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Updated 12/19/19
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PRESCRIPTION DRUG CAVEATS ....
(Considerations before automatically filling that Pharma prescription)
While many understand the importance of getting medical diagnosis
second opinions, it appears that FDA-approved drugs may get less
attention because their full safety and efficacy are assumed .....
and, the Pharma drug industry is booming:
"It is estimated that in 2019, 4.38 billion retail prescriptions will be filled throughout
the United States."
https://www.statista.com/statistics/261303/total-number-of-retail-prescriptions-filled-annually-in-the-us/
About Statista: https://www.statista.com/aboutus/
(".......This is an average of roughly 13 prescriptions for each man, woman, and child. That’s about
one new prescription every month for every American ....").
However ....
"Adverse drug reactions have reached epidemic proportions, killing more people each year
than die on the nation’s highways, and doing serious damage to millions more."
-- A few years ago, the GAO (General Accounting Office) investigative arm of Congress observed
that MORE THAN HALF of all drugs trigger serious side effects in their first year after receiving FDA
approval.
(Read GAO Comments regarding HHS Response following disturbing release of this report):
http://archive.gao.gov/d24t8/141456.pdf https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-08-he-9609-story.html
About GOA: https://www.gao.gov/about/
More recent GAO observations:
"..... FDA conducts ongoing safety monitoring for all the drugs it approves after they go to market.
However, FDA lacks reliable, readily accessible data on tracked safety issues and post-market
studies needed to meet certain post-market safety reporting responsibilities and to conduct
systematic oversight ...."
"....Although FDA has taken some steps to address the problems with its data, the agency lacks
plans that comprehensively outline its efforts and establish related goals and time frames."
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-192
About GOA: https://www.gao.gov/about/
".... In case anyone thinks the FDA, the single agency responsible for certifying drugs
as safe and effective, has 'overlooked the problem' ....
Google 'FDA, Why Learn About Adverse Drug Events' and you’ll find the following statements
on the FDA’s own site:
'Over 2 MILLION serious ADRs [Adverse Drug Events] yearly; 100,000 DEATHS yearly'. ”
"The only thing missing is: 'And we, the FDA, said the drugs were safe'.”
https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2019/12/16/covert-chemical-warfare-100k-deaths-a-year/
About NoMoreFakeNews: http://nomorefakenews.com/aboutjon.html
How beneficial are FDA-approved drugs .... ?
(You may be surprised to learn this study's findings.)
" ....NEARLY HALF of all new drug formulations in the US were approved WITHOUT companies
having to demonstrate a tangible benefit.... such as relieving disease symptoms, extending life,
or improving someone’s ability to go about normal activities."
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1817794
About JAMA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAMA_(journal)
https://theconversation.com/public-misinformed-about-seal-of-approval-from-us-drug-agency-22319
About TheConversation: https://theconversation.com/us/who-we-are
Who's in charge .... ?
"Big Pharma actively throws money at Capitol Hill each year, using it to control the laws and
policies that will affect its bottom line.....there are about two Big Pharma lobbyists for every
one member of Congress"....
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/industries/summary?cycle=2016&id=H4300
About OpenSecrets: https://www.opensecrets.org/about/
"Nine out of 10 members of the House of Representatives and all but three of the US’s
100 senators have taken campaign contributions from pharmaceutical companies seeking
to affect legislation on everything from the cost of drugs to how new medicines are approved."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/19/big-pharma-money-lobbying-us-opioid-crisis
About TheGuardian: https://www.theguardian.com/info/about-guardian-us
https://www.newstarget.com/2017-10-30-big-pharmas-total-corruption-and-control-over-u-s-lawmakers-now-being-exposed-by-the-global-news-media.html
About NaturalNews /NewsTarget: http://www.naturalnews.com/About.html
WHAT TO DO .... ?
"Hold Big Pharma #RxAccountable for Dangerous Drugs"
https://healthimpactnews.com/2019/hold-big-pharma-rxaccountable-for-dangerous-drugs/
About HealthImpactNews: http://healthimpactnews.com/about-health-impact-news/
"The fundamental problem is the FDA approval process itself ...
"In light of the myriad problems with drug review and post-market safety surveillance, ANH-USA
is supporting three key reforms to help Americans avoid dangerous drugs:
-- More transparency in post-market surveillance.
-- Mandatory labeling identifying newly approved drugs
-- Third party drug testing
-- Allow free speech about supplements"
"ANH is launching a campaign and a legal initiative to get dangerous drugs off the market.
You can help!"
About ANH-USA (Alliance for Natural Health): http://www.anh-usa.org/about-2/overview/
Action Alert!
"Thousands of Americans die every year from taking prescription drugs, and millions more
are hospitalized.
This isn’t an aberration; it is a feature of a crony medical system in which the agency that is
supposed to evaluate and approve drugs is beholden to the pharmaceutical industry.
ANH is launching a campaign to remove cronyism from the drug approval process and
require transparency on drug labels when a drug is newly approved.
Write to Congress and the FDA, urging them to support key reforms to the drug approval
system and post-market safety surveillance."
https://secure3.convio.net/aahf/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3439
"Millions of Americans have suffered injury and death from dangerous drugs. Our new Legal Center
helps victims receive compensation for injuries and promotes the removal of harmful products from
the market.
Review our current lawsuits below to see if you’ve taken one of these drugs, and we’ll help you get justice."
https://anh-usa.org/legal-center/
DIY HEALTH RESEARCH ISSUES:
Be aware, that many popular social media venues for DIY health research are becoming
heavily censored.
Pharma-influenced examples: YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, YAHOO, GOOGLE, TWITTER ....
https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-10-02-google-health-censorship-big-pharma-drugs-disease.html
http://www.gmo.news/2019-08-14-google-taking-sides-on-medicine-cancer-vaccines-gmos-climate-change.html
About NaturalNews / GMONews: http://www.naturalnews.com/About.html
Suggestions for avoiding today's health information censorship:
-- Research all personal medical and drug prescription issues with internet browsers which still
promote free speech, such as https://duckduckgo.com/
-- Replace Google-owned YouTube with free speech platform https://www.brighteon.com/
About Brighteon: https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-12-13-brighteon-popularity-explodes-top-twitter-hashtag-declares-youtube-is-over.html
-- Identify potential 'astroturf' (Big Interest-paid misinformation) ....
https://ourimaginalcells.info/when-ignorance-is-not-bliss----astroturfed-news.html
-- Check out this collection of vetted sources for medical facts and healthy treatment alternatives ....
https://ourimaginalcells.info/healthy-news.html
-- Share the above links to help others search for facts ....
second opinions, it appears that FDA-approved drugs may get less
attention because their full safety and efficacy are assumed .....
and, the Pharma drug industry is booming:
"It is estimated that in 2019, 4.38 billion retail prescriptions will be filled throughout
the United States."
https://www.statista.com/statistics/261303/total-number-of-retail-prescriptions-filled-annually-in-the-us/
About Statista: https://www.statista.com/aboutus/
(".......This is an average of roughly 13 prescriptions for each man, woman, and child. That’s about
one new prescription every month for every American ....").
However ....
"Adverse drug reactions have reached epidemic proportions, killing more people each year
than die on the nation’s highways, and doing serious damage to millions more."
-- A few years ago, the GAO (General Accounting Office) investigative arm of Congress observed
that MORE THAN HALF of all drugs trigger serious side effects in their first year after receiving FDA
approval.
(Read GAO Comments regarding HHS Response following disturbing release of this report):
http://archive.gao.gov/d24t8/141456.pdf https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-08-he-9609-story.html
About GOA: https://www.gao.gov/about/
More recent GAO observations:
"..... FDA conducts ongoing safety monitoring for all the drugs it approves after they go to market.
However, FDA lacks reliable, readily accessible data on tracked safety issues and post-market
studies needed to meet certain post-market safety reporting responsibilities and to conduct
systematic oversight ...."
"....Although FDA has taken some steps to address the problems with its data, the agency lacks
plans that comprehensively outline its efforts and establish related goals and time frames."
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-192
About GOA: https://www.gao.gov/about/
".... In case anyone thinks the FDA, the single agency responsible for certifying drugs
as safe and effective, has 'overlooked the problem' ....
Google 'FDA, Why Learn About Adverse Drug Events' and you’ll find the following statements
on the FDA’s own site:
'Over 2 MILLION serious ADRs [Adverse Drug Events] yearly; 100,000 DEATHS yearly'. ”
"The only thing missing is: 'And we, the FDA, said the drugs were safe'.”
https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2019/12/16/covert-chemical-warfare-100k-deaths-a-year/
About NoMoreFakeNews: http://nomorefakenews.com/aboutjon.html
How beneficial are FDA-approved drugs .... ?
(You may be surprised to learn this study's findings.)
" ....NEARLY HALF of all new drug formulations in the US were approved WITHOUT companies
having to demonstrate a tangible benefit.... such as relieving disease symptoms, extending life,
or improving someone’s ability to go about normal activities."
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1817794
About JAMA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAMA_(journal)
https://theconversation.com/public-misinformed-about-seal-of-approval-from-us-drug-agency-22319
About TheConversation: https://theconversation.com/us/who-we-are
Who's in charge .... ?
"Big Pharma actively throws money at Capitol Hill each year, using it to control the laws and
policies that will affect its bottom line.....there are about two Big Pharma lobbyists for every
one member of Congress"....
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/industries/summary?cycle=2016&id=H4300
About OpenSecrets: https://www.opensecrets.org/about/
"Nine out of 10 members of the House of Representatives and all but three of the US’s
100 senators have taken campaign contributions from pharmaceutical companies seeking
to affect legislation on everything from the cost of drugs to how new medicines are approved."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/19/big-pharma-money-lobbying-us-opioid-crisis
About TheGuardian: https://www.theguardian.com/info/about-guardian-us
https://www.newstarget.com/2017-10-30-big-pharmas-total-corruption-and-control-over-u-s-lawmakers-now-being-exposed-by-the-global-news-media.html
About NaturalNews /NewsTarget: http://www.naturalnews.com/About.html
WHAT TO DO .... ?
"Hold Big Pharma #RxAccountable for Dangerous Drugs"
https://healthimpactnews.com/2019/hold-big-pharma-rxaccountable-for-dangerous-drugs/
About HealthImpactNews: http://healthimpactnews.com/about-health-impact-news/
"The fundamental problem is the FDA approval process itself ...
"In light of the myriad problems with drug review and post-market safety surveillance, ANH-USA
is supporting three key reforms to help Americans avoid dangerous drugs:
-- More transparency in post-market surveillance.
-- Mandatory labeling identifying newly approved drugs
-- Third party drug testing
-- Allow free speech about supplements"
"ANH is launching a campaign and a legal initiative to get dangerous drugs off the market.
You can help!"
About ANH-USA (Alliance for Natural Health): http://www.anh-usa.org/about-2/overview/
Action Alert!
"Thousands of Americans die every year from taking prescription drugs, and millions more
are hospitalized.
This isn’t an aberration; it is a feature of a crony medical system in which the agency that is
supposed to evaluate and approve drugs is beholden to the pharmaceutical industry.
ANH is launching a campaign to remove cronyism from the drug approval process and
require transparency on drug labels when a drug is newly approved.
Write to Congress and the FDA, urging them to support key reforms to the drug approval
system and post-market safety surveillance."
https://secure3.convio.net/aahf/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3439
"Millions of Americans have suffered injury and death from dangerous drugs. Our new Legal Center
helps victims receive compensation for injuries and promotes the removal of harmful products from
the market.
Review our current lawsuits below to see if you’ve taken one of these drugs, and we’ll help you get justice."
https://anh-usa.org/legal-center/
DIY HEALTH RESEARCH ISSUES:
Be aware, that many popular social media venues for DIY health research are becoming
heavily censored.
Pharma-influenced examples: YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, YAHOO, GOOGLE, TWITTER ....
https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-10-02-google-health-censorship-big-pharma-drugs-disease.html
http://www.gmo.news/2019-08-14-google-taking-sides-on-medicine-cancer-vaccines-gmos-climate-change.html
About NaturalNews / GMONews: http://www.naturalnews.com/About.html
Suggestions for avoiding today's health information censorship:
-- Research all personal medical and drug prescription issues with internet browsers which still
promote free speech, such as https://duckduckgo.com/
-- Replace Google-owned YouTube with free speech platform https://www.brighteon.com/
About Brighteon: https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-12-13-brighteon-popularity-explodes-top-twitter-hashtag-declares-youtube-is-over.html
-- Identify potential 'astroturf' (Big Interest-paid misinformation) ....
https://ourimaginalcells.info/when-ignorance-is-not-bliss----astroturfed-news.html
-- Check out this collection of vetted sources for medical facts and healthy treatment alternatives ....
https://ourimaginalcells.info/healthy-news.html
-- Share the above links to help others search for facts ....
