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…
They've been using plasma since day 1 in Bulgaria and are not super impressed. It looks like FDA is doing a political stunt for Trump. Sad!
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 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 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.
Yes, but there's a lot of "patient-driven" medicine lately - and doctors feeling pressured to prescribe something a patient saw advertised on TV if only to get them out of their office and/or not leave a bad review on HealthGrades...
Am I missing something here? They've been using plasma ever since the early breakout in China. Why is this being treated as a breakthrough out of a sudden?
> 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 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.
Yes, but there's a lot of "patient-driven" medicine lately - and doctors feeling pressured to prescribe something a patient saw advertised on TV if only to get them out of their office and/or not leave a bad review on HealthGrades...
I don't think you will see anytime soon emergency authorized drugs being advertised on TV. This is not ED or something.
Yes, but there's a lot of "patient-driven" medicine lately - and doctors feeling pressured to prescribe something a patient saw advertised on TV if only to get them out of their office and/or not leave a bad review on HealthGrades...
I don't think you will see anytime soon emergency authorized drugs being advertised on TV. This is not ED or something.
Mylan Epi-Pen is advertised on TV - that's definitely an emergency drug.