4 thoughts on “Get Out Of The Way, FDA”

1. John Campbell used to call it the Frantic Dithering Administration.

2. FDA exists to be in the way. It’s the whole point of the thing. Modern civilization is too complex to allow the ordinary citizen to decide what foods to eat and what medicines to take. Or so it is believed. General welfare is a tricky thing to promote, no?

3. Think of all the stuff coming in from China or Mexico with everything from melamine to amphetamine as an unlisted ingredient. Now, tell me how you tell what’s in the pills you take? Taste?

   Not a fan, but you’d have to be blind not to see that they serve a useful purpose.

4. I wrote about this eight years ago. On re-reading it, I still think this way. Increase the FDA’s budget for testing, but take away their police power:

   http://academicvc.com/2012/05/01/drug-labelling/

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