What does the FDA drug side actually do?

The FDA is there in every single stage of clinical testing. There is no company that would want to do the job of the FDA nor could there be


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial
http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20070716/curry-spice-may-counter-alzheimers
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/09/21/140669655/whats-in-that-wine-glas...

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[dansfera]

loved your explanation on what the fda does, and decided to make a video on this topic as well. Would you ever like to come on our clinical trial webshow and explain more?

[anubis2814]

@dansfera I might, I'm just a humble microbiologist with a BS though so I kind of had to research a lot before I made this video, and I had a short stint working in pharmaceuticals. I will definitely watch your channel. I'm now working in cell biology in an Alzheimer's cell and DNA bank.

[JackofOneTrade567]

Actually it would be very simple for a company like this to exist without govt. If there is a need, there will be someone willing to satisfy that need. If people need someone to test drugs, one would be very smart to start one. If people die/are injured because of untested drugs, this will cause people to demand companies get their drugs tested by a reliable third party. Of course, competition will enforce reliability.

All that and I didn't even need to steal anyone's money to do it.

[kowtronik69skizmatic]

Awesome video. Good to know someone out there has bothered to inform themselves before making radical accusations about the FDA. I'm so tired of FDA conspiracy theorists that believe Big Pharma and the FDA are taking over our lives without even understanding drug research, why FDA laws are what they are, what FDA approval actually means, and how the required research is implemented in actual practice for dosage and administration.

[kowtronik69skizmatic]

@noidonotgofish (Pt. 3) I highly doubt you want a repeat of the snake oil, sulfanilamide, thalidomide, etc. days when drug marketing was less regulated and almost anyone could pass any combination of products, claim it treats all sorts of ailments, and end up killing or disabling hundreds of consumers. FDA law is constantly changing according to current needs, it's not perfect as it is - that's why there are constant proposals, but eliminating how far it's gone would do much more harm than good.

[kowtronik69skizmatic]

@noidonotgofish (Pt. 2) For instance, salvia hasn't been approved by the FDA for any indication, nor has it been regulated as a schedule drug. It's thus under state law. You can legally take all the salvia you want as long as you live in a state that permits it. If you believe it'll cure some ailment you have, then by all means you can use it for whatever you believe without the FDA approval. Someone selling saliva simply can't sell it claiming it'll treat this and that without FDA approval.

[kowtronik69skizmatic]

@noidonotgofish Not true. You are allowed access to drugs and treatments that are not FDA approved. FDA simply prevents them from marketing it with therapeutic claims (or, like dietary supplements, they have to clearly state it's not FDA approved), they can't mail the products, and they can't transport interstate. From there the product is typically under the state's jurisdiction. You typically can take all the alternative treatments you want.

[noidonotgofish]

@anubis2814 We have a very serious problem with outrageous health care costs. FDA limiting the options that people can choose for themselves, giving leeway for the chosen few to overcharge, is a huge part of both the economic problem and the government overspending/debt issue. Even for a person to try to save a few bucks by ordering a med from an online pharmacy is now a felon, for his own "safety" of course, but it also suspiciously cuts into big pharma profit margins. Cuts=freedom=prosperity.