Is the FDA run by pharmaceutical companies? Are we being lied to in order to sell drugs?
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Don't let anyone tell you different. The Pharmaceutical and FDA-hold hands and do not want you to go natural. They want profit for themselves and do much to destroy other methods. Example-rickets-eat oranges but a Doctor has to offer (required) Medicine he can not say the other he must follow book or be in trouble of his license. The FDA wants control of organic labels . They want control of health products. They say it is to regulate those who are defrauding that industry. Sounds nice-but they themselves have let many poisons go through (it isn't that bad). And have allowed renaming of bad chemicals-so you are confused. No Doctor wants to admit this -and they might be sincere in their methods but will not accept other practices. A new move is happening and many are turning to more natural ways (unfortunately so are greedy Reps.)-you must educate yourself. The Pharmaceutical is mighty and they put many in office and keep them there-so they will not be crossed (otherwise we would have Nation Health-just about the whole world does now, -and they say it is to save you money-others are bankrupt-no not all and there are other issues--or they say long lines-not true again (sometimes-here too). So simply yes is the answer. Please go to library or watch the TV- -"Know the Cause" (pax-mens channel-healthy living)-they have ex reps and doctors who appear-watch several as one show might not show enough. Money and Greed-from many-you named two. Don't let anyone tell you different.
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Good luck getting a pharmaceutical company to do anything close to charitable! They are in business for the PROFITS!
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What do you think!\n\nI would say anyone in government who has to do things out of the light of their employers do it but for 1 reason! They don't WANT YOU to know what they are doing!\n\nThe FDA has been on the side of drug companies for years, even though hundreds of thousands of deaths have been caused by them and they gouge the market!\n\nWhy would they need another agency? The Republicans claim they are for smaller government, but they seen to create more than any other party!
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I think you can find videos on TV for pharmaceutical drugs. Sometimes on the websites of major TV networks they advertise pharmaceutical drugs.
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First ...This is not e-bay!\nSecond...You cannot sell or even give away medications, Only a licensed doctor can prescribe medicine
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Many doctors get a kick-back from the drug companies to push their products at any cost.  So they are trained and rewarded for turning a blind eye and a deaf ear.  There's no getting around the fact or ignoring the fact that it is all about MONEY!
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The original drug is well described in a patent. The patent rights eventually expire. So, the structure is available to anyone who wants to look it up, but the actual manufacturing process is secret (unless, in the unusual case, that too is patented). So, you hire good chemists and get them to tell you how to make it once the patent expires. Sometimes, you hire a chemist who actually worked on that drug.\n\nSince brand name manufacturers know how this works, they often just knuckle under and sell the drug to generic pill manufactures who then put it in a tablet or capsule. Chances are that any asprin you buy in the US was made by Bayer, even if it has another brand on it. Since they are making it anyhow, they have all the equipment in place to sell the drug on the cheap to generic suppliers.\n\nAll this relates to the active ingredients in drugs. This doesn't necessarily mean that the tablet or capsule is exactly the same. Although, it must demonstrate the same bioavailability in testing to get on the market in the US.
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The FDA makes many rules. THey made a rule that states "Only medicine can treat a disease" Have you noticed that now everything is a disease. It use to be called indigestion, now it is acid reflux disease. I won't go on but there is an amazing list of these things. Why? because it give an unfair advantage to their frends, the companies that make medicines, by not allowing non medical treatments a legal opportunity to treat people.
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The whole program was just another big give away to the drug companies, they donate big bucks to Republicans in Congress. \nThis is in fact Organized crime in America. My pills cost $1 each, raw materials is 08 cents, transportation is 12 cents even at today's gas price that leaves 80 cents profit for the drug makers and sellers to split up. That is robbery. Drug Companies get a ten year patent and all other patents are two years. That is Republican organized crime in action.
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Drug companies are a good place to start.  Find out what some drugs are, and who makes them.  Contact the company, they may be eager to fund something like this in turn for free advertising
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there are certainly more drugs out there that are being marketed as "vastly important" than are really necessary. drugs are being treated as consumer products, commercials are out there advertising for people to go ask their doctors if they NEED this product. bah!\n\nwanna lose weight? freakin' exercise. there is no weight loss pill.\n\nfeel sad? get out and socialize, eat right, take care of yourself. see a therapist. then if all that doesn't work, think about an antidepressant.\n\ntoothache? you don't need any damn vicodin, go home and quit bugging your doctor.\n\npills should be viewed as the last answer, when nothing else works. americans expect to be able to sit on their asses and do no work to maintain their health.
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YES! folks if a cheap and simple cure to diabetes were to be found you know the pharm-cartel will have something to do trying to keep it away and debunk it from the general public. READ 'Cures They Don't Want You To Know About" by Kevin Trudeau!
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Newspaper readers around the U.S. are again being bombarded in early 2006 by ad inserts in their Sunday papers touting "The New Skinny Pill," which closer reading reveals as the supplement Zyladex Plus.\n\nAccording to the ad, which features the misleading photo of what appears to be a prescription drug bottle, this amazing pill "is now available in the United States without a prescription" and will enable you to lose up to 15 pounds a week. The ad claims "clinical studies prove it." \n\nThe ad, however, provides absolutely no information about what is in this pill or how it works, and its manufacturer Medlab has no website where this information can be found. When you phone the number in the ad that you are urged to call 24 hours a day to order the product, and ask what the active ingredient in the pill is, the operator tells you "I actually do not have that information available."\n\nBut when this pill was being pushed several years ago, it was one of the many containing the combination of the amphetamine-like compound Ephedrine (since banned by the U.S. FDA) and caffeine.\n\nFurther research suggests that the active ingredient in the current formulation is bitter orange, a common substitute for ephedrine. Extracts from the peel of bitter orange contain the chemical synephrine, a substance similar to ephedrine, and it may contribute to weight loss by increasing metabolism. \n\nIt is unclear whether bitter orange acts similarly in raising heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure, but if it does, Zyladex Plus could be risky for people with arrhythmias and high blood pressure.\n\nWhile the ad misleadingly seeks to invoke the good name of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by saying Zyladex Plus has been "approved for release by a FDA REGISTERED laboratory," needless to say the product -- like virtually all supplements -- has NEVER been judged for effectiveness or safety by the FDA
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Here is the official position of Food and Drug Administration  answering your question.\n\nThe United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. sections 331(d), and 355(a)), which is administered by FDA, prohibits the interstate shipment (which includes importation) of unapproved new drugs. Unapproved new drugs are any drugs, including foreign-made versions of U.S. approved drugs, that have not received FDA approval to demonstrate they meet the federal requirements for safety and effectiveness. It is the importer's obligation to demonstrate to FDA that any drugs offered for importation have been approved by FDA.\n\nFDA has developed guidance entitled "Coverage of Personal Importations" which sets forth that agency's enforcement priorities with respect to the personal importation of unapproved new drugs by individuals for their personal use. The guidance identifies circumstances in which FDA may consider exercising enforcement discretion and refrain from taking legal action against illegally imported drugs. Those circumstances are as follows:\n\n"1) the intended use [of the drug] is unapproved and for a serious condition for which effective treatment may not be available domestically either through commercial or clinical means; \n\n2) there is no known commercialization or promotion to persons residing in the U.S. by those involved in the distribution of the product at issue; \n\n3) the product is considered not to represent an unreasonable risk; \n\nand \n\n4) the individual seeking to import the product affirms in writing that it is for the patient's own use (generally not more than a 3 month supply) and provides the name and address of the doctor licensed in the U.S. responsible for his or her treatment with the product, or provides evidence that the product is for the continuation of a treatment begun in a foreign country." (Emphasis added)\n\nFDA's guidance is not, however, a license for individuals to import unapproved (and therefore illegal) drugs for personal use into the U.S. Even if all of the factors noted in the guidance are present, the drugs remain illegal and FDA may decide that such drugs should be refused entry or seized. The guidance represents FDA's current thinking regarding the issues of personal importation and is intended only to provide operating guidance for FDA personnel. The guidance does not create any legally enforceable rights for the public; nor does it operate to bind FDA or the public. \n\nTo avoid travel delays and to prevent possible harm from taking unsafe or ineffective medications, residents and visitors upon arrival to or departure from the U.S. should keep in mind the following precautions:\n\nDo not assume that medications which are legal in foreign countries are also approved for use in the United States. These products may be illegal and may include addictive and dangerous substances;\n \n\nBe aware that the labeled uses (conditions for which the product is represented to be effective) for a product purchased outside the U.S. may not be approved in the United States;\n \nIt can be dangerous to take some medications without medical supervision. The reason why some medications are limited to prescription use in the United States is that either they are unsafe without medical supervision or a medical diagnosis is required to ensure that the medication is appropriate for your condition;\n \nAvoid purchasing any drug products that are not approved for sale in the U.S. (including foreign-manufactured versions of U.S. approved drugs). FDA cannot assure that these products conform to the manufacturing and quality assurance procedures mandated by U.S. laws and regulations and, therefore, these products may be unsafe. In addition, such products are illegal in the U.S. and, therefore, may be subject to entry refusal;\n \nSome medications which may appear to be U.S. approved drug products may in fact be counterfeit versions of such products. (Th
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That particular site is a scam... however nothing they sell there is illegal in the US Except 5-meo-AMT.\n\nWhat they sell are substitute research chemicals (aka designer drugs) Basically its drugs that’s has had their structure changed to become a new substance that is not yet classified as illegal by the law.\n\nFor example the Formula for morphine is C17H19NO3, and if they changed the last O3 (3 oxygen molecules) to O5 it would no longer be morphine since they changed the drugs structure, it would become a completely new drug that has not been scheduled. The effects may or may not be similar to the original drug, in this case morphine.\n\nSo there’s no real reason any of those chemicals should be illegal (unless they fall under the analog act) But don’t expect the same effects from real Ecstasy (mdma) and "legal Ecstasy (they should say what chemical their using)" they may be similar but its highly unlikely that the effects are as good as MDMA or else it would already be illegal or very soon. I heard methadone (sp?) is the best legal high out there right now for MDMA anyways. \n\nGetting back to the point I heard that site is a scam but I heard http://www.bravo-trading.com/Research_chemichal.htm is legit but I have never gotten anything from their.\n\nRemember just because a drug is legal it should not be underestimated… all drugs we’re once legal in US its just when people start using them they become illegal… for a matter of fact you are going to be a lot safer taking illegal drugs over these “research chemicals” because they are in “research” meaning they haven’t been tested that well… you have no idea what they can do to you.
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No. Not unless some drug salesperson gives him/her a kickback. But that's not typical... it's done under the table and it isn't ethical.
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A lot of the pharmaceutical companies are offering their medicines now at little to no cost directly to the patients exactly for this reason.  Find out who the manufacturer is for the drug and find out if you are a candidate for this program before you go across borders to get your meds.