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If it was so severe, why isn't it protected by a prescription requirement everywhere around the world?
by Erlich_Bachman 7y ago
If it was so severe, why isn't it protected by a prescription requirement everywhere around the world?
- Madmallard 7y agoTons of dangerous drugs aren't.
- macinjosh 7y agoBecause prescription regimes aren't in place to protect patients. That is simply a guise. They are in place to protect the health care system from liability and to cement market advantage to the entrenched pharma companies.
- throwaway2048 7y agoBecause they need to be as widely available as possible for malaria prophylaxis, because Malaria is a disease with a devastatingly high mortality.
- snowwrestler 7y agoYes--in plain English, the trade-offs are different in different places. It's not a recreational drug so there is (usually) little risk it will get taken or abused unless it is really needed. That does not mean the drug has no risks and can be taken as a free-for-all. And it's not just for drugs. It's also why DDT continues used in some countries but is illegal in others.