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Post by sweetnessandlight on Nov 24, 2006 11:15:14 GMT
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Post by veggiewoman on Nov 24, 2006 12:51:01 GMT
I have briefly had a read through , and I wonder this - has he gone to meet say for example the 6men who have become to be knowns as "elephant men" after yet another failed drug. Or has he gone to the graves of the people ,with their familes, of the 61 reported deaths from the drug Benoxaprofen (Opren), an anti-arthritis drug. It caused 3500 adverse reactions and 61 deaths in the UK alone. Deaths were due to liver damage. Or visited the people that took Practolol (Eraldin), a heart drug. It caused severe eye problems, including blindness, and 23 deaths in the UK. Or looked at the average £500million bill the NHS has every year becuase it has to admit on average 250'000 patients due to ADRs! Or the parents of these children, After a project using over 18'000 mice , Teropterin was used to treat acute childhood leukaemia ; but the children died more quickly than if they had not been treated. Or these people/graves Rezulin (Troglitazone) This drug, intended to treat type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes, was approved by the FDA in 1997. Rezulin lowered the blood sugar in rats without producing adverse effects, but reports of severe and even fatal liver failure appeared immediately after approval. Due largely to an aggressive investigation by the Los Angeles Times and after four label changes, Rezulin was withdrawn in 2000 after 391 deaths were attributed to the drug Cylert (Pemoline) Fifteen children suffered acute liver failure after taking this attention deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment, and 12 of those cases resulted in liver transplant or death. No animal tests that showed an indication of hepatic toxicity could be found. I have a suspicion they havn't visited.
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