07-30-2020, 05:14 PM
(07-30-2020, 04:48 PM)bengals1969 Wrote: I'll let this guy speak for me cuz it is exactly the point I'm making.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fda-chief-hydroxychloroquine-use-a-decision-between-doctor-and-patient/ar-BB17n388
From Doctor Stephan Hahn, Director of the FDA.
"We had data that when this drug was combined with others, there was some risk associated with that. But the question you're asking me is a decision between a doctor and a patient," Hahn said on NBC's "Today" show.
"A doctor and a patient need to assess the data that's out there, FDA does not regulate the practice of medicine, and that in the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship is where that decision should be made."
That was my point. A simple point from a simple man. The practice of medicine is complex. Many times there are no easy answers. Wuhan is a complex illness with mysterious origins and mutations. If a person is sick from it, the best course of treatment is between you and your MD, as he said, it's "where the decision should be made". This cheap, readily available drug has had successes, its had failures, with neither so common as to vitiate its usage. Like the Dr said.
https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/what-we-do
Quote:The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
The FDA does have a say in the safety and efficacy of medications despite what a Trump appointee who is part of a whistle blower investigation says.
