Drugs In The News… It’s Bad News!
It’s been a bad week for some of the “medicines” allowed by the FDA.
First, it was reported Monday that the cholesterol drug Vytorin had no effect in removing the plaque that clogged arteries.
If that wasn’t enough it was followed within a day or two by a report that antidepressants such as Zoloft were ineffective.
Today, the FDA followed-up recent news from the medical profession that over-the-counter cough medications were not only a danger to children under two, but had no effect in relieving their coughs.
The curious thing about the latter is that it begs the question “are they effective when given to children over two?” Yes or no? Why or why not?
Do children over two understand that it’s “medicine” and that it’s supposed to be good for them? Is a placebo effect all that is derived from these pricey products?
Finally, a law firm has been running TV commercials soliciting contact from loved ones of anyone who might have attempted suicide or committed suicide as a possible result of using the anti-smoking drug Chantix. Before the week was out, a news story about the dangers of suicide from using Chantix, followed.
Remember, what the FDA sanctions is supposed to be good. And since it doesn’t sanction natural remedies they are, by default, supposed to be bad.
Where you take your chances is ultimately up to you because there are natural and/or holistic approaches to the problem every one of the above, botched, “medicines” was designed to “fix.” You just have to do your research and find them since natural remedies generally can’t be advertised as such.
