at this point that some evidence of |
| choose to manufacture drugs hastily to keep up with | | | | serious side effects is being suppressed in order for it |
| several competitors. These drug giants philosophize | | | | to be approved by the FDA. It will only be pulled out |
| that their scientists could still continue with its drug | | | | by the FDA after several complaints are lodged by |
| testing while the drugs are being mass produced so | | | | consumers who suffer adverse effects after taking |
| that it will not affect their marketing timetable. | | | | the drug. |
| The results are oftentimes predictable. The wonder | | | | But how would an FDA recall affect the user? The |
| drug that was introduced just two weeks ago is | | | | action of the FDA in pulling out the drug is in fact |
| being pulled out from the store shelves because it | | | | beneficial from the user point of view. If someone |
| was determined by the Food and Drug | | | | you trust gave you a glass of water to drink and |
| Administration, or the pharmaceutical companies | | | | after emptying its contents down into your mouth, |
| themselves, that these drugs cause side effects | | | | he then says that the water is full of poison and you |
| which could cause a permanent damage to your | | | | only have a few seconds to live, how would you |
| body. As to how these drugs passed the stringent | | | | react? |
| examination and testing process done by the FDA is | | | | Recalling 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 to | | | | always good for those who have not used it yet. But |
| have a strict review process before they issue a seal | | | | what about the countless people who started using it |
| of approval on the new drug that is going to be | | | | and were duped into believing that the drug can give |
| released to the market. If the review process is | | | | them relief? The FDA pullout would definitely cause |
| strictly observed, then there is no need for a recall | | | | them to worry a lot because they feel they might |
| of a drug which was already released in the market, | | | | have contracted a fatal ailment. |