Comments on: FDA Reform Bill Hits Snag On Preemption http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/fda-reform-bill-hits-snag-on-preemption/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:17:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Congress’s FDA Bill Includes Reforms « The Pump Handle http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/fda-reform-bill-hits-snag-on-preemption/#comment-20149 Congress’s FDA Bill Includes Reforms « The Pump Handle Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:02:16 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/fda-reform-bill-hits-snag-on-preemption/#comment-20149 [...] companies immunity against product-liability claims if the FDA had approved their products. (See Pharmalot for more on this particular provision, or this post for more on why pre-emption is [...] [...] companies immunity against product-liability claims if the FDA had approved their products. (See Pharmalot for more on this particular provision, or this post for more on why pre-emption is [...]

]]> By: Congress FDA Bill Includes Reforms « The Pump Handle http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/fda-reform-bill-hits-snag-on-preemption/#comment-20141 Congress FDA Bill Includes Reforms « The Pump Handle Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:58:05 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/fda-reform-bill-hits-snag-on-preemption/#comment-20141 [...] companies immunity against product-liability claims if the FDA had approved their products. (See Pharmalot for more on this particular provision, or this post for more on why pre-emption is problematic.)   [...] [...] companies immunity against product-liability claims if the FDA had approved their products. (See Pharmalot for more on this particular provision, or this post for more on why pre-emption is problematic.)   [...]

]]> By: Mike in Dallas http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/fda-reform-bill-hits-snag-on-preemption/#comment-19911 Mike in Dallas Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:14:45 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/fda-reform-bill-hits-snag-on-preemption/#comment-19911 The only reason there would be reluctance to accept responsibility for drug side effects, damages, and deaths is the cumulative history of errors, criminal acts, and criminal neglect on the part of the pharmaceutical industry. If preemption were allowed as an excuse for product liability (which is as weak a defense as telling the traffic cop that you did not know the speed limit because you can't read), the result would be allowing these criminals to continue with injustices. The victims are real people; our relatives, friends, and ourselves - all innocently accepting the marketing instead of being provided real scientific facts. In other words, it is stupid. We know the FDA has a history riddled with corruption, with employee's hands in the pockets of drug companies. We know that there are 2 drug lobbyists for every member of Congress. We know that they have a Billion dollars a year to carefully court favors. Enough is enough! Hold them responsible regardless of FDA approval. The FDA should be there to side check their science. It is not a removal of responsibility to have objective review. We need a new FDA, one with transparent inspection available and accountability to the public, not to drug companies. The only reason there would be reluctance to accept responsibility for drug side effects, damages, and deaths is the cumulative history of errors, criminal acts, and criminal neglect on the part of the pharmaceutical industry. If preemption were allowed as an excuse for product liability (which is as weak a defense as telling the traffic cop that you did not know the speed limit because you can’t read), the result would be allowing these criminals to continue with injustices. The victims are real people; our relatives, friends, and ourselves - all innocently accepting the marketing instead of being provided real scientific facts.

In other words, it is stupid. We know the FDA has a history riddled with corruption, with employee’s hands in the pockets of drug companies. We know that there are 2 drug lobbyists for every member of Congress. We know that they have a Billion dollars a year to carefully court favors. Enough is enough! Hold them responsible regardless of FDA approval.

The FDA should be there to side check their science. It is not a removal of responsibility to have objective review. We need a new FDA, one with transparent inspection available and accountability to the public, not to drug companies.

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