"There's some comfort in knowing that a non-profit agency is looking into the safety of a drug before it goes out to the public for consumption."
You're kidding right? At least with a for profit corporation I know their motives. With a government agency I have no idea if they are returning a favor, taking money, or simply like the person. With that said, the FDA still requires a large profit motive since no one would spend the millions required to get approved unless they expected some return.
I wonder how many possible working drugs for esoteric diseases are floating around that will never be released because of the expense of getting through the FDA.
That's the thing, I fully expect for-profits to accept bribes and would act accordingly. Assuming that the FDA is some high and mighty agency that only approves safe drugs is the problem.
What do you mean you would act accordingly? You would ignore any recommendations they make? So then you are left trusting the original drug developer to have properly done and analyzed the safety trials?
You're kidding right? At least with a for profit corporation I know their motives. With a government agency I have no idea if they are returning a favor, taking money, or simply like the person. With that said, the FDA still requires a large profit motive since no one would spend the millions required to get approved unless they expected some return.
I wonder how many possible working drugs for esoteric diseases are floating around that will never be released because of the expense of getting through the FDA.