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It seems like there's a lot of lower hanging fruit here. For example, we could let people in the US take any drug that has been approved in any of the EU, Engla
by lacker 3y ago
It seems like there's a lot of lower hanging fruit here. For example, we could let people in the US take any drug that has been approved in any of the EU, England, Canada, or Japan. A drug isn't really "unproven" if one of the world's top-tier medical establishments approves it.
The core problem is that our current drug approval process is slow, expensive, and risk-averse. The medical establishment seems very inward-focused, ignoring what happens in other countries, even the countries that are just about as sophisticated as we are.
- tdeck 3y agoI'm not sure what the ultimate cost/benefit to this proposal would be, but it's worth noting that thalidomide was approved in many other countries but not the US.
- hinkley 3y agoI’ve forgotten what drug but I recall a lot of people being salty about five years back because there was a much more effective treatment in Europe for some chronic condition and the ETA for FDA approval was still multiple years. It’s not often such a large time lag that but sometimes the deck gets stacked against you.
- Spivak 3y agoI like this a lot and it would end my importing the good sunscreen from Europe because the FDA is reeeeeally slow.
- H8crilA 3y agoAre you sure it's good sunscreen, and not just a lie about the SPF? There have been many of those around the world, stuff that's N sold as 1.5*N.
- Spivak 3y agoWhat I get is La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVmune 400 Invisible Fluid. The American version doesn't protect as much against UVA because the new fancy filters haven't been approved by the FDA yet.
- Topfi 3y agoA great choice, my favorite for daily wear, but Anthelios is basically sold everywhere over here. I have no dog in this fight, especially because as someone who often finds themselves defending EU regulations to people who grew up in the States, but I have a hard time following why the FDA appears to drag their heels on approving more advanced filters, whilst Australian, South Korean and EU regulators are all far quicker. Do these three major jurisdictions with historically the highest standards for sunscreens have more streamlined processes, are they willing to take more risks, is the FDA simply underfunded to handle throughput? It's especially odd considering other parts of FDA approval can often feel overly fast compared to other the regulators jurisdictions, especially when it comes to approving medical devices[0]. [0] https://www.tctmd.com/news/medical-devices-cleared-faulty-predicates-more-likely-be-recalled https://www.tctmd.com/news/medical-devices-cleared-faulty-pr...
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- H8crilA 3y agoWhile you're at it please import the European payments system. I was laughing when I heard that bank account number (or some other number associated with the account, not sure about the name) is secret. Switch to IBAN today! IBANs are public, and payments between them usually cost significantly less than $1. In some bad cases $5.
- richiebful1 3y agoSecret? Bank account numbers are written on the bottom of personal checks