FDA/Medicines
Good Afternoon and Happy Saturday, Everyone!
I don't know if the FDA is taking kickbacks (wouldn't surprise me though) but the big pharmaceutical companies are making a killing off the drugs the FDA bans in the US. There are so many rules and regulations a drug company has to follow for a drug to be sold in the US, that it's more profitable for them to be marketed outside the US. Not to mention the lobbyists in Washington, DC who get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to make sure the drug companies get what they want.
The bottom line is profit. The FDA may have people's best interests at heart when they make sure that drugs are safe and effective for human use. However, the drug companies don't give a #%$# about people. All they care about is money. If a drug works too well and makes people better then the drug companies have the FDA ban it for US consumption and take it outside the country where they can make a bigger profit. They don't want people to get well. They want to sell their drugs to sick people at the highest price they can. (Sounds kinda like a dope pusher, doesn't it?)
That's another reason the drug companies don't want their drugs to be sold in the US. Our government, in it's infinite wisdom, puts a cap on drug prices.
Well, I guess I've ranted enough for now. Sorry about the soap-box, folks. I hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday. Take care
Joyce