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The FDA is Sued – Is it the Start of a Trend?
January 8, 2008
The New Year brings a surprise for the FDA – a lawsuit filed by Public Citizen seeking to force the FDA to do its pretended job of protecting American citizens from the dangers of drugs. Of course, the real FDA job, as prioritized by top FDA management, is to protect the sales of Big Pharma and create new market opportunities for Big Pharma and Big Biotech while using Americans for experimental purposes.
The current suit revolves around the dangers of toxic fluoride-containing antibiotics. The two brand names involved are Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin and Bayer's Cipro. The German company, Bayer, has a long and colorful history of injuring Americans while its executives laugh all the way to the bank.
These dangerous antibiotics cause ruptured and damaged tendons. Public Citizen had petitioned the FDA for a clear black box warning, rather than a warning buried deep in the fine print that no person fighting an illness would have the energy to read. The FDA refused to force the drug companies to make the warning clear, knowing that such a warning would reduce sales of the drugs and open the companies to lawsuits by those who have been injured.
Now the FDA will get a chance to defend its pro Big Pharma anti-American position in court. Happy New Year, FDA. Hopefully this is the start of a new trend.
The current suit revolves around the dangers of toxic fluoride-containing antibiotics. The two brand names involved are Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin and Bayer's Cipro. The German company, Bayer, has a long and colorful history of injuring Americans while its executives laugh all the way to the bank.
These dangerous antibiotics cause ruptured and damaged tendons. Public Citizen had petitioned the FDA for a clear black box warning, rather than a warning buried deep in the fine print that no person fighting an illness would have the energy to read. The FDA refused to force the drug companies to make the warning clear, knowing that such a warning would reduce sales of the drugs and open the companies to lawsuits by those who have been injured.
Now the FDA will get a chance to defend its pro Big Pharma anti-American position in court. Happy New Year, FDA. Hopefully this is the start of a new trend.
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