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Pharmaceutical products in the US that have unexpected side-effects can cause their owner to be sued into oblivion, and even incredibly rare side effects are li
by silentbicycle 16y ago
Pharmaceutical products in the US that have unexpected side-effects can cause their owner to be sued into oblivion, and even incredibly rare side effects are likely to manifest if a large population is taking them. (Also, the population at large does not understand statistics & probability.) Look at the history of Thalidomide, that's where a lot of precedents were set.
This puts certain categories of drugs (anything for pregnant women, nootropics for people without alzheimers, etc.) in the "too risky to bother" category.
- AngryParsley 16y agoIf pharmaceutical companies were so worried about getting sued into oblivion, they wouldn't submit those drugs for FDA approval. Since if the FDA actually did approve the drugs, the companies would get sued into oblivion.
- silentbicycle 16y agoThe FDA is covering their asses politically, just as much as the pharmaceutical companies are protecting themselves against potential litigation. (Also, your comment as posted contradicts itself, I think you meant to say "the companies wouldn't get sued into oblivion.")