FDA - Fucking Disgrace to America

I sometimes find myself trying to convince a fellow American of how dangerous it can be today to take drugs and use medical devices in America. The federal agencies who are supposed to protect Americans from immoral drug and medical device makers, I argue, have now been totally bought off, and cannot be counted on to provide the oversight necessary to ensure product safety.

I try to make that point that by the time these stories make the major media outlets, people have been dying by the scores - probably hundreds. Most drug companies are able to battle and beat individual consumers in court - or use any number of tactics to effectively invalidate any scrutiny a consumer tries to impress upon a company - like, maybe, the company keeping a court case running for tens of years, waiting for the family of the deceased to die off or just give up.

This story shouldn't be surprising to you. Wake up, Americans - you are not safe anymore - if you ever were.