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Your average joe doesn’t get to just decide what treatment they get. Doctors do, and those doctors assume liability for their decision. FDA decisions like this are for healthcare providers and hospital systems.
> Your average joe doesn’t get to just decide what treatment they get. That is flat wrong. Ever heard of getting a second opinion?
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The President should do something about this rampant confusion!
He could cure cancer and CNN will come out with an article on why cancer is good.
My issue with Emergency Use Authorization is by how many people use that to mean “FDA Approved”. The public is not smart enough to tell the difference between something that passed 3 clinical trials and things that did not but are available for use. The FDA brand is diluted now. I think this needs legislative intervention. Another damaging thing is that this is used outside of the country, people who shouldnt care wi…
There is no risk in blood plasma treatment. The FDA did an analysis of 20,000 patients who received the treatment, out of 70,000 total. If it does not end up helping people it's much ado about nothing. There is no reason for the FDA to get in the way of a potentially helpful treatment with essentially zero risk. 180,000 Americans have died, let us try anything that we can.
This is a frequent argument raised with respect to homeopathy and other quack cures. Unfortunately, unproven cures have a cost in avoided treatment and a false sense of security.
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> Your average joe doesn’t get to just decide what treatment they get. That is flat wrong. Ever heard of getting a second opinion?
A second opinion from whom? Another doctor.
My issue with Emergency Use Authorization is by how many people use that to mean “FDA Approved”. The public is not smart enough to tell the difference between something that passed 3 clinical trials and things that did not but are available for use. The FDA brand is diluted now. I think this needs legislative intervention. Another damaging thing is that this is used outside of the country, people who shouldnt care wi…
The public does not get the treatment by themselves in this case. This is not Over-The-Counter. A doctor would have to decide it's necessary and would have to agree with the patient - that's what an emergency authorization is about.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The President should do something about this rampant confusion!
He could cure cancer and CNN will come out with an article on why cancer is good.
My issue with Emergency Use Authorization is by how many people use that to mean “FDA Approved”. The public is not smart enough to tell the difference between something that passed 3 clinical trials and things that did not but are available for use. The FDA brand is diluted now. I think this needs legislative intervention. Another damaging thing is that this is used outside of the country, people who shouldnt care wi…
Note 1: "potential promising treatment" - why the caveating?
Note 2: "another achievement in administration's fight against pandemic - sounds like PR; trying to score points?
My issue with Emergency Use Authorization is by how many people use that to mean “FDA Approved”. The public is not smart enough to tell the difference between something that passed 3 clinical trials and things that did not but are available for use. The FDA brand is diluted now. I think this needs legislative intervention. Another damaging thing is that this is used outside of the country, people who shouldnt care wi…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no risk in blood plasma treatment. The FDA did an analysis of 20,000 patients who received the treatment, out of 70,000 total. If it does not end up helping people it's much ado about nothing. There is no reason for the FDA to get in the way of a potentially helpful treatment with essentially zero risk. 180,000 Americans have died, let us try anything that we can.
> If it does not end up helping people it's much ado about nothing This is a frequent argument raised with respect to homeopathy and other quack cures. Unfortunately, unproven cures have a cost in avoided treatment and a false sense of security.
You mean placebo effect ?