| PeterB 2006-09-28, 4:29 pm |
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Mark Probert wrote:
> PeterB wrote:
> No one has defended Vioxx or the manufacturer in these newsgroups. The
> manufacturer was aware of the problem and hid it.
Which is proof that FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals isn't working.
Without severe penalties, an end to pharma-funding of FDA's budget, and
independent scientific studies over which the drug makers have no right
to supress or control, there will be more drugs like Vioxx, Baycol,
Bextra, Hismanal, Propulsid, Posicor, Seldane, and many others.
> If you can fire up the last remaining gray cell and get your memory to
> work, you may recall that when the story broke I wanted a criminal
> investigation. In NY we have a murder statue called "Depraved
> Indifference Homicide" and IMNSHO, this would fall under that law.
I've seen your crocodile PR tears, Markey. Do you need a hankey?
> Have you seen any repeats of Enron since the prosecutions? I haven't.
Theft of a company's resources for personal gain isn't comparable to
lax regulatory oversight of pharmaceutical drugs, Markey. Even now,
Vioxx is making money for Merck, while literally thouands of court
cases remain to be heard, which shows how corrupt FDA and Merck really
are.
PeterB
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