Another Drug Off the Market
It’s happened again. Another “wonder” drug is pulled off the market. This time, it is Zelnorm. This was a drug used for the treatment of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). The above letter is being distributed to all physicians explaining the rationale for why the drug is being pulled.
There are aggressive measures to get all the drugs out of circulation and the company will reimburse patients if they send their drugs back.
This drug is estimated to be around a $500 million dollar drug, but the risk of class action lawsuits has forced the company into pulling it completely even though there has only been 13/11,614 events in patients with underlying heart disease.
This is another example of “science” being relative and not an absolute.
posted by Anonymous at 6:30 AM
3 Comments:
I think if anyone wants to take a pill for a problem, they should sign a waiver stating that I will not sue the drug company. Everyone is just sue happy and want a quick buck.
One, as they often repeated saying goes, must weigh any potential benefits vs. the potential risks when it comes to everything from an aspirin for a head ache, to surgery.
There are no magic pills with out side effects.
Of course most of this is outlined in the patient information sheets that the end user can easily obtain from their pharmacy, the web, or several other sources to make an informed decision regarging medication therapy.
all drugs have their risks. hell, water has a risk
bextra and the like were wonderful beneficial med group taken off leading to more suffering than any good. it up to the patient to determine whether the benefit outweighs the risk,
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