WHY DOESNT THE FDA DISCOVER THE DANGERS OF NEW DRUGS DURING TESTING?
The FDA performs no testing on new drugs. Rather, the manufacturers perform the testing and then send the results in a document called a New Drug Application. These are massive documents – enough to fill a tractor trailer in years past. The FDA then reviews the material and decides whether to approve the new drug for market. The problem with this system is the FDA is a comparatively small federal agency, with very limited resources. On the other hand, the drug manufacturer has hundreds of millions of dollars invested in a potential new drug, and failure to obtain FDA approval can be disastrous financially. This system sets the manufacturer in opposition to the FDA, and often times colors the results and data drug companies send to the agency.
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