Wonder why the FDA approves dangerous drugs?

[FlamingoTutu]

Risk/Reward | A Watchdog Report - Diet drug companies spent $60 million since 2010 amid push to win FDA approval for new products

Along with the lost tobacco tax revenue, just add BT to BP in the vape fight and it’s not a terribly optimistic outlook.

 

[edyle]

prescription drugs are poisons.
that's why you need a prescription to get them

They are not medicines.
That's why they are called medications, not medicines.

the poisons have possibly benefitial side effects
so they get marketered as beneficial with poisonous side effects if taken in the proper dosage

 

[FlamingoTutu]

I think vaping is going to prescription in the UK.

 

[Maiar]

prescription drugs are poisons.
that's why you need a prescription to get them

They are not medicines.
That's why they are called medications, not medicines.

the poisons have possibly benefitial side effects
so they get marketered as beneficial with poisonous side effects if taken in the proper dosage

Talk about hugely inaccurate blanket statements.
And since medicine is completely interchangeable with medication in regards to drugs I'm just going to go ahead and toss out your whole post there. In fact the definition of medication is the use of medicine. And the definition of medicine is ANY substance used in the prevention or treatment of illness or disease.

It's really cool that we have things called dictionaries that can teach us what words mean before we go online and make ourselves look foolish.

 

[Jman8]

Talk about hugely inaccurate blanket statements.
And since medicine is completely interchangeable with medication in regards to drugs I'm just going to go ahead and toss out your whole post there. In fact the definition of medication is the use of medicine. And the definition of medicine is ANY substance used in the prevention or treatment of illness or disease.

It's really cool that we have things called dictionaries that can teach us what words mean before we go online and make ourselves look foolish.

You got hung up on the medicine stuff to not see the other points as plausibly valid?

Here try this on.

prescription drugs are poisons.
that's why you need a prescription to get them

the poisons have possibly benefitial side effects
so they get marketered as beneficial with poisonous side effects if taken in the proper dosage

 

[Jethead]

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[Kent C]

Dietary supplements linked to increased cancer risk - CBS News

 

[caramel]

Dietary supplements linked to increased cancer risk - CBS News

The authors do note that it's abuse / excess that's dangerous.

Here's something suggesting that at at least some of those supplements are useful:

Dark-skinned immigrants urged to take vitamin D - Ottawa - CBC News