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Again and again, the FDA fails American patients

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Posted By: AltaD, 11/9/2021 1:53:03 PM

Last week, the United Kingdom approved a new antiviral pill (molnupiravir). Studies show the drug reduces the risk of hospitalization and death among high-risk COVID patients by half. U.S. taxpayers funded molnupiravir’s development. Yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn’t even meeting to consider approval until Nov. 30. Molnupiravir is the latest example of the FDA denying patients their most important health care right — the right to make their own health decisions — by prohibiting them from getting drugs that have received approval in other advanced countries.(Snip)Between 2000 and 2010, the FDA blocked U.S. patients from accessing a total of 37 novel drugs available in Canada and Europe.

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FDA has a long history of blocking potentially life saving drugs.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: pros7767 11/9/2021 1:57:38 PM (No. 972464)
Yet they have no problem forcing an experimental vaccine on all of us, including the little ones. When Trump gets back in, every single one of them needs to be fired! Eliminate ALL 3 letter agencies and start over!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: jimincalif 11/9/2021 2:27:43 PM (No. 972490)
Well as I understand it, this drug scrambles the reproduction of the virus. But can it scramble the reproduction of other cells in the body? If it can be so narrowly targeted, great. But how do we know? How long will it take for us to find out if there are unintended side effects. Seems like taking HCQ or Ivermectin, both with decades of history, is a safer bet for now. Other than the government won't let us have it and will defrock any physicians prescribing it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Debrawr 11/9/2021 3:07:45 PM (No. 972520)
Yet the FDA approved thalidomide, which was concocted by drug industry "scientists". Why are we listening to these charlatans?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: MrDeplorable 11/9/2021 3:12:46 PM (No. 972524)
There is a section of the applicable code titled "Subpart H" that allows LIFE-SAVING MEDICINES to be fast-tracked and receive EMERGENCY APPROVAL and this was the route by which Planned Parenthood smuggled the ABORTION PILL into the US (look it up if you don't believe me) so why can't they use Subpart H to get approval for molnupiravir? Of course I know why and so do you. Had enough yet?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: doctorfixit 11/9/2021 3:36:30 PM (No. 972556)
FDA - Deep State stooges for Pharma & ruling class oligarchs. Enemy of the American People.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: DVC 11/9/2021 4:11:13 PM (No. 972589)
If this drug, moljupiavir, is the one I think it is, that whole class of drugs was investigated for antiviral properties years ago by other pharma companies, but abandoned when that class of drugs proved to have mutagenic properties. But....I have no doubt that FDA has been blocking lots of useful drugs. They seem to have the unique combination of blocking life saving drugs and pushing the Clot Shots on everyone, and ignoring massive problems. You'd almost get the idea that they wished us harm. /s off
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Hermit_Crab 11/9/2021 4:28:57 PM (No. 972599)
The FDA doesn't look at them as patients, but as lab rats with opposable thumbs and some minor communications skills.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: MickTurn 11/9/2021 4:43:17 PM (No. 972606)
The operative letter in the FDA is the F!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Lawsy0 11/9/2021 8:19:06 PM (No. 972750)
Thank you for mentioning thalidomide. It is never out of your mind once you have heard of it. The big magazines all used to show photos of ''thalidomide babies.''
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Reply 10 - Posted by: zoidberg 11/10/2021 2:03:18 PM (No. 973497)
The FDA never approved thalidomide for pregnant women.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: JackBurton 11/10/2021 2:57:32 PM (No. 973535)
A good buddy of mine died a long death from that virus, MERS, you'd get in hospitals... after he had a surgery that involved opening up his chest to replace a valve. At the time, Europe had approved robotic surgery to replace heart valves that involved putting a tube in an artery in the thigh, having it go to the heart, and doing the replacement basically as outpatient surgery. Virtually NO risk of getting an infection. He died because the FDA slow walked approval of what is now a standard practice.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Speedy2 11/11/2021 1:06:46 PM (No. 974463)
FDA has lost its way.
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Last week, the United Kingdom approved a new antiviral pill (molnupiravir). Studies show the drug reduces the risk of hospitalization and death among high-risk COVID patients by half. U.S. taxpayers funded molnupiravir’s development. Yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn’t even meeting to consider approval until Nov. 30. Molnupiravir is the latest example of the FDA denying patients their most important health care right — the right to make their own health decisions — by prohibiting them from getting drugs that have received approval in other advanced countries.(Snip)Between 2000 and 2010, the FDA blocked U.S. patients from accessing a total of 37 novel drugs available in Canada and Europe.
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