Comments on: The Impact Of Regulations On The Pharmaceutical Industry http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:20:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-358 HispanicPundit Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:54:36 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-358 It's not about "puting the lives of those facing death today in front of those who could be at risk tomorrow". It is about the<em> seen </em>and the <em>unseen</em>. You <em>see</em> the many deaths because of Vioxx rush to approval, but there is also many deaths as a result of a drug taking <em>too long</em> to get approved. It's both sides of the same coin. It’s not about “puting the lives of those facing death today in front of those who could be at risk tomorrow”. It is about the seen and the unseen. You see the many deaths because of Vioxx rush to approval, but there is also many deaths as a result of a drug taking too long to get approved.

It’s both sides of the same coin.

]]> By: oso http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-357 oso Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:39:28 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-357 Your citing a <a href="http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/DrugLag.html">study</a> done in 1974. Regardless, I'm surprised that you're puting the lives of those facing death today in front of those who could be at risk tomorrow. Take Vioxx again, the head of the FDA testified last night that probably not enough studies were done before Vioxx went to market and that the warning labes were not worded strong enough. As a result, anywhere from 20,000 to 120,000 died of heart attacks or strokes while trying to better manage their arthritis. Also, check out <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/19/opinion/19harrison.html?oref=login" title="NY Times Op-Ed about abortion pill">this article</a> about what happened when the <abbr title="Food and Drug Administration">FDA</abbr> approved an "abortion pill" using: <blockquote cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/19/opinion/19harrison.html?oref=login">"accelerated approval regulations," which were created by Congress for drugs with higher risks that are justified only because the drugs are better than current therapies for life-threatening illnesses like AIDS and cancer.</blockquote> Your citing a study done in 1974. Regardless, I’m surprised that you’re puting the lives of those facing death today in front of those who could be at risk tomorrow. Take Vioxx again, the head of the FDA testified last night that probably not enough studies were done before Vioxx went to market and that the warning labes were not worded strong enough. As a result, anywhere from 20,000 to 120,000 died of heart attacks or strokes while trying to better manage their arthritis.

Also, check out this article about what happened when the FDA approved an “abortion pill” using:

“accelerated approval regulations,” which were created by Congress for drugs with higher risks that are justified only because the drugs are better than current therapies for life-threatening illnesses like AIDS and cancer.

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-352 HispanicPundit Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:34:50 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-352 On the other hand, some argue that the FDA's <em>over-regulations</em> <a href="http://hispanicpundit.com/index.php?p=188">have killed more</a>. On the other hand, some argue that the FDA’s over-regulations have killed more.

]]> By: oso http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-351 oso Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:32:32 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-351 To the best of my knowledge, computers can't kill you. (though they certainly take up a lot of time) Vioxx, on the other hand, <a href="http://health.news.designerz.com/mercks-vioxx-may-have-led-to-27785-heart-attacks-fda-study.html">may have led to 27,785 heart attacks</a>. And that's after getting through a regulation process which Merck consistently calls to rigorous. To the best of my knowledge, computers can’t kill you. (though they certainly take up a lot of time) Vioxx, on the other hand, may have led to 27,785 heart attacks. And that’s after getting through a regulation process which Merck consistently calls to rigorous.

]]> By: El Oso, El Moreno, and El Abogado » Bill Clinton, Buddhist Sage http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-359 El Oso, El Moreno, and El Abogado » Bill Clinton, Buddhist Sage Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-359 [...] really necessary. Of course it has long been the position of the biotech sector and many <a href="http://hispanicpundit.com/index.php?p=382">conservatives in general</a> that the FDA is too regulatory. Oops, gotta run, anyway, I learned a lot last [...] […] really necessary. Of course it has long been the position of the biotech sector and many conservatives in general that the FDA is too regulatory. Oops, gotta run, anyway, I learned a lot last […]

]]> By: Hispanic Pundit Hispanic Pundit » Abolish The FDA? http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-425 Hispanic Pundit Hispanic Pundit » Abolish The FDA? Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/11/18/the-impact-of-regulations-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/#comment-425 [...] I’ve blogged on this before, and some of my liberal friends seem to have a problem <a href="http://hispanicpundit.com/index.php?p=382">with it</a>. But economists are taking this more and more seriously. And quit honestly, the more I read ab [...] […] I’ve blogged on this before, and some of my liberal friends seem to have a problem with it. But economists are taking this more and more seriously. And quit honestly, the more I read ab […]

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