tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post2325770794996125432..comments2024-01-25T17:58:34.297-05:00Comments on Scott's Web Log: Memes and the Business of DiabetesScott Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-86996493737469116472008-03-27T11:54:00.000-04:002008-03-27T11:54:00.000-04:00Perhaps letters to our Senators & Representative a...Perhaps letters to our Senators & Representative are in order, demanding that they more carefully monitor the FDA . . . and if the mission of the agency is devolving into one of industry advocacy & propaganda dissemination--the agency should be terminated. As society has become more complex, perhaps we need a FOOD SAFETY Administration, a DRUG SAFETY Administration, and a Drug Approval/Evaluation Agency. Industry already has a loud voice in the form of well-paid lobbyists; our representatives must be encouraged to SPEAK FOR US.<BR/><BR/>--MelodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-32323313915808060932008-03-27T09:00:00.000-04:002008-03-27T09:00:00.000-04:00I certainly agree, which is why the Alaska settlem...I certainly agree, which is why the Alaska settlement is troubling. This is why it is urgent we do not allow the FDA to loosen its restrictions on off-label marketing. There's still time to respond -- see <A HREF="http://sstrumello.blogspot.com/2008/02/tell-fda-no-to-off-label-marketing.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> for details on that. The scary part is the bigger issue, which is that this move solidifies what critics like Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, the Director of the Public Citizen Health Research Group in Washington, DC have been saying for some time: that the FDA now sees itself as serving the pharmaceutical industry, not as servants there to protect the public health.Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-45071526695181176582008-03-27T08:43:00.000-04:002008-03-27T08:43:00.000-04:00Scott,Fifteen mil? That's a parking ticket when yo...Scott,<BR/><BR/>Fifteen mil? That's a parking ticket when you look at Lilly's bottom line. <BR/><BR/>How many millions did they earn from the off-label prescribing each year? <BR/><BR/>How many of the people they GAVE diabetes to are now buying Byetta and Humalog from them? <BR/><BR/>Companies do this kind of thing because they know they will earn far more from this kind of practice than they will ever have to pay in fines.<BR/><BR/>And knowing they are ruining people's health.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com