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Daniel Ganek
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TC wrote:
> RobJ wrote:
>
>>New York Times
>>December 23, 2004
>>
>>F.D.A. Calls Ads for Cholesterol Pill Crestor 'False and Misleading'
>>By GARDINER HARRIS
>>
>>WASHINGTON - AstraZeneca's recent full-page newspaper advertisements
>>defending the safety of its cholesterol-lowering pill, Crestor, are
>>"false and misleading," in part because serious concerns remain about
>>the safety of the drug, federal drug regulators said Wednesday.
>>
>>The advertisements stated that "the F.D.A. has confidence in the
>>safety and efficacy of Crestor" and that the agency "as recently as
>>last Friday publicly confirmed that Crestor is safe and effective."
>>Neither is true, said a letter from the Food and Drug Administration
>>to AstraZeneca.
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>
> Lookee, lookee, the FDA is actually trying to look as if it is doing
> something useful now. Too little too late, eh?
>
> TC
>
I'm neither for nor against the FDA, BUT, wasn't it just a few years
ago we were all *****ing that the FDA took TOO long to approve drugs?
Now, we're all *****ing and moaning that they're not during their job and
letting drugs on the market too soon!
/dan
> RobJ wrote:
>
>>New York Times
>>December 23, 2004
>>
>>F.D.A. Calls Ads for Cholesterol Pill Crestor 'False and Misleading'
>>By GARDINER HARRIS
>>
>>WASHINGTON - AstraZeneca's recent full-page newspaper advertisements
>>defending the safety of its cholesterol-lowering pill, Crestor, are
>>"false and misleading," in part because serious concerns remain about
>>the safety of the drug, federal drug regulators said Wednesday.
>>
>>The advertisements stated that "the F.D.A. has confidence in the
>>safety and efficacy of Crestor" and that the agency "as recently as
>>last Friday publicly confirmed that Crestor is safe and effective."
>>Neither is true, said a letter from the Food and Drug Administration
>>to AstraZeneca.
[[ SNIP ]]
>
> Lookee, lookee, the FDA is actually trying to look as if it is doing
> something useful now. Too little too late, eh?
>
> TC
>
I'm neither for nor against the FDA, BUT, wasn't it just a few years
ago we were all *****ing that the FDA took TOO long to approve drugs?
Now, we're all *****ing and moaning that they're not during their job and
letting drugs on the market too soon!
/dan