Posted by Anyuser on November 5, 2002, at 19:57:03
In reply to Re: Lexapro 'failed' trial, posted by JLM on November 5, 2002, at 19:25:04
I get confused by all the dissatisfaction with the FDA. My impression is that it's harder than hell to get a drug approved. There are interest groups that are very unhappy that drugs aren't approved more readily. Think of AIDs patients, or cancer patients. Think of all the biotech companies that go bust because they can't afford recurrent phase IIIs. Think of the posters on this board who advocate approval of a drug. On the other hand, there are people that blame the FDA because an approved drug isn't efficacious. Many posters on this board seem to be mad at the FDA for two contradictory reasons at once: approving drugs they don't like and refusing to approve drugs they want. I think by and large being steamed at the FDA is beside the point. If a drug doesn't sicken people, and there's a chance it works as intended, it seems to me the default mode should be that the FDA approves it, regulates advertising, and lets practitioners and the market figure out if it works.
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