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The Kids will Love it! And so will
shareholders of Eli Lilly!
In 1987 FDA approved Prozac to treat depression. In 1985 manufacturer, Eli Lilly, conducted tests on Prozac and found drug was no more effective than a placebo. As a remedy for these insignificant figures, an FDA statistician suggested that Eli Lilly might evaluate test results differently to produce a more favorable statistical result for Prozac. Clinical studies performed on Prozac showed 191 negative side effects per 100 people. That is almost two negative side effects for every user of drug! Two months before FDA approved Prozac there had already been 27 deaths from controlled clinical trials. By 1992 Prozac had already scored another 28,600 documented adverse reactions plus an additional 1700 deaths according to an FDA report.7 I guess you could say that death is a pretty strong "adverse reaction" from a pill. But look on bright side...it's your last one! In 2003, FDA approved Prozac for children.
To help drug companies push more poison FDA approved direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising. Now that it's legal, pharmaceutical companies are spending about $2 to $3 Billion annually to unleash false advertising campaigns directly to public. FDA officers report that pharmaceutical companies have been in violation of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) over a hundred times each year by overstating benefits and not accurately reporting negative reactions to drugs. To date, no pharmaceutical company has been charged by FDA for violations of FDCA.
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How is it that FDA can get away with approving drugs that are known to be deadly? Moreover, how can FDA continue to allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise false information about FDA approved drugs? And finally, why does FDA only take public safety into account when it is forced to by some form of gross public error?
An insider testimony offers an explanation. As published in British Medical Journal, Paul Stolley, MD, MPH, a former senior consultant to FDA, says "the agency neglects drug safety in its rush to speed drug-approval process because current laws and policies let drug industry influence FDA decisions". Federal law prohibits FDA from using experts with financial conflicts of interest to decide whether or not certain medications should be approved. Yet FDA has waived restriction 800 times since 1998! In fact, USA Today reported that more than half of experts hired to advise FDA on safety and effectiveness of medicine have direct financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies that will be helped or hurt by their decision. Historically, FDA has revealed when these financial conflicts exist, but these conflicts have been kept secret since 1992. Hence, it is impossible to determine amount of money or pharmaceutical company involved.
If we truly want health freedom it is time that we seek out natural alternatives that are not FDA approved. The aforementioned examples are not isolated cases. Scientists writing for British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology wrote that, "A random journey through Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) underscores fact that most drugs are poisons which have a few beneficial side effects". It is time that Americans took responsibility for their health or face consequences of becoming a lifetime asset to "big-Pharma".
Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. His web site exposes the shocking and sometimes-frightening truth behind FDA approved drugs, sports supplements, and natural medicine. His unique experience allows his clients to live naturally healthy for life. Visit http://www.health-fx.net to learn about his line of cutting edge nutraceuticals.
