It's really a kick in the head to the secrecy surrounding the National Practitioners' Databank that states are taking this matter into their own hands, |
It's really a kick in the head to the secrecy surrounding the National Practitioners' Databank that states are taking this matter into their own hands. |
States can do as little or as much as they want. |
The accidental deaths are people who are taking the drug for a very long period of time. These are people who are at, or slightly higher than, the recommended dose. The NPX lasts longer in the blood, and it is the one that is so toxic. |
There's no unique evidence of any benefit, and there's still persistent evidence of risk. |
There's this halo, sacrosanct idea of gene therapy, that no one could be involved unless they're completely trustworthy, that maybe left more blinders on than in other areas. |
They (the guidelines) are designed as a desperate attempt to fend off real regulation of drug ads. |
They are kinder and gentler to the industry than the Office of Drug Safety has traditionally wanted to be. I don't see this changing. |
They're basically saying 'just keep selling it off.' ... They admit that it's uniquely dangerous... yet they're just letting it sit here. |
They're in the middle, but the middle isn't good enough. |
To put out a guideline that reiterates existing law and regulations is a stunt. |
Your committees need to reject this desperate attempt to revive this barely effective drug. |
[Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, was less impressed, saying in a statement that the guidelines failed to deliver] a single guarantee for consumers. ... nothing that really is meaningful. |