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“In recent years, under steady pressure from the pharmaceutical industry and the patient groups it funds, the F.D.A. has progressively lowered its standards of effectiveness and safety required for drug approvals.” via @nytopinion @akesselheim nytimes.com/2021/06/15/opi…
“…reached a low point last week when the F.D.A. approved aducanumab, a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that has not been convincingly shown to work and can cause brain swelling and hemorrhage.”
“more than half of new drugs are now approved based on what’s called surrogate endpoints — changes in the body measured by lab tests that may not reflect clinical benefit — rather than requiring that the drug affect how a person feels, functions or survives.”
Pharmacist here: Let’s talk about Spravato otherwise known as ketamine nasal spray.
THREAD/ theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…
THREAD/ theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…
Although ketamine has been saddled with a bad rap due to street abuse, it is classified federally as a schedule 3 medication. For reference, marijuana and bath salts are schedule 1 (meaning it has no medical purpose and not legal) and methamphetamine and cocaine are schedule 2...
(meaning high abuse potential but legal for restricted medical use). Ketamine has been around since 1970 as an IV anesthetic, but ended up only being used on children as it tends to give adults hallucinations, which is what it is abused for on the street. ...
